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Lunch Time Links 11 May

Here are the SI Team’s must read links

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Olympic Countdown

With 76 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games begin, The London 2012 Olympic Torch is already on its journey to London from Greece. The Olympic Torch Relay will last 70 days and will travel for approximately 12 800 kilometres around the UK.

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The Blind Gymnast

Most athletes have the benefit of seeing what’s ahead of them – an opponent, the bars, a vault. But for 13-year-old Lola Walters, she usually has no idea what’s coming until she’s literally five feet away from it.

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GALLERY: On The Olympic Path

Well done to the SA men’s hockey team for beating Japan 2-1 and qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics!

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Olympic Training

A vibrating suit could be the key to ensuring Britain’s athletes perform with inch-perfect precision at this summer’s Olympics.

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Rory McIlroy Limiting Play

I don't want to be burned out by the time I'm 30.
Rory McIlroy

US Open champion Rory McIlroy has taken a leaf out of Tiger Woods’ book by limiting his playing schedule this year in a bid to prolong his career.

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POWERADE Chosen One Column

Vodacom SupeRugby is possibly the world’s toughest regional competition. With competition so intense, it is the small things that make a huge difference. In an exclusive column, world-renowned vision skill expert Dr Sherylle Calder writes about her insights into the competition, and how visual skills can make all the difference.

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Sportspeople Cut Down In Their Prime

The death of Alexander Dale Oen, World 100m breaststroke champion, is a shocking reminder of the many sports men and women who have been killed in their prime. Stuff honours some of these sports personalities…

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