Jamaica took the gold medal in the men's 4 x 100-metre relay at the London Games on Saturday, setting a new world record when anchor Usain Bolt stormed across the finish line, claiming his third gold of the Games.
Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise runs for his life to a 200 metres Olympic Final-style sports commentary. That, and the courage of journalists reporting from the front line in Aleppo. Join us for this edition of Media Watch, Thursday 9th August 2012.
We head deep into Colombia's Cauca mountain range, where members of the indigenous Nasa community are demanding that both security forces and FARC guerrillas stay off their land. Next, gay rights activists in the United States hold ‘kiss-ins’ outside Chick-Fil-A chicken restaurants to protest against the company chairman’s strong opposition to same-sex marriage.
Are you doing the Bolt? Usain Bolt of Jamaica - the fastest man on the planet - has sparked a craze for pointing your fingers in the air in a victory salute. That, and Syria's cyber war - online attacks are becoming a new reality in modern warfare. Join us and do the Bolt in this edition for Tuesday, 7th August 2012.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt added another chapter to his legendary career Sunday, setting a new Olympic record of 9.63 seconds for the 100-metre race at the London Games. Bolt's time was only .05 seconds slower than his own 100-metre world record.
Syria’s past – as well as its present - is being threatened, says Robert Fisk in The Independent. We also discover pictures of a long-awaited Mars landing. And what better way to celebrate Jamaican independence than to see Usain Bolt win a gold medal at the Olympics – even if Jamaicans had to worry about a tropical storm interrupting TV coverage.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt claimed gold in the men's 100-metre final Sunday, finishing in an Olympic record of 9.63 seconds. His compatriot Yohan Blake came in second, followed by American Justin Gatlin.
The 2012 Olympics has again seen black athletes commanding the sprint events. For French journalist Jean-Philippe Leclaire, author of "Why Whites Run Slower", this dominance can be explained by a combination of the right genes and hard work.
Four years after Usain Bolt (centre) made Olympic history as the “world’s fastest man” in Beijing, the Jamaican sprinter’s legacy hangs in the balance as he prepares to compete against his talented younger countryman, Yohan Blake.
Most of the French newspapers focus on the government's aid package for the auto industry, following the announcement that Peugeot could cut 8,000 jobs. We also check out a special Olympics edition of sports newspaper L'Équipe.
