Mr. Afghanistan Photos

Recently in Afghanistan, a bodybuilding completion was organized to choose the Mr Afghanistan. The location was Kabul. Many bodybuilders took part in the bodybuilding event and competed for the Mr Afghanistan title. Shukrullah Shakili from Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous parts of the country, was named Mr Afghanistan 2009. Take a look at the pictures from the bodybuilding competition.

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First-ever Mount Everest Skydive

Love skydiving? Well, I'm sure that most of you have done it at least once in your life. And even some of you may be a good skydiver. But, can you dare to jump from the height of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the World? It sounds weird and impossible, but on Saturday, three skydivers from three different countries plunged from above the Mount Everest and became the first in the World to do so!


The daredevil skydivers - Wendy Smith (New Zealand), Neil Jones (Canada) and Holly Budge (Britain) dived from 29,500 ft, which is 2,500 ft higher than the 27,000ft-tall Mount Everest and successfully landed at 12,350 ft in Shyangoche, the highest Drop Zone in the world. During the challenging skydiving, the skydivers faced sub zero temperatures and fast changing weather.


The skydiving event, Everest Skydive 2008, was organized by British adventure travel company High and Wild. It has cost 32 clients around 24,000 dollars each. According to the organizer, the oldest client slated to make the jump in the coming days is Alan Walton, a 72-year-old British partner in a bio science company.

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Jungfrau Marathon in Pictures

The Jungfrau Marathon is one of the best known mountain marathons in the world. This 26.2 miles long marathon not only tests the strength of the runners but also offers them some of the most beautiful views in the Bernese Oberland area of the Swiss Alps. It was first held in 1993 and every year about 3,500 runners from 35 different nations participate in the Jungfrau Marathon.


The 26.2 mile course of this marathon starts in Interlaken, a holiday resort located in the heart of the Swiss alps and climbs 5,960 feet (1,823 m) in elevation to the finish at the Kleine Scheidegg. The first 10 km of the course are flat. However, from there the course heads upward, reaching the highest point of 7,234 feet (2,205 m) around the 40 km point. The last kilometre of the course is a steep downhill. So, it is definitely one of the toughest marathons in the world.

The present Men's Record of Jungfrau Marathon is in Jonathan Wyatt's name who completed the course in 2:49:01 in during 2003 run. The Women's record is in the name of Marie-Luce Romanens, who completed the course in 3:21:03 during 2001 run.

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Breaking own World Record twice in a Day

Today was a record day in Beijing Paralympics. Ireland's sprinter Jason Smyth broke the 100m Paralympic World Record twice in one day. He set a new world record by completing 100m (T13 Vision Impaired category) in 10.62 seconds. This record time broke his own world record of 10.81 seconds, that he had created in the qualifying run, earlier this morning.

After breaking his own record Smyth said: "To break my own world record twice in one day I knew it was there; it was just a matter of coming out and doing it on the big occassion."

That was really a great achievement for an athlete. We all must congrats Smyth for his record breaking feat in the ongoing 2008 Beijing Paralympics.

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Beijing Olympic Closing Ceremony Photos

The Beijing Olympic Games ended with an amazing closing ceremony. The closing ceremony began in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in northern Beijing at 8 p.m. on Sunday. The grand event began amid a display of fireworks that form a huge circle in the sky which symbolizes the complete success of the Beijing Games.


The countdown to the closing ceremony started from the number 29, indicating the 29th Olympic Games. All the audience joined the countdown from 10, while the numbers were displayed by firework explosions in the sky. About 7000 individuals took part in the closing ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games. If you missed it on the television, then this post is just for you. Take a look at these pictures from the closing ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games. Enjoy!















*Note: These photos are copyrighted by the respective agencies like Getty Images and AP. We are using them just for information purpose.

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Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony Photos

The Opening Ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic started today 08.08 pm local time. More than 15000 athletes from 204 countries attended the opening ceremony of the Olympics, making it the biggest in history. Take a look at some pictures from the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony.

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Beautiful Olympic Lego Exhibition

A replica of Beijing Olympic village has been created with the help of more than 300,000 Lego bricks and 4,500 Lego people. This replica contains almost all important venues including the National Stadium (the Bird’s Nest) and the amazing Water Cube aquatics centre. The tower blocks of the athletes’ village have also been replicated.


A dozens of sports including tennis, football, table tennis, sailing and wind surfing can be seen on this beautiful replica of Beijing Olympic village. This Olympic Lego Exhibition was created by the Hong Kong Lego User Group. It will be on display at Grand Century Place in Hong Kong until Aug 31.

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Highest air ever attained on Motorcycle Record

Love motor sports? I will love this news! Last Friday, freestyle motocross star Ronnie Renner established a Guinness World Record for highest air ever attained on a motorcycle at the pier in Santa Monica, USA. Renner set the record by jumping 59 feet, 2 inches on a quarterpipe, in front of an estimated 20,000 people. Take a look at the picture. Want to try it?

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North Pole Marathon

The North Pole Marathon is one of the world’s most extreme marathons! It is run at the top of the World, that means at the exact Geographic North Pole. The length of the race route is 26.2 miles (42 km) and is run on the frozen Arctic ice floor with only about 6-12 feet of ice separating the runners from 12,000 feet deep Arctic Ocean. This is the only marathon in the world that is not run on any land.


The first North Pole Marathon occurred in 2002 when the race director covered the distance alone. In 2003, the first exploratory competitive race was advertised and attracted ten competitors. There were further races in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008 making five competitive events to date. The race is now an annual fixture on the international marathon calendar and 127 people in all have successfully completed the event.


Well, running in the North Pole Marathon is not so easy. You will need to run at wind chill temperature of –30C or even below. The whole course will move with the direction of the Ocean current during the race. So, you will feel like running on land at the exact same longitude and latitude coordinates where you began. So, you will need good training, proper gears and a good health to complete the 26.2 miles distance. Well, the race organizer wants everybody to finish this amazing race. So, there is generally no cut-off time of major significance.


The next North Pole marathon is provisionally scheduled to take place on 8th April 2009. Competitors will leave Spitsbergen on 7th April and return to Spitsbergen on 9th March, therefore spending about 36-48 hours in the polar region. Want to join them? Visit www.NorthPoleMarathon.com or www.NPMarathon.com for more information.

Watch a short video on the North Pole Marathon:

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