Portal:Olympic Games/Did you know/59

... that ice dancing coach Betty Callaway, best known for coaching Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to Olympic gold in 1984, also taught Prince Charles and Princess Anne?
... that dozens of baseball players have defected from Cuba during events such as the Mariel boatlift and the 1996 Summer Olympics?
... that London 2012 Olympic volunteers criticised the UDAC for not having any mirrors?
... that Tsholofelo Thipe, who represented South Africa in the 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, failed drug tests in 2012 due to her contraceptive?
... that Armenian King Varazdat was one of the last Ancient Olympic champions in boxing?