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?