A major British tabloid newspaper has paraded billboards around London and Sydney gloating about Britain's gold medal success over Australia at the Beijing Olympics, throwing down the gauntlet for London 2012. Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper hired trucks to drive the billboards through central London and Sydney streets as Britain celebrated its haul of 19 gold medals compared to Australia's 14.
A billboard gloating over Britain's medal tally sits outside Sydney's Opera House. Photo taken from The Sun's website
Emblazoned across an image of a massive red, white and blue Union flag were the words, "Where the bloody hell were you?" and the gold medal tallies for the sporting rivals.
The message mimicked the controversial logo used by Australian tourism chiefs in an attempt to lure visitors Down Under.
1 comment:
Hi Pauly
Priceless! - haven't seen similar on UK news but surely it's the taking part not the winning?!
No, even in schools now - that's gone! - Gordon Brown says - no medals for all - bring back the competitive spirit! - always for and against in these issues - great for the winner but v disappointing for the rest, even though the 'winning' can sometimes be by 10th of a second!
Has your colleague worn his GB colours yet?
Jean and John xx
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