Digital media company Yahoo! India has launched a dedicated destination for the London Olympics 2012, on Yahoo! News (http://in.news.yahoo.com/olympics/). The site has four dynamic sections, which include photos, calendar, news, and Memorable Moments. Yahoo! has brought together a panel of experts comprising gold medal Olympians Dan O’Brien (Track and Field), Summer Sanders (Olympics), Shannon Miller (Gymnastics) and sports writers from Yahoo!’s editorial team with the aim of providing original digital content experience to its audience.
Memorable Moments celebrates the most iconic moments from the history of the modern summer games. Yahoo! will bring to life a range of remarkable, emotive stories from the greatest sporting events in the world through video, photos, essays from Yahoo! writers, outside voices of influential individuals, and its users. The stories include Nadia Comäneci’s perfection in Montreal and Usain Bolt’s stunning world records in Beijing 2008, as well as controversies such as Marion Jones’ doping admission in 2000 and the drama of Mary Decker’s collision with Zola Budd in 1984.Yahoo! interviewed dozens of current and past athletes about their moments, and travelled to countries around the world to document the stories.Currently, Yahoo! Olympics is building up to this year’s game with dedicated coverage of the entire action, countdown to the game, detailed schedule for each day, and Memorable Moments editorial series. During the games, the destination will also provide the most up-to-date photo galleries from London as well as multiple original video broadcasts showcasing the day’s events and scenes in London, expert analysis, and breaking stories as they happen.
Source: afaqs.com