Disney Movie Summer Games: Daily Update (Aug. 11)


Check out today's update on the Olympic Summer Games, brought to you by Disney Family Movies:
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Disney Family Movies "Play At The Next Level" Sweepstakes Summer Games Update for Saturday, August 11th: Here we go: the final weekend of the London 2012 Summer Games! On Friday Team USA Men's Basketball (on Twitter: @usabasketball) won its repeat semi-final match against Team Argentina, to advance to the finals Sunday against Team Spain. Team USA's Jordan Burroughs, from the Garden State, lived up to his uber-confident Twitter handle (on Twitter: @alliseeisgold) when he took home America's first wrestling gold in the freestyle. And speaking of gold, Jeneba Tarmoh (on Twitter: @JenebaSylvia) of San Jose, California, became a Cali golden girl when she won the 400 meters.  She and her parents originally immigrated from Sierra Leone. And also at the Track & Field / Athletics portion, Team USA Women (on Twitter: @USATrack_Field) set a new world record in the 400 meter race, with 40.82 seconds, beating the world record set 27 years ago by then-East Germany.  It was another golden day in London for Team USA! 

And Team South Africa and inspiring and captivating runner Oscar Pistorius (on Twitter: @oscarpistorious) finished last in the men's 4X400. But there's no one who didn't enjoy watching the 'Blade Runner' run again!

Saturday, August 12th: We're pretty sure he can leap tall buildings in a single bound! All eyes will be on the fastest man in the world, Jamaican Usain Bolt (on Twitter: @usainbolt) as he goes for overall sixth gold, and the third of these Games, at Olympic Stadium's final night of track and field. And Team USA Women's basketball will seek an unprecedented fifth straight gold medal against Team France. Enjoy the last days of the London 2012 Summer Games!

Tip of the mouse ears to: The New York Times, NBC Olympics, Fox Sports

Disney Summer Games Tip: The Summer Games of London 2012 have seen amazing track and field performances, and did you know you can Run Disney at Walt Disney World? Be sure to enter the Disney Family Movies "Play at the Next Level" Sweepstakes at www.disneyfamilymovies.com for a chance to win a gold level trip to the Walt Disney World Resort, including the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. And check out Run Disney here: http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/sports/rundisney and follow them on Twitter: @rundisney. Plus, you'll get plenty of running in when you park-hop, thanks to your Magic Your Way park-hop passes, part of the gold level prize at www.disneyfamilymovies.com.
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Thanks for reading, and remember to check back here for daily updates on the 2012 Summer Olympic Games!

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