Her knee injured during the at the London Prepares series in january, gymnast Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas had to work against the clock to make it the Olympics. Mission accomplished : she performs on the beam during the women's qualification of the artistic gymnastics event on July 29, at the 02 North Greenwich Arena.
Singaporean director Anthony Chen described as “surreal” the 15-minute standing ovation that followed the world premiere of his debut feature film "Ilo Ilo" at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Though the ending of the premiere couldn’t have been more perfect, the 29-year-old Chen said the beginning was quite “nerve-wrecking” as it was marred by technical glitches.