Get ready to flex your Olympic muscle

This summer, all eyes turn to China. Even if we've never watched a game or looked at sports pages, the beauty and the drama of the Olympic Games make everyone in the world a sports fan. Who can forget Nadia Comaneci's perfect score during the 1976 Montreal Olympics? Even though I hadn't even been born when she accomplished such feat, she was my idol! Olympic news spans the globe, from Romania to Montreal, to Colombia (Col-O-mbia with an 'o') where I grew up; Olympic legends live in our hearts forever.

AFP clients jumped at the opportunity to go beyond the news to get into social gaming with our Olympics version of Deadline which goes live next week on a couple of high-profile web properties (all I can say for now).

At this stage, the quiz includes biographical and historical information about past and present athletes and Games. It tests player's knowledge about the Olympic sports and news -- both on and of the field -- and events from the run-up to the Beijing games. With the start of the games, the quiz will incorporate news from each day's events, drawing players back to test their skills on a daily basis.

We are leveraging people's competitive spirit and their desire to keep up-to-date with the whirlwind of news events. We know our players enjoy the thrill of competing, the opportunity to learn while they play and yes, to brag to their friends too. Go ahead, train your brain.