Nancilea Foster wins the USA Diving Spring National title, her first individual national championship, in the women’s 3-meter springboard.
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Apr
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Foster Wins on 3-Meter Springboard
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Apr
28
Janez Brajkovic of Slovenia overcame a flat tire with the help of teammates and held on for his biggest victory, winning the Tour de Georgia by 12 seconds over Christian Vande Velde.
Apr
28
Olympic gold medalist Parry O’Brien, who revolutionized the sport of shot-putting and went on to break 17 world records, died Saturday during a swimming race in Santa Clarita. He was 75.
Apr
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Martin Lel of Kenya sprinted to victory in the London Marathon on Sunday in two hours, seven minutes, 41 seconds and held off Morocco’s Abderrahim Goumri by just three seconds.
Apr
28
Played his Way to a Scholarship: 49er trades in his ski poles for a 9-iron
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“I was rehabbing around golf courses. So I kind of fell in love with it.”
Trevor Murphy says he’s always been competitive.
So when a knee injury shattered his Olympic dreams as a member of the U.S. Junior Ski Team, he transformed his golf hobby into a ticket to college.
And the Vermont native has become a key member of the Charlotte 49ers‘ nationally ranked golf team.
It’s a weird combination of sports, Murphy admits. But he’s never had a problem finding an equal rush between ripping down a snow-packed mountain at 70 miles per hour and maneuvering a golf ball over a 400-yard par 4. Read more
Apr
28
Nashville defenseman Ryan Suter, Minnesota forward Adam Hall and St. Louis goaltender Jason Bacashihua were added to the U.S. National Team for the world hockey championships in Moscow beginning April 27.
Apr
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By NBA request, Ginobili to sit out Argentine qualifying season for Beijing
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Manu Ginobili confirmed he’ll sit out Argentina’s Olympic qualifiers at the request of his San Antonio Spurs team. via International Herald Tribune
Apr
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A woman ran the length of Long Island this weekend to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Apr
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Walter Herrmann, an Argentine with the Charlotte Bobcats, said Tuesday he won’t compete in Olympic qualifying for his country for fear of injuries that could threaten his NBA career.
Apr
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Sport is more than competition. Sport can promote mutual understanding, and facilitate dialogue between different communities. Last week a “Peace Through Sport” campaign was officially launched in Amman (Jordan). Supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations (UN), this programme is the brainchild of HRH Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, who as President of the Jordan Olympic Committee, recognises the increasingly important role played by sport in providing stability and social cohesion in the life of young people in the region.
Instil dialogue and tolerance through sport
This new global initiative aims to use sport as a means to help instil dialogue, tolerance and ultimately peace among young people in areas experiencing conflict and hostility.
“Peace Through Sport” will identify and bring together leaders of young people from divided communities around the world and train them to provide organised sport for young people as a way of helping to heal divides. Among programmes which will be developed is a “Peace Through Sport” Summer Camp to be held in September 2007 in Jordan, bringing together leaders of young people, children, athletes, Paralympic athletes, coaches, sports officials and administrators from countries in conflict. This Camp will provide the participants with the practical sporting tools to bring children from divided communities together in a structured and enjoyable environment.
A promising initiative
Conveying the IOC President’s regards and utmost support for this initiative, IOC member Toni Khoury recalled that “Sport is love, tolerance, respect and unity. The Olympic Charter and Olympic ideals encourage us to resist all forms of violence, racism and apartheid and to turn to dialogue and to apply the Olympic Truce not only during the Games but throughout our sporting lives.” The Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary General on Sports for Development and Peace, Adolf Ogi, said in a goodwill message: “Peace Through Sport” is a promising initiative which represents a crucial effort in ensuring peace and stability in the region. I look forward to continued involvement in the promotion of ‘Peace Through Sport’ in the Middle East and around the world.”
“Peace Through Sport” Advisory Board
An Advisory Board of internationally renowned sporting and academic experts, in addition to IOC members, will guide the whole initiative under the leadership of Prince Faisal. The first members of the Board are: IOC members Philip Craven (also President of the International Paralympic Committee), Rania Elwani, Nawal El Moutawakel and Craig Reedie, as well as Donna de Varona, Olympian and member of the IOC Women and Sport Commission.
Apr
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Petro-Canada: Olympic Medallists Inspire Halifax Students to Fuel Their Dreams
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April 20, 2007 — As part of its Community Outreach Program, presented by Petro-Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee teamed with 10 Olympic athletes today, including Olympic medallists Brad Gushue, Marianne … via Market Wire
Apr
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Hoy to help with Velopark design
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Olympic champion Chris Hoy will sit on the panel choosing the design for the Velopark cycling venue at the London 2012 Games.
Apr
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Delegates of the Hong Kong Equestrian Company have reported on the progress made thus far in the preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games. via The Horse
Apr
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Lawyers for embattled Tour de France winner Floyd Landis have requested a delay in the scheduled May 14 arbitration hearing to consider doping charges against Landis, saying they need more time to review potential new evidence against him.
Apr
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Janica Kostelic retires from skiing
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Croatia’s Janica Kostelic skis to the gold medal in the Women’s Combined at the World Alpine Ski Championships in St. via Belleville News-Democrat
Apr
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Under a Certain Condition, U.S. Invites Iranian Athletes to Train in America
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Apr
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Phil Kessel had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat Sweden 5-3 in a warmup for the world championships.
Apr
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Six Austrian athletes declared permanently ineligible from Olympic Games
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The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today unanimously decided to declare permanently ineligible six athletes from the Austrian biathlon and cross-country skiing teams who competed at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. This decision excludes them from taking part in any future Olympic Games in any accredited capacity – be that as an athlete, coach, official, etc.
Learn more (read the press release)
Learn more (read the press release)
Apr
28
Alexander Parygin, who is 34 today, must still remember Tuesday 30 July 1996. He won Oylmpic gold in the modern pentathlon, which, for the first time in the Olympic Games, took place on a single day. We also remember Alexander very well!
Winning by the skin of his teeth
Winning by the skin of his teeth
On that Tuesday in Atlanta, it was seven o’clock in the evening when Alexander Parygin, aged 23, took to the 4 km cross country course in Georgia International Horse Park. The running race was the last of the five pentathlon events. Twelve hours earlier, the Kazak athlete, just like 31 other competitors from 22 nations, had taken up the compressed air pistol and aimed 20 shots at the target 10 metres away. Then, at regular intervals, came the fencing, swimming and show jumping. Moving from one competition venue to the other was the only moment that the athletes could a break from the competition. Thanks to the good results he had obtained in the previous events, Parygin started the running race in second place, with a 15.33-second handicap. At the end of the race, he managed to catch up with the leader, Russia’s Eduard Zenovka. With a final surge, the Kazak overtook him only 10 metres from the finishing line. Surprised, Zenovka quickened his pace, but unluckily fell over. Result: Parygin won the gold medal ahead of Zenovka and Hungary’s János Martinek, the winner in Seoul in 1988.
A very significant medal
A very significant medal
The gold medal won by Parygin was very significant for him, the country he represented, and Olympic pentathlon.
In 1996, Kazakhstan took part for the first time in the Olympic Summer Games as an independent nation. It sent 96 athletes to Atlanta (72 men and 24 women). Parygin’s success added to that of the 10 other Kazak medalists at this edition of the Games. This was Kazakhstan’s most fruitful medal harvest to date.
Modern pentathlon was introduced onto the Olympic Programme at the Games of the V Olympiad in Stockholm in 1912, under the impetus of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Sweden and Hungary are the two nations that have won the most titles, with nine and four victories respectively in the 21 editions of the Games. Parygin’s gold enabled Kazakhstan to take its place in the closed circle of eight National Olympic Committees that have won the pentathlon (individual men’s event). For Kazakhstan, it was the only pentathlon medal ever won at the Games.
Having emigrated to Australia, Parygin had to wait until the Athens 2004 Olympic Games to take part again, as a member of his new country’s team. He did not manage to reproduce the exploit he had achieved eight years earlier, and came 27th in the Men’s individual event.
An absolute all-rounder
For Parygin, 30 July 1996 remains synonymous with Olympic victory. On this day, he completely mastered pentathlon’s five sports, which give it is demanding character. This mastery earned him the greatly coveted gold medal. Surely a pentathlete of his calibre will have no problems blowing out the 34 candles on his birthday cake!
An absolute all-rounder
For Parygin, 30 July 1996 remains synonymous with Olympic victory. On this day, he completely mastered pentathlon’s five sports, which give it is demanding character. This mastery earned him the greatly coveted gold medal. Surely a pentathlete of his calibre will have no problems blowing out the 34 candles on his birthday cake!
Apr
28
Yesterday, the IOC Executive Board unanimously welcomed the idea to organise Youth Olympic Games (YOG). This means that the concept of this event will be put forward for consideration by the IOC Session in Guatemala City in July. The Youth Olympic Games are conceived, in conjunction with other initiatives, to address the decline in the relevance of sport amongst the younger generation and to give them an education based on values.
No mini Games
No mini Games
The purpose of the YOG is to complement the Olympic Games and “not to create mini Games,” explained Jacques Rogge. It would have a different character, and target youngsters aged between 14 and 18, adapted to the different sports. By creating a special occasion which places as much, if not more, emphasis on the manner in which things are achieved, rather than the sporting achievement itself, the YOG would be true to the vision of educating young people through the values sport teaches. Sports events would be carefully chosen to protect the health of the young athletes. The YOG would be a demonstration of the IOC’s commitment to young people by providing for them an event of their own in the spirit of the Olympic Games.
The Format
The Format
The Summer and Winter Youth Games would alternate every four years, the Summer events would be staged in the years of the Olympic Winter Games and vice versa. The first edition of Summer YOG is envisaged for 2010. Estimates around participant numbers range from 3,000 for the Summer YOG and 1,000 for the winter counterpart. The organisational effort for a city to host the YOG would be significantly lower for the Olympic Games. However the details of the concept still need to be defined in close cooperation with the members of the Olympic Movement. Experience can be gathered from events like the European and Australian Youth Olympic Festivals.
Education through Sport
The YOG would create a true community for young people to participate in sport, to learn, and to share experiences with their peers. Moreover the event would offer an excellent platform to learn what the Olympic values are, what they mean and why they matter in a contemporary world. Jacques Rogge also emphasised that the YOG would serve, alongside providing a special event for youth competition, to let young people understand the dangers of doping in sport, the risks associated with extremes – such as a sedentary lifestyle or overtraining – the benefits of a having a balanced diet and the advantages of finding a healthy balance between sport and other social and educational activities. Young people who live the YOG experience would either go on to become future Olympians, or simply ambassadors in society for sport and Olympic values, having learnt their relevance and meaning today.
Education through Sport
The YOG would create a true community for young people to participate in sport, to learn, and to share experiences with their peers. Moreover the event would offer an excellent platform to learn what the Olympic values are, what they mean and why they matter in a contemporary world. Jacques Rogge also emphasised that the YOG would serve, alongside providing a special event for youth competition, to let young people understand the dangers of doping in sport, the risks associated with extremes – such as a sedentary lifestyle or overtraining – the benefits of a having a balanced diet and the advantages of finding a healthy balance between sport and other social and educational activities. Young people who live the YOG experience would either go on to become future Olympians, or simply ambassadors in society for sport and Olympic values, having learnt their relevance and meaning today.
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