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Friday, April 22, 2011
Olympic Security ? Knives, bombs and the Welsh Dragon
Queuing up to pass through one of the many security check points at the Olympics on one occasion there was a recording being played over the PA system: ?Flags of non-participating countries and regions, and sharp objects are not permitted into the Olympic Green?. At first this seemed like a strange combination ? why should [...]
Saturday's soreness
I trained well today, but my lower back hates me right now. It has been tight all week and after I finished Snatching today, it was even sorer. Not muscle pulling pain, just severe doms--delayed onset muscular soreness. Monday's session was a good one, but after getting more locked in with the first pull with my Snatches, RDL's and Box Squats, my lower back was quite stiff from Tuesday onwards. I read this article from Mark Rippetoe and I have been applying some of his ideas to good effect.
I had another good session on Wednesday and did ten working singles with the Clean and Jerk and started with 115kg and ended with 130kg. Before this, I did three triples in the Hang Snatch with 90kg and after the Jerks, I did three triples with 130kg in the Front Squat which was nice and light. I finished off with presses and Pendlay Rows. On Thursday and Friday again, my lower back and hamstrings were still stiff and sore, but I felt a good bit better for today's workout.
Today I had ten working singles and I started off with 95kg in the Snatch; I then hit 100, 101, 102.5kg--it was supposed to be 102 but I put on a 1.5kg plate on one side instead of a 1kg plate--103, 104, 105, 106, 107 and I wanted the 110kg so I went for it and got it nicely. After my Snatches my lower back was very tight and a little sore. I rested for five minutes and started my Clean and Jerks and worked up to a double with 100 and a single with 110kg but I had to stop because my lower back was inflamed and sore. I can feel it is a bit of overuse, so I am not unduly worried.
Because I could not Clean and Jerk properly, I insisted on doing my Box Squats and simply did not sit back as much. Last week I hit four reps with 150kg and today I hit 5 reps with 152.5kg which was hard, but I got it. I was
sore afterwards, but I really wanted to squat and keep my numbers ticking over. I will do some contrast hot/cold work on my back and go a little mad with fish oil and ginger to help reduce the inflamation.
Have a look at my Snatches below and leave any constructive feedback that you think can help. As a reminder, Glenn Pendlay and Jon North are coming over to ECB on March 23rd to give a Wednesday night seminar on learning the Olympic lifts and also how to improve for intermediate and advanced lifters. There are also five or six places left in the Edinburgh two day seminar that weekend. Email eastcoastbarbell@gmail.com to book your place.
I had another good session on Wednesday and did ten working singles with the Clean and Jerk and started with 115kg and ended with 130kg. Before this, I did three triples in the Hang Snatch with 90kg and after the Jerks, I did three triples with 130kg in the Front Squat which was nice and light. I finished off with presses and Pendlay Rows. On Thursday and Friday again, my lower back and hamstrings were still stiff and sore, but I felt a good bit better for today's workout.
Today I had ten working singles and I started off with 95kg in the Snatch; I then hit 100, 101, 102.5kg--it was supposed to be 102 but I put on a 1.5kg plate on one side instead of a 1kg plate--103, 104, 105, 106, 107 and I wanted the 110kg so I went for it and got it nicely. After my Snatches my lower back was very tight and a little sore. I rested for five minutes and started my Clean and Jerks and worked up to a double with 100 and a single with 110kg but I had to stop because my lower back was inflamed and sore. I can feel it is a bit of overuse, so I am not unduly worried.
Because I could not Clean and Jerk properly, I insisted on doing my Box Squats and simply did not sit back as much. Last week I hit four reps with 150kg and today I hit 5 reps with 152.5kg which was hard, but I got it. I was
sore afterwards, but I really wanted to squat and keep my numbers ticking over. I will do some contrast hot/cold work on my back and go a little mad with fish oil and ginger to help reduce the inflamation.
Have a look at my Snatches below and leave any constructive feedback that you think can help. As a reminder, Glenn Pendlay and Jon North are coming over to ECB on March 23rd to give a Wednesday night seminar on learning the Olympic lifts and also how to improve for intermediate and advanced lifters. There are also five or six places left in the Edinburgh two day seminar that weekend. Email eastcoastbarbell@gmail.com to book your place.
Source: http://weightliftingepiphanies.blogspot.com/2011/02/saturdays-soreness.html
4/6/2011
I think the competition on Sunday finally caught up with us! Not the best training day we have ever had. Everyone was quite stiff in the morning, and not much better in the afternoon! Still, we got some good work done. Here is the video from the live feed today.
Source: http://calstrengthacademy.com/olympic-weightlifting-team/462011/
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The New Views from my Site office on the London 2012 Olympic Site
Now we are settled in our new offices on East Marsh, Hackney Marshes at the site of where the Northern Transport Spectator Mall will be (a massive Park & Ride system) having moved from where the Hockey Centre is starting construction.
These are the views from my site offices: Looking south across the Park Over Eton Manor The A12 and down all the way to Canary Wharf.
These are the views from my site offices: Looking south across the Park Over Eton Manor The A12 and down all the way to Canary Wharf.
Source: http://insidelondon2012.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-views-from-my-site-offce-on-london.html
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Video: Japanese runner makes wrong turn in Tokyo marathon
After two days, 10 runners and 216.9 kilometers, all that was left between Natsuki Terada and a victory for his university team in the final stage of the Tokyo-Hakone relay marathon was one city block of pavement.
But then the college freshman took a wrong turn:
Terada and his Kokugakuin University ultra-marathon team were in eighth place at the time of his error. Remarkably, he recovered from the error and still finished ahead of one other runner in the pack, which ensured that the team finished in 10th place and earned the final automatic qualification for next year's race.
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It's easy to sit on our computers and laugh at Terada's error (clearly the television truck couldn't go the final block; was he expecting it to cross the finish line?), but after running 23 kilometers in front of thousands of cheering fans on national television, it's easy to understand how the young runner made the mistake.
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The Hakone Ekiden is a major sporting event in Japan. First competed in 1920, it pits 20 college teams against one another in a 10-stage, 217 km race.
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Meet the dorky, controversial mascots for the 2014 Olympics
A snowboarding leopard, a figure-skating bunny and a polar bear wearing a scarf will be the three mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. Though those are some of the safest choices imaginable, the decision has led to charges of plagiarism, corruptibility and vote-rigging.
The winners were announced on a live television show broadcast throughout the country. Viewers cast over 1 million votes for the nine candidates and officials selected the top-three to serve as Sochi's official mascots. The snow leopard came out on top with 28 percent of the vote.
The announcement was not without some controversy. Ded Morez, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, had led in early polling but was pulled from the ballot at the last second when Russian organizers feared that their country's folk hero would become official property of the IOC. That decision left room for the following three winners, which are said to "encapsulate much of Russia's self-image."
Snow leopard
The snow leopard was the favorite of Vladimir Putin's. The Russian prime minister favored the cat because he is "big, strong, fast and beautiful." Not coincidentally, the mascot's popularity rose once Putin threw support its way. Its self-confidence swagger is "not unlike Putin's own projection of machismo" and the fact that the leopard enjoys the prime minister's favored martial arts makes some think the character was based on Putin himself.
Prominent Russian political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin told a Moscow radio station that he believes there may have been some voting irregularities in the telephone voting system that led to the leopard's victory. The insinuation is that Putin wanted the leopard so the leopard somehow made it to the top of the voting. That's silly. A rigged vote in Russia? Preposterous!
Bunny
The bunny will be wear ice skates in a nod to Russia's once-great figure skating program. No word on whether the bunny was in cahoots with the French judge to help with the victory.
Polar bear
The Associated Press says the final mascot looks "dorky." Whether that's true or not (and it totally is), the creator of Russia's last Olympic mascot says it's plagiarism. Viktor Chizhikov, the man who designed the mascot to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, believes this bear is a direct copy of his.
"This polar bear, everything is taken from mine, the eyes, nose, mouth, smile," he told a Moscow radio station. "I don't like being robbed."
You be the judge:
Yes, both bears have eyes, noses, mouths and smiles, as do all cartoon bears. There's only so many ways to draw an anthropomorphic cartoon bear. You don't see Winnie the Pooh with snarling fangs, you know?
One is white and has a scarf. The other is brown and wearing an Olympic ring belt buckle. Other than the fact that they're both from the ursus genus, there aren't many similarities. The Sochi mascot may be unoriginal, uninspired and bland, but it's not a copy.
Olympic officials are in a no-win situation when it comes to choosing mascots. If they go for something different, they're ripped for making nonsensical choices that have nothing to do with sports or the host city. If they play it safe, the officials get lambasted for not having any vision.
Mascots exist for merchandising and it's easy to image a child snuggling up with a Sochi polar bear or playing a video game with the snowboarding lion. Sochi's choices aren't groundbreaking but they're not awful and they'll serve the purpose for which they were created. And, best of all, they won't terrify children like these guys.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Local Heroes scheme bringing my volleyball dream to life
Volleyball... ever played? No, not on the beach ? same sport, different discipline! In school? How about when it wasn't a compulsory part of your PE lesson? Welcome to the world of a minority sport. Or is it? Apparently it's the second or third most popular sport in the world for participation!
Source: http://www.london2012.com//blog/2011/04/local-heroes-scheme-bringing-my-volleyball-dream-to-life.php
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Wednesday, April 13th
We did the live feed again today, not as many folks chose to watch as usual, and probably a good thing! Although the morning session was pretty good, the guys, particularly Jon and Jared, didn’t seem to have it in the afternoon. They may have been tired from the morning training, as we did include [...]
Source: http://calstrengthacademy.com/olympic-weightlifting-team/wednesday-april-13th/
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Nearly two decades since gold, Yamaguchi still going strong
It's been nearly 20 years since she dazzled us and won a gold medal at Albertville,�France,�and three years since winning "Dancing with the Stars," but Kristi Yamaguchi is still one of America's most liked athletes. However, she's not sitting back, eating bon-bons and enjoying how much you like her. She is still pursuing success in different arenas. In fact, she's so good at everything she does, you almost want to dislike her. Almost.
Yamaguchi, who will turn 40 this summer, is now a New York Times best-selling author and the star of a new workout DVD.
For the first time, she's venturing into the world of children's books, with a picture book about a pig who learns how to ice skate. Released at the beginning of the month, it's already No. 2 on the New York Times best-seller list among children's books.
She also just released a workout DVD, so that you can follow her fitness regime. On the cover, Yamaguchi is every bit as adorable as she was when beating Midori Ito in the '92 Olympics.
OK, so she's an author, an Olympic gold-medalist, a prize-winning dancer and a workout maven. Anything else?
Of course. She's also the mom of two daughters, and has been married for more than 10 years to Bret Hedican, a recently retired NHL player. In this interview, she talks about how "mom" is the role she identifies with most. Her daughters helped her with writing her children's book.
See? At face value, you want to hate Yamaguchi. She is successful at everything she does. Blech. But then you follow her on Twitter, and she shares articles about finding happiness and links to cute, affordable kids clothing. She uses her book and foundation to inspire kids to dream big. She answers questions from children honestly, and her foundation has already donated $10,000 to tsunami survivors in Japan.
Taking all of that into account, it's no surprise that she is still one of the most likable athletes around, nearly 20 years later.
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Olympic gymnast Dawes new co-chair of President Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Most people's first experience with the President's Council on Fitness, Sport and Nutrition is the Presidential Challenge, the test given to school-aged children to measure their fitness. Three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes, the recently named co-chair of the council, fondly remembers excelling in the challenge.
"I did the sit and reach, and I reached so far that I hit my head on the block, and I had a knot on my head for a week," Dawes told Fourth-Place Medal. "I got to 33 chin-ups before the teacher said, "Enough. You've beaten everyone and all the boys in the school." For someone like me, the President's Challenge was exciting."
Some students dread the challenge, but Dawes wants to changes children's attitudes on staying healthy.
Dawes, who has served as a Yahoo! Sports correspondent for the past two Olympics, said she jumped at the chance to work with the President and Mrs. Obama on making our nation healthier.
"It's something that I've been passionate about for almost a decade now, so when the White House called, it was a no-brainer. It's something I've enjoyed doing in the past, and I look forward to doing it on a national level for the President and the First Lady."
Dawes singles out Mrs. Obama as a good role model in maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle.
"Michelle came to an Council event, and she was so excited and energetic that she started jumping rope with me and the kids! She's out there, in the community. She's not just talking the talk, she's walking the walk."
Speaking of walking, Dawes said that's an easy way for a family to get moving.
"Get outside, join your kids and go for a walk. It sounds very simple and very basic and sounds like it won't make a difference, but it will. That's a good way to start. Go for a walk. It will be great family time. Ask your children how their day was, how they're doing in school."
Though she became an elite athlete early in life, Dawes believes that it's important for children to know that they don't have to be a superstar to get active.
"It's not about them becoming the next Tiger Woods or the next Kobe Bryant. It's about them going out and learning from each of their experiences. Winning and losing is what a lot of people focus on, but it's about learning work ethic, commitment, discipline and teamwork. All those qualities that they will use later in life."
Dawes says that parents need to serve as good examples for their children.
"If we have more parents preaching that and getting out, and getting involved with their kids and being good role models, they will guide their children in the right direction."
Click here to read more about the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
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New Year, New Film Trailer!
Happy New Year! And we are off and running in our second year of production of our film, "Miles & Trials: Running Towards 2012!" Next up: travel to Houston, Texas on 1/30 for the 2011 Chevron Houston Marathon, where some of the country?s best distance runners and Olympic hopefuls will be testing out the course prior to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials. We hope to land interviews with some of the top female runners to ask them about their Trials preparation. All we need to get there are some donations to our film fund. Please help us by clicking the orange Donate button on the right :)
Here's our updated film trailer - enjoy!
Source: http://milesandtrialsfilm.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-year-new-film-trailer.html
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Saturday's stilted work week.
I had a devilishly busy week and I was really glad I emptied my training of volume. On the Monday, I Snatched doubles up to 80 and then did 9okg three times and 100kg once. I followed this up with Power Clean and Power Jerks up to 120kg. I have not done these two movements in a while and it was nice to do something different. Very low volume with a slight increase in intensity. I enjoyed the session.
On Wednesday, I ended up training very late because I was really busy in the gym. I did some Snatch Pulls but I spoiled it by going to heavy, particularly when I was tired. I did some Clean and Jerks and finished with 120. I wanted to hit 130, but I was too wrecked at that stage.
On Thursday I did some Presses and Pendlay Rows and on Saturday I trained after coaching for five hours. Here is a video of my session. I was actually quite happy considering how crazy my week was and that I was coaching all morning.
Snatch: 1x2@40, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 1x1@90, 95, 100, 105, 110xxx
This was the first time I have lifted 100kg or over in a few months and it felt a little weird. I should have hit 110 the first time, but I pulled back on it and I left it out front. The other two misses were too slow. No worries, I know I will hit it and more next Saturday in Ul in the first comp of the year.
Clean and Jerk--1x2@60 1x1@70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 127.5, 132.5, 137.5x, 137.5
I felt good working up with the Clean and Jerks and I missed the 137.5 first time because I was thinking of the next lift. I focused on it and nailed it. All in all, I was content with the session because I was and am, knackered. I was planning on having the first week of my new program next week, but I was not ready for that yet. Life took over this and week and will do so next week so I will have two easy enough sessions and hit it hard in Limerick for what should be an awesome competition.
I also spent the weekend coaching in the women's national squad in ECB on Saturday and Sunday. All the women lifted very well and worked really hard. It was definitely a positive experience and I know the Irish femal weightlifters will continue to progress, just like the men are.
On Wednesday, I ended up training very late because I was really busy in the gym. I did some Snatch Pulls but I spoiled it by going to heavy, particularly when I was tired. I did some Clean and Jerks and finished with 120. I wanted to hit 130, but I was too wrecked at that stage.
On Thursday I did some Presses and Pendlay Rows and on Saturday I trained after coaching for five hours. Here is a video of my session. I was actually quite happy considering how crazy my week was and that I was coaching all morning.
Snatch: 1x2@40, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 1x1@90, 95, 100, 105, 110xxx
This was the first time I have lifted 100kg or over in a few months and it felt a little weird. I should have hit 110 the first time, but I pulled back on it and I left it out front. The other two misses were too slow. No worries, I know I will hit it and more next Saturday in Ul in the first comp of the year.
Clean and Jerk--1x2@60 1x1@70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 127.5, 132.5, 137.5x, 137.5
I felt good working up with the Clean and Jerks and I missed the 137.5 first time because I was thinking of the next lift. I focused on it and nailed it. All in all, I was content with the session because I was and am, knackered. I was planning on having the first week of my new program next week, but I was not ready for that yet. Life took over this and week and will do so next week so I will have two easy enough sessions and hit it hard in Limerick for what should be an awesome competition.
I also spent the weekend coaching in the women's national squad in ECB on Saturday and Sunday. All the women lifted very well and worked really hard. It was definitely a positive experience and I know the Irish femal weightlifters will continue to progress, just like the men are.
Source: http://weightliftingepiphanies.blogspot.com/2011/01/saturdays-stilted-work-week.html
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Phelps loses first 200 fly since 2002, says competitors talked trash
Michael Phelps hadn't lost the 200 butterfly since 2002, a span of two Olympics, four world championships and countless international races. So when he didn't touch the wall first in the race at a weekend meet, you'd have thought that would have been the biggest news of the race.
If only.
But Phelps didn't just lose, snapping the streak which nearly spanned a decade; he wasn't fast enough to make it to the medal stand.
The 14-time Olympic gold medalist finished fourth in his signature race on Saturday night, part of a disappointing effort at the Namesnik Grand Prix at the University of Michigan. Phelps won three of his six events (200 free, 100 fly and 100 backstroke) but was the runner-up in two others (100 free and 200 IM). He wasn't shy in describing his thoughts on the performance.
"Awful," he said. "Miserable."
Phelps called his struggles in Michigan "a wake-up call," a sentiment he's used before to describe his post-Olympics malaise. For his sake, it better be. With the world championships in Beijing this summer and the Olympics just 15 months away, the most decorated gold medalist of all time can't wait much longer to get back into peak training form.
He appears to realize this, taking motivation from the whispers of other swimmers. After the meet, Phelps told reporters he heard that some competitors have been talking trash.
"There's been a couple of comments, here and there, that have kind of set a little fire underneath me, so that's good ? that's what I need.
"Whether it's things that I overhear, or, 'he said, she said,' or comments that were directly said to me, they're going to be used. [...] They're going to fire me up."
Great athletes like Phelps can turn the most innocent of moments into perceived slights. How else do you motivate yourself when you completed the greatest performance in the history of the Olympics? Goal-setting is next-to-impossible when you've already climbed the Olympic equivalent of Everest. There has to be something else to get you in the pool at 5 a.m. and keep you in the weight room that extra hour. What better motivation than the chump in the lane next to you who thinks you're finished?
The comments could have been innocent. They may never have existed at all. It doesn't matter. Phelps and his coach, Bob Bowman, will use anything to get motivated for the long, difficult trek to London. Even if it was just a whisper heard third-hand, by the time this is over Phelps may convince himself that somebody told him to his face that he was fat, washed up and over the hill.
There are 473 days until the 2012 Olympics. For Michael Phelps, the long trek to London may have just begun.
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Moving offices
Moving offices on site because this is where the Hockey centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games will be.
Source: http://insidelondon2012.blogspot.com/2011/02/moving-offices.html
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7 Days 'til Houston and we need your help!
You folks have really been coming through for us with some nice donations in the past 48 hours. We're still in need of support to reach our goal of filming the USA Half Marathon in Houston in less than 10 days, so whatever you can do is really appreciated. $5, $10, every dollar will help! If you want to help us, please click on the Donate button located on the right-hand side of this page.
Sincerely,
Wendy Shulik, Producer
Source: http://milesandtrialsfilm.blogspot.com/2011/01/9-days-til-houston-and-we-need-your.html
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Why London 2012 could be the best Paralympic Games yet
I think those who have never seen a Paralympic Games before will be surprised and taken aback at the sheer quality of performances from the athletes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Source: http://www.london2012.com//blog/2011/04/why-london-2012-could-be-the-best-paralympic-games-yet.php
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Wednesday?s Olympic noteworthy
? USA Hockey assistant executive director for hockey operations Jim Johannson was named to the U.S. men?s national team advisory group, which will select the players and coaches for the world championships that are April 29 to May 15 in Slovakia. Joining Johannson are NHL general managers Brian Burke (above) of Toronto, Paul Holmgren of [...]
Wednesday?s Olympic noteworthy is a post from: Higher, Faster, Stronger
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
China stripped of 2000 gymnastics medal for underage athlete
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China was stripped of a team all-around bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics on Wednesday because it fielded an underage gymnast. Dong Fangxiao was discovered to be 14 at the time of those Games, two years younger than the minimum age requirement.
The medal will be given to the United States team which finished fourth in Sydney. The IOC has asked for China to return the medals "as soon as possible" so they can be reallocated to the U.S. team.
The action comes 20 months after China was accused of doctoring the ages of at least two of its gymnasts at the Beijing Games. Those allegations became a focal point of the 2008 Games but were quickly hushed up by the IOC after it cleared China following a sham investigation which basically consisted of the Olympic governing body asking China if they were really, really sure that the gymnasts were of age. When China said "yes" and produced passports and ID cards, the IOC dropped the matter, seemingly content to let the controversy pass and not risk offending its Olympic hosts.
Forget the fact that media reports and security experts found Chinese government documents which said 2008 team member He Kexin was 14 years old and not 16. Forget that asking China to produce documents proving its innocence would be like replacing drug tests with a simple questionaire in which athletes are asked whether they've ever doped or not. And, now, expect the IOC to forget that Dong had proper documentation at one point too, documentation which was clearly forged.
Dong was caught because somebody slipped up and printed a different birthdate on her credentials for Beijing. Instead of being born in on Jan. 20, 1983, as was claimed in Sydney, Dong's listed birthdate was Jan. 23, 1986. On her blog she says she was born in the Year of the Ox, which would fit with the Jan. 1986 birthday.
The International Gymnastics Federation looked into the allegations following the controversy in Beijing and recommended to the IOC that China be stripped of its medal from 2000 because of Dong's participation. The organization did so Wednesday at a board meeting in Dubai.
This action only happened because the evidence was so overwhelming that the IOC had to act. They didn't seek out the truth, it was thrust upon them. As the organization showed in Beijing, if it had its druthers, it would have swept this under the rug long ago.
Just because China cheated in 2000 doesn't necessarily mean those gymnasts were under 16 in Beijing. It does, however, lead to a lot more questions and should reopen the inquiry. Knowing the IOC, don't hold your breath.
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New Film Trailer
The day before the Chicago Marathon, Christina and Heather did one more workout before attempting an Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying run in their home town. The forecast called for hot weather and the girls were worried.
Source: http://milesandtrialsfilm.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-film-trailer.html
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Sunday?s Olympic noteworthy
? World Arena could become a candidate to host the world figure skating championships if Tokyo organizers don?t meet a Monday deadline set by the International Skating Union to commit to staging the competition in the aftermath of an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami March 11 that devastated Japan. Worlds were supposed to begin Monday [...]
Sunday?s Olympic noteworthy is a post from: Higher, Faster, Stronger
Source: http://gazetteolympics.freedomblogging.com/2011/03/21/sunday%e2%80%99s-olympic-noteworthy-3/4207/
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Bluem?s Track Alcorcon-Madrid , 5x800m Progressive by rich02murray at Garmin Connect ? Details
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China stripped of 2000 gymnastics medal for underage athlete
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China was stripped of a team all-around bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics on Wednesday because it fielded an underage gymnast. Dong Fangxiao was discovered to be 14 at the time of those Games, two years younger than the minimum age requirement.
The medal will be given to the United States team which finished fourth in Sydney. The IOC has asked for China to return the medals "as soon as possible" so they can be reallocated to the U.S. team.
The action comes 20 months after China was accused of doctoring the ages of at least two of its gymnasts at the Beijing Games. Those allegations became a focal point of the 2008 Games but were quickly hushed up by the IOC after it cleared China following a sham investigation which basically consisted of the Olympic governing body asking China if they were really, really sure that the gymnasts were of age. When China said "yes" and produced passports and ID cards, the IOC dropped the matter, seemingly content to let the controversy pass and not risk offending its Olympic hosts.
Forget the fact that media reports and security experts found Chinese government documents which said 2008 team member He Kexin was 14 years old and not 16. Forget that asking China to produce documents proving its innocence would be like replacing drug tests with a simple questionaire in which athletes are asked whether they've ever doped or not. And, now, expect the IOC to forget that Dong had proper documentation at one point too, documentation which was clearly forged.
Dong was caught because somebody slipped up and printed a different birthdate on her credentials for Beijing. Instead of being born in on Jan. 20, 1983, as was claimed in Sydney, Dong's listed birthdate was Jan. 23, 1986. On her blog she says she was born in the Year of the Ox, which would fit with the Jan. 1986 birthday.
The International Gymnastics Federation looked into the allegations following the controversy in Beijing and recommended to the IOC that China be stripped of its medal from 2000 because of Dong's participation. The organization did so Wednesday at a board meeting in Dubai.
This action only happened because the evidence was so overwhelming that the IOC had to act. They didn't seek out the truth, it was thrust upon them. As the organization showed in Beijing, if it had its druthers, it would have swept this under the rug long ago.
Just because China cheated in 2000 doesn't necessarily mean those gymnasts were under 16 in Beijing. It does, however, lead to a lot more questions and should reopen the inquiry. Knowing the IOC, don't hold your breath.
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Beijing Bids Goodbye To The Paralympians
The Beijing Paralympics wrapped up yesterday with yet another spectacular ceremony at the wonderful Bird’s Nest stadium giving delirious athletes a chance to say goodbye after an extremely successful Games. Sounds like a similar story to four weeks ago when the Olympics ended on a high – we were even treated to another show of [...]
Source: http://beijingolympicsblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/beijing-bids-goodbye-to-the-paralympians/
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Man runs 99 miles home after completing London Marathon
Sam Robson did what most people do after completing a marathon: He went home and fell asleep. Except rather than drive to his house, 99 miles away from the finish line of the London Marathon, Robson ran back. All the way.
The 28-year-old from Central England finished Sunday's official race in three hours and 45 minutes before starting on the 99-mile second leg. He arrived to his home in St. Ives Cambs about 25 hours later, greeted by a cheering crowd. In total, he ran 125 miles in 29 hours, a pace of around 13 minutes per mile.
That number sounds insane but it even more mind-boggling if you really think about it. Think back to what you were doing five hours ago yesterday. Now imagine you've been running since then. I don't know if most people could stay awake that long, let alone do anything remotely physical.
Robson, a medical researcher, completed the super-marathon to raise money for the UK Epilepsy Society. In all, he raised a little more than $5,000 for the charity. Robson has suffered from the condition since he was a teenager.
He told reporters that the running itself was easy, but staying up, keeping hydrated and ingesting calories (to make up for the 15,000 he burned) was the hard part.
"I had to have regular breaks to refill my water and whenever I stopped my legs seized up so I couldn't rest for long. In terms of tiredness, my legs felt pretty good and the worst bit was I had to keep eating to replace all the calories I was burning.
One day after his mega-run, Robson said he was doing fine except for some soreness. That's to be expected. It wasn't just his first 99-mile run, it was his first marathon too.
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5 more days... video gear dilemma!
Thanks to some very generous donations (including a airfare!) we've raised enough to get to Houston and pay for the hotel. However, we're still short the funds ($400) to pay for the video gear needed to interview our Olympic hopefuls and film the USA Half Marathon Championships on 1/29. I'm departing on Thursday, 1/27 and may have do my shooting on a Flip video camera (not ideal, poor quality footage for a movie, and oh-so-embarrassing!) so anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated. The donate link is on the right side of this page :)
Sincerely,
Wendy
Source: http://milesandtrialsfilm.blogspot.com/2011/01/5-more-days-video-gear-dilemma.html
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The beginnings of Anish Kapoor's Olympic structure
The beginnings of Anish Kapoor's Olympic structure, showing the proximity to the Stadium.
Source: http://insidelondon2012.blogspot.com/2011/03/beginnings-of-anish-kapoor-olympic.html
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Sanderson breaks ranks to question legacy promises
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A lot of people - especially politicians and London's bid team - have talked regularly about 2012's great sporting legacy but former Olympic javelin champion Tessa Sanderson knows better than any of them whether it's being delivered.
Why? Because for the last few years she has run a successful academy looking for young sporting talent in Newham, the London borough where the Olympic Park has been built. She's really at grassroots level - not just talking about it.
So when Sanderson says she has huge fears about whether the Games will leave an athletics legacy, 2012 chairman Lord Coe and the International Olympic Committee should listen very carefully - especially when the IOC's top brass are in London this week for a key meeting.
Sanderson, who has lost the funding for her academy from Newham Council just a year before the Games, makes her outspoken comments in an interview with BBC London's Kurt Barling today (see the extended interview in the video above).
She has two key points:
- She fears the sporting legacy isn't being delivered. She questions why Newham Council is prepared to loan �40 million to West Ham Football Club to help them move into the Olympic Stadium after the Games and why officials are not prepared to give her tens of thousands to back her academy.
- She also fears the stadium won't work after the Games with football and athletics. She is worried that track and field will be thrown out in a few years.
I've heard this second point being discussed a lot in the last few weeks.
Some people feel West Ham may get so frustrated with the huge distance between the seats and the pitch that they will try to convert the stadium into a football-only ground. West Ham have promised to provide a multi-sport legacy.
But Sanderson's fear is that the club won't like the idea of javelins and hammers being thrown onto the pitch during the close season when they are trying to prepare a perfect surface.
Sanderson has now given up her role on the Olympic Park Legacy Company board. She wasn't allowed to vote on the bids from West Ham and Tottenham because she was said to have a conflict of interest because of her previous funding from Newham Council, supporters of the West Ham bid.
But it's clear she is frustrated she didn't get the chance to ask more questions about the athletics legacy.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adrianwarner/2011/04/sanderson_breaks_ranks_to_ques.html
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Why London 2012 could be the best Paralympic Games yet
I think those who have never seen a Paralympic Games before will be surprised and taken aback at the sheer quality of performances from the athletes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Source: http://www.london2012.com//blog/2011/04/why-london-2012-could-be-the-best-paralympic-games-yet.php
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sanderson breaks ranks to question legacy promises
In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions. If you're reading via RSS, you'll need to visit the blog to access this content.
A lot of people - especially politicians and London's bid team - have talked regularly about 2012's great sporting legacy but former Olympic javelin champion Tessa Sanderson knows better than any of them whether it's being delivered.
Why? Because for the last few years she has run a successful academy looking for young sporting talent in Newham, the London borough where the Olympic Park has been built. She's really at grassroots level - not just talking about it.
So when Sanderson says she has huge fears about whether the Games will leave an athletics legacy, 2012 chairman Lord Coe and the International Olympic Committee should listen very carefully - especially when the IOC's top brass are in London this week for a key meeting.
Sanderson, who has lost the funding for her academy from Newham Council just a year before the Games, makes her outspoken comments in an interview with BBC London's Kurt Barling today (see the extended interview in the video above).
She has two key points:
- She fears the sporting legacy isn't being delivered. She questions why Newham Council is prepared to loan �40 million to West Ham Football Club to help them move into the Olympic Stadium after the Games and why officials are not prepared to give her tens of thousands to back her academy.
- She also fears the stadium won't work after the Games with football and athletics. She is worried that track and field will be thrown out in a few years.
I've heard this second point being discussed a lot in the last few weeks.
Some people feel West Ham may get so frustrated with the huge distance between the seats and the pitch that they will try to convert the stadium into a football-only ground. West Ham have promised to provide a multi-sport legacy.
But Sanderson's fear is that the club won't like the idea of javelins and hammers being thrown onto the pitch during the close season when they are trying to prepare a perfect surface.
Sanderson has now given up her role on the Olympic Park Legacy Company board. She wasn't allowed to vote on the bids from West Ham and Tottenham because she was said to have a conflict of interest because of her previous funding from Newham Council, supporters of the West Ham bid.
But it's clear she is frustrated she didn't get the chance to ask more questions about the athletics legacy.
Follow me on Twitter: BBCLdnOlympics
More: BBC London 2012
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adrianwarner/2011/04/sanderson_breaks_ranks_to_ques.html
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Everything is Bigger in Texas!
Houston, here we come! Thanks to the generous donations from folks around the country who want to help me get this film made, I will be leaving for Houston tomorrow to shoot the next segment at the USA Half Marathon Championships on 1/29 and the Chevron Houston Marathon on 1/30.
As a lifelong fan of distance running and track & field, there is nothing more exciting than being at the start to witness so many talented elite athletes toe the line. What makes this even more special is that the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials will be held on this very course a year from now, and many of our top distance runners and Olympic hopefuls will be testing it out in advance of the Trials. I plan to interview a handful of the top Elite Women, including Magdalena Lewy Boulet, Zoila Gomez, Dot McMahan, Katie McGregor and Tera Moody (who has a cameo in our film), among others. I also hope to meet and interview some of the sub-elite women from across the U.S. who are also racing, so if anyone knows of a talented woman who is racing in Houston this weekend, please post their name and info here.
Stay tuned to this blog for updates from Houston as I'm able to post them. You can also check in on our Facebook Fan Page!
Source: http://milesandtrialsfilm.blogspot.com/2011/01/everything-is-bigger-in-texas.html
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