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Category: Olympic Track And Field
Fredericks leaves 2024 Olympic bid role, waives vote
… Fredericks, a senior IAAF official, has said he had a marketing contract with Papa Massata Diack’s agency, Pamodzi Sports Consulting, from 2007-11. “I reiterate that I was never involved with any vote manipulation or for that matter any other …
For Michael Phelps, frequent drug testing became way of life
… Anti-Doping System’, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 28. WASHINGTON – One of the best-kept secrets in sports is the way U.S. Olympic athletes such as Michael Phelps allow their privacy to be invaded on a regular basis for the honor of …
Pyeongchang will be the smallest city to host an Olympics
With one year to Winter Olympics, small city thinking big Pyeongchang will be smallest city to host Games since Lillehammer in 1994 Check out this story on mynorthwestnow.com: http://usat.ly/2k07jpj There is something about a secluded Olympic Games in a relatively small mountain town that sounds especially delightful in today’s bigger-must-be-better sports world. The Winter Olympics always sneak up on us, coming so soon after the previous Summer Games.
Celebrating Spartans: Breaking the body image trap
But while she was crossing the finish line for the Spartans there was one thing she *couldn’t* run from. That put her on track to earn a scholarship to run at Michigan State where her impact as a Spartan was immediate.
Elgin woman steps closer to realizing Olympic dream
… the finish line in order to be on the U.S. Olympic team,” Cisneros said. Race walking is among the oldest Olympic sports, debuting in 1904. It is not supported by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, but rather by the National Association …
Progress and Struggles Reflect in Top Race Headlines of 2016
… elected to the Senate. For Americans looking for an escape from the divisive political climate, their usual refuge of sports was interrupted this year. In January, entertainer Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime performance _ where she and her dancers …
Sir Andy Murray – tennis champ leads British sport New Year honours
… Olympic titles before fighting his way to the top of the world rankings. Joining Murray in being knighted in British sports was Mo Farah, who retained his 5000m and 10,000m titles at the Rio Olympics in August, becoming the first British track and …
Alabama Special Olympian strikes gold, named athlete of year
The Gadsden Times reports that David Hodges’ fellow students gave him – and all of the school’s Special Olympians – a standing ovation at a recent assembly. The Gadsden newspaper reports that Hodges has been doing Special Olympic sports for six years.