Reis, A. C., Frawley, S., Hodgetts, D., Thomson, A., & Hughes, K. (2017). Sport Participation Legacy and the Olympic Games: The Case of Sydney 2000, London 2012, and Rio 2016. 152 more words
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Vince Carter reflects on Olympic 'Dunk de la Mort'
Vince Carter hasn’t come across Frederic Weis since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when Carter famously posterized the French 7-footer with the “Dunk de la Mort.” 219 more words
Inserting Gymnastics into Famous Movie Titles
On Academy Award night lets play around with movie titles and make them about gymnastics… pictured above “The Young Victoria… Komova”
- 13 GOING ON 30… in gymnastics it was 13 GOING ON 15 for Daniela Silivas at the 1985 World Championships. 1,085 more words
Érase una vez cuando Rumania dominaba…
Las rumanas nos sorprendieron en Río pero no por su talento, sino por su ausencia. No hubo medallas, ni podio, ni himnos. Después de más de 40 años no hubo un equipo que contendiera por la gloria olímpica. 573 more words
WUDC Sydney 2000
R-1: THBT election campaigns should be fully financed by the state.
R-2: THW demands work for welfare.
R-3: THW alter its genetic code.
R-4: THW put worker’s rights before trade rights. 69 more words
Team GB
One of the downsides of living for so long in Australia as a patriotic, sports-loving Brit was getting used to losing. Pretty much all the time. 723 more words
Reaching for Olympic gold - and making memories
As images of the athletes of the Olympic Games flood our television screens, I am reminded how much I relish watching the games for a fortnight every leap year and how hooked I become with the thrill of the chase. 1,115 more words
