Posts Tagged "Olympics"
Steven Bradbury’s gold medal winning performance at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics was an iconic example of an underdog’s triumph.
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Funding cuts for swimming, athletics
By John Salvado, 22 Apr 2013
Australia’s biggest two Olympic sports, swimming and athletics, have had their annual high-performance funding cut by the federal government.
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Would horse racing succeed in the Olympics?
By Alfred Chan, 17 Apr 2013As one of history’s oldest sports and participated in across the globe, horse racing possesses all the criteria required to become an Olympic sport of the future and should be considered for 2020.
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Will we see the Olympics on our TV screens?
By Glenn Mitchell, 9 Apr 2013 Each of the three major free-to-air television networks in Australia – Seven, Nine and Ten – has decided it is not interested in bidding for the latest Olympic rights package.
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IOC greed has the Olympics in crisis
By David Lord, 9 Apr 2013 Belgian Count Jacques Rogge has done a superb job as president of the IOC for the last 12 years.
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Sevens to further bring the rugby codes together
By Rickety Knees, 29 Mar 2013ARU CEO Bill Pulver, in conjunction with Steve Tew CEO NZR, recently forecast the introduction of sevens rugby as a summer sport.
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Roof problem shuts Rio Olympics stadium
By AFP, 28 Mar 2013 Brazil’s preparations for the World Cup and Olympic Games have run into further trouble after the authorities indefinitely closed a Rio de Janeiro stadium because of roof problems.
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Dawn of justice reawakens Stillnox saga
By Brad Cooper, 1 Mar 2013
Having just been named Australia’s greatest ever sportswoman, Dawn Fraser was entitled to just a little grandstanding yesterday.
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MMA: Coming to an Olympics near you
By Brad Cooper, 28 Feb 2013
Are Olympic honchos gearing up to embrace MMA by mid century? It’s not nearly as far-fetched as it sounds.
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Australia’s swimmers world leaders in fake apologies
By Beardan, 26 Feb 2013 Australia’s Christian Sprenger with silver medal[/caption]Australia’s men’s sprint team came out and confirmed they took a sleeping tablet and acted childish in the lead up to the Olympics.
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Is the Olympics about doing your best or being the best?
By Luke Doherty, 25 Feb 2013 Whether Australia realises it or not, the country is about to reach a fork in the road in its relationship with the Olympics.
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Australian swimming needs a radical change in leadership
By Kate Smart, 23 Feb 2013 Image is everything. As sport becomes more and more commercialised, this marketing ideal is even more pertinent.
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Governance is the real problem in Australian swimming
By Paul Schlanger, 22 Feb 2013 I am sick to death of hearing about how it is all the swimmers’ fault that the culture of swimming in Australia is at rock bottom.
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Olympic wrestling down for the count
By Brad Cooper, 17 Feb 2013This week’s stunning Olympic revelation that all running events are likely to be be scrapped from 2020 on would make Baron DeCoubertin turn in his grave.
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My best 20 sportsmen of all time
By David Lord, 6 Feb 2013Saluting Muhammad Ali yesterday made me dive into my memory bank to name my top 20 sportsmen of all time in date-of-birth order. Here goes.
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Records, future stars emerge from AYOF
By Rob Forsaith, 22 Jan 2013 Records were broken, future stars were born and lessons learnt at the sixth Australian Youth Olympic Festival.
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Judo is a sport I began training in 22 years ago. It shaped my life and taught me lessons about myself that I don’t think I could have learned elsewhere.
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Do doped world records encourage athletes to cheat?
By Glenn Mitchell, 14 Jan 2013
At the peak of her career, Cathy Freeman was knowingly encouraged to take drugs by the ‘gurus’ who administer the international body that runs track and field.
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Don’t judge a sport until you’ve seen it live
By Luke Doherty, 22 Dec 2012 One of the biggest lessons I learnt this year was never to completely write a sport off as boring or irrelevant until you’ve seen it live.
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Qatar sports on the rise
By John Davidson, 22 Dec 2012Defining a nation through sport is a time-honoured tradition. Australia has been doing it for years, so have New Zealand and many others.
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