After a successful International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission visit to Vancouver last October, the Commission will make its eighth visit to Vancouver at the end of this month. The visit is particularly notable as it is the penultimate time the IOC Coordination Commission will be present in Vancouver before the city hosts the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.The Countdown Begins With less than one year to go until the start of the andnbsp;Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the spotlight is well and truly on this city. The Coordination Commission will attend various meetings and receive updates and presentations from the Vancouver 2010 Organising Committee (VANOC) regarding its progress in a number of key areas, including sports events, venues, transport, and culture and education. IOC member Renandeacute; Fasel is the Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and will lead the two-day visit, which will take place from 31 March to 1 April 2009.VANCOUVER 2010Vancouver and Whistler will host the XXI Olympic Winter Games from 12 to 28 February 2010 and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games from 12 to 21 March 2010. The seven winter Olympic sports that will be on show in Vancouver are Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating and Skiing.
The IOC President Jacques Rogge is in the 2010 Olympic Winter Host City of Vancouver this week and, during his visit, he has had the opportunity to see first hand the great progress that has been made on some of the venues for the Games. Kicking-off his visit with a trip to the Richmond speed skating oval and theandnbsp;UBC Winter Sports Centre, the President wasandnbsp;also able to see where the athletes will sleep in Vancouver in 2010 at theandnbsp;Vancouver Olympic Village. Happy AthletesCommenting on his visit to some of the venues, Rogge said, andldquo;It has been very exciting this week to see the progress that has been made on the venues for the Vancouver Games. With a little under two years to go, theandnbsp;Vancouver Organising Committee and its local partners have made great progress in making sure that the athletes in 2010 will be able to compete on some truly impressive competition venues and sleep in two state-of-the-art villages. I have no doubt that when the athletes arrive for the Games, they will be very happy with the venues and villages that they will have here in British Columbia.andrdquo; Ambitious GoalsSince winning the right to host the Games in 2003, the Vancouver 2010 organisers have made it one of their top priorities to make sure that the venues for the Games will be ready well in advance of 2010, thus ensuring that when the athletes of the world arrive in 2010 that everything is fully tried and tested. This ambitious goal is becoming a reality with every passing day, with five sports venues already completed by the end of last year. VANCOUVER 2010 Vancouver and Whistler will host the XXI Olympic Winter Games from 12 to 28 February 2010 and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games from 12 to 21 March 2010. The seven Winter Olympic sports that will be on show in Vancouver are Luge, Skiing, Skating, Ice Hockey, Biathlon, Bobsleigh and Curling.
During his three-day visit to Vancouver this week, IOC President Jacques Rogge was able to discuss the progress of the Vancouver Games preparations with a number of prominent local leaders. During his short stay in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Host City, Rogge spoke to the Canadian Secretary of State with the responsibility for sport, the Premier of British Columbia, three Mayors of communities that are hosting some of the Olympic venues, as well as Chiefs of the Four Host First Nations (FHFN) of the Vancouver Games. Great Interest At All LevelsDuring the Presidentandrsquo;s discussions with Helena Guergis, Canadian Secretary of State with responsibility for sport; Premier Gordon Campbell; and Mayors Sam Sullivan, Ken Melamed and Malcom Brodie of Vancouver, Whistler and Richmond respectively, it was clear that the 2010 Games are at the forefront of everybodyandrsquo;s mind with less than two years to go. The political support of a nation for an Olympic Games is always crucial, and it was clear that support in Canada is extremely high at all levels of government. First Nations CeremonyThe President was also able to meet with Chiefs of the Four Host First Nations (Lilandrsquo;wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations), respectively Chief Leonard Andrew, Chief Ernest Campbell, Councillor Dale Harry and Chief Leah George Wilson, at a reception organised by the FHFN for the President and the IOCandrsquo;s Vancouver Coordination Commission. It was at this ceremony that President Rogge and Renandeacute; Fasel, Chairman of the Vancouver Coordination Commission, were honoured by receiving First Nation names in a special ceremony. VANCOUVER 2010 Vancouver and Whistler will host the XXI Olympic Winter Games from 12 to 28 February 2010 and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games from 12 to 21 March 2010. The seven Winter Olympic sports that will be on show in Vancouver are Luge, Skiing, Skating, Ice Hockey, Biathlon, Bobsleigh and Curling.
The torch for the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), which will be taking place in less than two weeks at andOElig;landsup1;sk Beskidy, in Poland, was lit yesterday from The Olympic Museum cauldron in Lausanne. The flame was immediately passed by European Olympic Committees (EOC) Vice President Alexander Kozlovsky to the President of the Polish Olympic Committee, Piotr Nurowski, in the presence of IOC President Jacques Rogge. andnbsp;From 15 to 20 February 2009, this Polish skiing region will be hosting almost 1,000 young European athletes for a unique experience in an Olympic atmosphere, like the champions they watch on television and dream of copying. This exceptional launch pad for the champions of tomorrow is being organised under the auspices of the EOC and IOC.andnbsp;With tomorrowandrsquo;s championsThese young athletes aged from 15 to 18, representing 49 EOC-member countries, will be competing for a place on the podium in nine Olympic sports and disciplines: ice hockey, figure skating, Alpine skiing, cross country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, curling, biathlon and snowboarding. The Festival will be the chance for some of these youngsters to produce their first top performances and envisage continuing their experience at a higher level andndash; perhaps next year at the Winter Games in Vancouver, on in 2014 in Sochi. And why not at the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012 in Innsbruck? In doing so, they will be following in the footsteps of numerous international stars who first shone at the WEYOF before going on to greatness at the Olympic Games. Examples include tennis player Justine Henin, Olympic champion in Athens, or skiers Anja Paerson (Olympic champion in Turin) and Janica Kostelic (four times Olympic champion andndash; three gold medals in Salt Lake City and one in Turin), and her brother Ivica (silver medallist in Turin). andnbsp;Sport and culture on the programme While this Festival will enable thousands of young athletes to compare their talents and performances and thereby discover the tough requirements of high-level international competition, it will also be a chance to share an unforgettable cultural and educational experience, raising awareness of the values and ideals of sport. Not forgetting the fact that such a Festival encourages other young people to practise sport. andnbsp;A presidential initiativeOrganised every two years, summer and winter, this large-scale event was created on the initiative of the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee, whose President at the time was Jacques Rogge, who was also EOC President. That was in 1991. Sixteen years later, the Youth Olympic Games project was launched.andnbsp;Official site of the 2009 Winter EYOF
I hate getting up early. You know how in all those Olympic sports movies like Cutting Edge and Miracle it always seems like they enjoy getting early to train? Complete Bull!
For winter sports fans across the world, the road to Vancouver 2010 is now well and truly underway with the opening of ticket sales for this next edition of the Olympic Winter Games. The first phase of ticket sales for the Canadian public runs from 3 October 2008 till 7 November 2008, while fans outside Canada should contact their local National Olympic Committee (NOC) or its official ticket agent for more details on ticket availability in their territory.CanadaAs the host population for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Canadian residents have a great opportunity to be able to witness first hand the Winter Games on home soil. Canadians will be able to buy tickets in a number of different ways from the Vancouver 2010 Organising Committee (VANOC). The best place to start creating your experience is by checking out VANOCandrsquo;s website, where you can learn all about the different options that are available to you if you live in Canada. The best part is that you donandrsquo;t even have to rush: phase one will run until 7 November 2008, and requests received on 6 November will be weighted equally with requests received early in October, so pick your events, create your own personal experience and come along and join the fun.WorldwideFor sports fans outside Canada, tickets will go on sale at different times in different territories as of 3 October 2008. The best way to find out about getting tickets where you are is by contacting your local NOC or its official ticket agent. You can get more information about the Games themselves and about visiting Canada at Vancouver2010.com. Speaking on the day of the ticketing launch in Canada, VANOC CEO John Furlong said, andldquo;Canadians canandrsquo;t wait to welcome the world with glowing hearts, and we invite everyone to join us in what is sure to be a spectacular celebration of culture, winter sport and incredible athletic achievement.andrdquo;Ticket SourcesFans are reminded that only tickets purchased from or obtained through official/authorised sources will enable entry to venues. Detailed information on official/authorised ticket sources, in particular a list of authorised ticket resellers (in Canada and internationally), is available on the official Vancouver 2010 ticketing website. Fans who haveandnbsp; purchased or obtained tickets from unofficial or unauthorised sources run the risk of having those tickets cancelled, being refused entry and/or being asked to leave the venue without receiving a refund or qualifying for an exchange of ticket. Neither the International Olympic Committee nor VANOC nor any NOC may be held liable for any consequence (such as, without limitation, any loss or damage) related to a ticket purchased from or obtained through an unauthorised or unofficial source.VANCOUVER 2010Vancouver and Whistler will host the XXI Olympic Winter Games from 12 to 28 February 2010 and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games from 12 to 21 March 2010. The seven Winter Olympic sports that will be on show in Vancouver are Luge, Skiing, Skating, Ice Hockey, Biathlon, Bobsleigh and Curling.
At the end of its seventh visit to Vancouver, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)andrsquo;s Coordination Commission confirmed that the Vancouver 2010 Organising Committee (VANOC) continues to be on the right track to host top quality Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in February 2010. The Commission was particularly pleased to see that VANOCandrsquo;s participation in the IOCandrsquo;s Beijing 2008 Observerandrsquo;s Programme had had a positive impact on its planning and that the Games legacy remains a top priority for the next Olympic Games organisers.andnbsp;Raise The BarCommenting on the visit, IOC Coordination Commission Chairman Renandeacute; Fasel said, andldquo;With the Beijing Games now over, it is Vancouver 2010andrsquo;s turn to step into the spotlight and I am confident that Vancouver 2010 can also raise the bar for the Olympic Winter Games. Our Canadian friends learned many important lessons during their stay in Beijing as part of the IOCandrsquo;s Observerandrsquo;s Programme, and this can be seen in their planning, which is being fine-tuned as VANOC moves into its operational phase.andrdquo; andnbsp;Whistler VenuesDuring its visit, the Commission had the opportunity to review the venues in the Whistler area, which will host the skiing and sliding sports as well as the athletesandrsquo; village. Fasel commented, andldquo;The competition venues in Whistler are truly spectacular and will provide a fantastic back drop for the athletes, as they strive for sporting excellence. It is particularly reassuring to see that they are all largely complete and are already being used. Indeed, as VANOC starts to test them, and all of its other Games-time arenas, with its 17 up-coming sport events, it will be a fantastic opportunity for the athletes to get a feel for what awaits them in 2010 and for the public to experience many sports and disciplines that may not be familiar to them.andrdquo; andnbsp;LegacyThe Olympic Games are more than just 16 days of sporting competition, and this was underlined by two announcements made during the visit that will undoubtedly produce positive legacies from the Vancouver Games. On Tuesday 21 October, the Province of British Columbia and VANOC announced an initiative to use temporary housing from the Whistler athletesandrsquo; village to help combat homelessness across British Columbia. Additionally, the IOC and VANOC, in close partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), announced the dates of next yearandrsquo;s 8th World Conference on Sport and the Environment, which will be held in Vancouver from 29 to 31 March 2009.andnbsp;VANCOUVER 2010Vancouver and Whistler will host the XXI Olympic Winter Games from 12 to 28 February 2010 and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games from 12 to 21 March 2010. The seven Winter Olympic sports that will be on show in Vancouver are Luge, Skiing, Skating, Ice Hockey, Biathlon, Bobsleigh and Curling.
Athletics golden couple Hannah England and Luke Gunn have urged British fans to bring an electrifying atmosphere to athletics events in the UK this summer as Aviva Series tickets are released today for the must-see Aviva 2012 Trials, Aviva London Grand Prix and Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix. - uka.org.uk/aviva-series
FEBRUARY 9 - CHARLES VAN COMMENEE (pictured) today started his new job as head coach of UK Athletics as the sport continues its preparations for the London 2012 Olympics but which his immediate concern is disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers.
A good volleyball player is one who has a clear understanding of the game and one who puts extra effort into strength training for volleyball in order to be physically prepared for the demands of the game. However, there is another aspect of athletics that should not be overlooked and it is important for every athlete no matter what the sport. It is mental preparation.
April 21 - UK Athletics today announced that it had set-up a new National Race Walk Centre in Leeds under the leadership of Andi Drake (pictured).
The US Olympic track and field trials are perhaps the most competitive track and field event outside the actual Olympics track and field events and some other international competitions. Definitely, it is the most competitive athletic event in the world at the national level. It is a competition, which attracts the attention of the global media. Despite their rather subdued performance in recently concluded Beijing Olympics in general, and athletics in particular, the United States remains one of the proudest sporting nations in the world. It has been the world leader in the track and field events.
FEBRUARY 9 - A TASK force looking into the future of athletics in the United States has called for a for a more stringent policy for drugs cheats, like 2004 Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin (pictured), before they allowed to return to the sport.
Inspectors from the International Association of Athletics Federations were given a signed legal document from the Treasury on Monday guaranteeing the athletics track will be maintained at the Olympic Stadium regardless of which football club move in after the 2012 Games. - www.telegraph.co.uk
Here is an exercise that can greatly make you jump higher. The power clean is an Olympic weightlifting exercise that utilizes all the main muscle groups in the legs for jumping higher.
Obviously, basketball is more than just dunking the ball, but being able to jump high and run fast will give any basketball player an extreme advantage. Olympic style weightlifting can not only get them the explosive power that is necessary for basketball, but it will also provide them with the strength and conditioning that is unrivaled by traditional bodybuilding methods.
As a coach, one of the points I want my cyclists to understand is that all cycling performance flows from three primary elements: training, nutrition and recovery. You cannot be a successful cyclist unless you master all three.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former teammate of Lance Armstrong has told CBS News that he used performance-enhancing drugs with the seven-time Tour de France winner to cheat in cycling races, including the tour.
The world of cycling is changing slowly and more and more British families are indulging in this healthy, happy, hobby together. Families are more aware of the importance of eco-friendly travel and cycling ticks all the right boxes. Cycling holidays are more and more commonplace and simply getting out and about together as a unit is very important.
The three most efficient aerobic exercises is running, cycling and swimming. I did all of them when I was in high school, but now I prefer cycling.
Cycling power and cycling power meters have emerged as a more accurate way to define and measure event demands and training efforts. But how do you make the best of them?
One of the well-known, popular brands in the world of cycling is Pearl Izumi. For over 50 years this brand has been serving the people of the far east and Japan. After all, the brand began in Tokyo in 1981, and Japan has been its primary, and most successful market.
I have discovered a must-have guide that will help take your cycling to a new level. Your bike training will be rejuvenated and refreshed with a wide variety of new workouts that will challenge you and help develop you into a better and fitter cyclist.
Is buying gymnastics shorts for your gymnastics beneficial or harmful for them in the long run? Gymnastics shorts may be cute and comfy BUT there are both positive and negative effects when it comes to wearing them.
Do gymnasts spend too much time in the gym? Are gymnastics workouts really effective? How do gymnasts get their 15 minutes of fame? Gymnastics is not an overnight success story.
Hand stand flat back is the gymnastic vault of level four gymnastics. This vault is struggled for the gymnastics skill cushion that should be 32 inches in height, 5 feet in width and 10 feet in length. This cushion is same like a racy mat. While working out on it the gymnast should have his hand contact within the landing zone.
The people have started to realize the importance of health and exercise and are turning to gyms for regaining their lost health and fitness or maintaining it. Entrepreneurs who have realized the potential in this business have already established their gyms which are equipped with the latest state of the art exercising equipment and workout space for the more practical aerobics and gymnastics classes.
The first and most important topic in gymnastics is how to stay safe and uninjured. The following is a list of some of the things you can do to help ensure your safety and the safety of others.
How Gymnastics Scoring Works. A complete guide to gymnastics.
Gymnastics has been around for many years. It continues to be a much loved event at the Summer Olympics, televised worldwide for millions of viewers. Locally, gymnastics has also been a favorite.