Sport Climbing will make its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 and will feature three disciplines: speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing. …
Reza Alipour is the world’s fastest human … vertically.
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Category: Olympics
Thema Williams compensated $200,000
… the judge ordered the TTGF (Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation) to compensate Williams for its decision to withdraw her from representing this country in the 2016 Rio Olympics, and instead replace her with Canadian-born alternate Marisa Dick. …
TT Gymnastics Federation ordered to compensate Thema Williams
I’m surprised to see this ruling.
In many sports any athlete can be replaced by Federations for many reasons. Can a judge rule on whether or not an athlete should be withdrawn?
That said, I was in Rio for the Olympic Test Meet podium training. Thema did not look injured to me at the time.
TTGF might appeal, of course. I doubt they have $200k in the bank.
related – Justice for Thema: Gymnast wins lawsuit against TTGF
Cottbus World Cup this weekend
Points will be awarded towards Olympic qualification.
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most Worlds & Olympics medals
1 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union 31
2 Svetlana Khorkina Russia 27
3 Simone Biles United States 25
4 Vera Caslavska Czechoslovakia 21
5 Ludmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union 20
6 Gina Gogean Romania 20
7 Lavinia Milosovici Romania 19
8 Aliya Mustafina Russia 19
9 Nellie Kim Soviet Union 17
10 Simona Amanar Romania 17
How long before Simone becomes #1 all time?
Brooklyn Moors verbals for UCLA
Will train elite through 2020 Olympics. Then grace the NCAA.
Heart this.
Olympic Studies Centre, Switzerland
The IOC Olympic Studies Centre collections “include the IOC archives, the official publications of the IOC and the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games as well as books, articles and journals. Our resources cover all the key themes related to the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement and their place within society”.
It’s next door to the very popular Olympic museum in Lausanne.
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what keeps Rosie going?
You’ve won Olympic Gold.
Twice.
I love what I do — so why would I retire? – CBC Sports
When asked for advice, I always use the words of a pro climber, “chase the dream, love the journey.”
Dipa Karmakar has a book
Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder (India’s First Ever Female Gymnast to Compete in the Olympics)
Hardcover only, so far.
Nina & Beth
Many compare 2018 World Champion Nina Derwael with the great Beth Tweddle who won Bars at 2006 and 2010 Worlds.
Both competed the most connected releases of the day. Both were astonishingly consistent.
Beth did many different routines.
Click PLAY or watch her 2012 Olympics set on YouTube. Fantastic. If only she’d stuck the dismount.
Nina is still improving. Having won Worlds I’m guessing she’ll be training upgrades in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. She’ll certainly be able to qualify in the AA even if Belgium does not get there as a team.
Women’s Team Final highlights
JUST THE GOOD STUFF: WOMEN’S TEAM FINAL
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All hail USA.
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