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Japan headed for Sao Paolo
They’ll do their training camp there.
meet the GBR Men’s team
Nadia’s 1st Olympic perfect 10
Exactly 40 years since she performed the first ‘Perfect 10’, Laureus Academy Member Nadia Comaneci has reflected on her historic Olympic success and looked ahead to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. …
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Hop? What hop? 🙂
As a young man I declined the chance to attend those Games. In retrospect, a BIG mistake.
(via papaliukin)
Russian gymnasts should NOT be banned from Rio
Whilst FIG fully supports the IOC’s policy of “Zero Tolerance in Doping”, it strongly feels that not all Russian athletes of all sports should be banned and found guilty for actions in other sports and federations.
Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Trampoline athletes cannot be judged based on other sports. …
FIG raises serious concerns about possible blanket ban on Russian athletes
Rewriting Russian Gymnastics has been closely following this story – No Russia for Rio? – WADA/McLaren report set to recommend blanket ban
The good news?
For the record, the Olympic boycotts of 1980 and 1984 were also terribly unfair to completely innocent athletes.
the Reiss Beckford story
The Hard Way To Success – Episode 24 – Reiss Beckford (JAM)
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12 Gymnastics teams in Rio
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when Marta walked into the room
Ashton:
“Finally, Martha came in and she was actually tearful,” Locklear said. “She said, ‘We made the decision and it was a really hard one.’ She couldn’t get it out because she was crying. … But then she did, and she named the team, and I wasn’t in the top five. So the tears came. … I thought, ‘Wow. Sixteen years of all this training. After all you’ve done, it’s over.’”
Karolyi paused, congratulated those five, and then went on to name the alternates. “My name was the second one called,” Locklear said, “and I was shocked because I didn’t think a specialist could be an alternate. I was like, ‘Wow, I’m on the Olympic team!’” …
If she doesn’t compete, she will not receive a medal (the U.S. is heavily favored to win the team gold) because the alternates don’t get one. She will fly to Rio with the other U.S. gymnasts in early August, but she doesn’t get to stay or practice in the Olympic Village with her teammates. She and the other two alternates will be housed and continue their training just outside the Olympic Village, waiting for a call-up that may never come.
related – Jackie Jacobs calls for support to get Ashton Locklear’s parents to Rio Olympics
4 Japanese male Olympic alternates
Yuya Kamoto, Kazuma Kaya, Naoto Hayasaka, Yusuke Saito
Does any other nation have 4 reserves?
Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games phone
Samsung will deliver 12,500 Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition and Gear IconX to all Rio 2016 Olympians, helping them to enhance their experiences in Rio and communicate with family and friends around the world …
Samsung is also offering fans and consumers a chance to commemorate the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by creating a limited number of Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition that will be available beginning July 18th , 2,016 phones will be available in selected countries including Brazil, the United States, China, Germany and Korea.
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