Burnaby athletes win seven gold at B.C. Summer Games - Burnaby Now

Burnaby athletes win seven gold at B.C. Summer Games
Burnaby Now
The 11-year-old Vancouver Aquatic Club diver won the boys' C group one- and three-metre finals at the Langley Games. Melvin Arciaga also won a first-place ...

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Zim's greatest pride: Our world-class athletes - Zimbabwe Independent

Zim's greatest pride: Our world-class athletes
Zimbabwe Independent
After recovering, he resumed training, and qualified to compete at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. Samson Muripo became the nation's first black ...

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Island athletes starting to turn heads as London 2012 Olympics near - Victoria Times Colonist

Island athletes starting to turn heads as London 2012 Olympics near
Victoria Times Colonist
The 35-year-old Whitfield, 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics gold medallist, overcame a problem-plagued swim to finish in 1:44:30. ...

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Chinese athletics officials: No more age cheats - AsiaOne

Chinese athletics officials: No more age cheats
AsiaOne
In diving, competitors must turn 14 during the year they compete in any official World Cup, World Championships or Olympics. If Chen was born in 1994, ...

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In Honor of July 4th: Ten American Victories that Made us Proud - Bleacher Report


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In Honor of July 4th: Ten American Victories that Made us Proud
Bleacher Report
Just five years after hosting the Men's World Cup and three years after the Summer Olympics, the United States hosted the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. ...

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Games organization in hands of dedicated board - Langley AdvanceNews

Games organization in hands of dedicated board
Langley AdvanceNews
To give some perspective these Summer Games will have more athletes than the recent Winter Olympics, Zacher noted. The responsibilities are to make citizens ...

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Ten stars to track heading toward London - SI.com

Ten stars to track heading toward London
SI.com
The US hopes to win its first diving medal in London since 2000, and Wilkinson may own similar plans. Wilkinson, the 2000 Olympic platform gold medalist, ...

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Swedish athlete earned star status at world junior event - Times and Transcript

Swedish athlete earned star status at world junior event
Times and Transcript
Kluft was grateful to her coach and to her father, Johnny Kluft, for insisting she plot a steady path to the top of her sport rather than diving into ...

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London 2012 Olympics: venue guide - Telegraph.co.uk


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London 2012 Olympics: venue guide
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Olympic Park: on the left is the Olympic Stadium and on the right the Aquatics Centre. Photo: EPA Hosting: Diving, Swimming, ...

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