The Buenos Aires 2018 Organising Committee opened online registration for the Youth Olympic Pass on July 31. The electronic bracelet will give spectators access to the biggest multisport and cultural celebration in the world. With the bracelet, the public can enter the four Youth Olympic Parks and the competition stadiums free of charge. They’ll also […]
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During the Period of the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, all Athletes shall be subject to Doping Controls. The Period of the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games is defined as “the period commencing on the date of the opening of the Olympic village for the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic […]
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It is common knowledge that an athlete’s apparel varies according to the sport. This is especially true for shoes. In his book The Dialectics of Nature, the Marxist philosopher Engels observed the harmony between form and function in nature. The need for harmony between the form and function of the athletic shoe is absolutely imperative […]
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The 2017 IWF World Championships, Anaheim was nominated for SportsTravel Awards in two categories. Sports Travel Magazine’s annual SportsTravel Awards are given out each year to the very best sporting events hosted throughout the year in the USA. This is the second time an IWF world event has been nominated and in 2015, weightlifting won the Best Amateur Single-Sport […]
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At 32, King has only been lifting seriously for five years, but she’s currently one of America’s most successful Olympic lifters. The same year that she decided to do it full time, King won the national championship in her weight class and made the World Championships team. She later won the American Open after an […]
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