We’re not sure if we’re going to call it technological doping as the Italians do but if the new Speedo swimsuit is giving an unfair advantage to a swimmer who uses it vis-a-vis someone who doesn’t, then something’s wrong somewhere. We hope this gets resolved before the issue becomes a messy affair. Italians cry foul [...]
Posts on ‘May 1st, 2008’
Country Report: Israel’s Olympic Medal Prospects
Gilad Lustig, director of Israel’s Elite Sport Department assesses his country’s medal prospects. Excerpt from the Jerusalem Post: “A failure to win a medal will be a disappointment,” says Lustig, the director of Israel’s Elite Sport Department, the division set up in 1984 to oversee the selection of athletes for the Olympics. “I hope we [...]
Canada’s Pajama Looking Olympic Outfit
So did Canada and New Zealand agree to release their Olympic uniforms in the same day? You can read the story about Canada’s launching of its Olympic uniforms here. But here’s the part that interests us most at The Olympian Blog. Each Olympic team member will receive 25 items, including jackets, pants, shorts, hoodies, T-shirts, [...]
CAA 2008 Championships: Ethiopians Sweep Men’s 10,000 Meters
From Addis2008:Outstanding front-running by Gebregziabher Gebremariam led Ethiopian compatriots Ibrahim Jeylan and Eshetu Wondimu to a clean sweep of the medals in the opening day of the men’s 10000m at the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships. The 25-year old, who finished sixth in the world championships 10000m in Osaka last year, led for more than [...]
