We agree with what he’s saying. Via sportinglife.com: These new suits are giving people something like a two per cent advantage, which over my distance is half a second, half a body length. That is a huge difference. When you look at it as a purist, I would like to see people back in swimming [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2008’
The Money Report: Thai Olympic Medal Incentives
According to our list, Thailand — so far — is giving the highest financial incentive to its Olympic medalists. Here’s how it looks: Gold medalists will earn $314,000, silver medal winners will take home $187,788 while a bronze is worth $125,213. Unlike other countries, Thailand will be giving its athletes’ incentives via installment — 50% [...]
Joachim Olsen: Denmark’s Flag Bearer
Joachim Olsen, shot put bronze medalist during the Athens 2004 Olympiad, will be carrying the flag for Denmark during the opening ceremonies in Beijing. Denmark’s top officials and members of the Danish royalty — unlike some of them party poopers we know — will be there to cheer for Joachim and the whole Danish team. [...]
Yuriy Borzakovskiy: On His Training, Cooking, and His Rivals
Earlier, we brought you how Australia’s Brenton Rickard trains for the Olympics. Now, let’s have Olympic 800m champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy tell us something about his training: I train twice a day, six days per week. With this I need 8 to 9 hours of sleep each night and one-and-a-half hours of sleep in the afternoon. [...]
Xing Huina: Missing in Beijing
China’s Xing Huina will not defend her Olympic title (women’s 10,000-meter) because of a thigh injury which prevented her from training for the Beijing Games. That leaves Liu Xiang as the only legitimate gold medal favorite among Chinese athletes competing in track events. PHOTO SOURCE: BBC
