Panama’s Olympic bound athletes. It has three so far: Fencer Jesika Jimenez, long jumper Irving Saladino, and hurdler Bayano Kamani. Saladino is the current world champion in men’s long jump. He won the gold medal during the 2007 World Championship in Osaka, Japan when he registered a jump of 8.57 meters in his last attempt.
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Quote and Photo of the Day: Jason Gardener
Here’s a pretty strong — but we must say not unfounded — statement by British athlete Jason Gardener on the drug scandals that has engulfed athletics in recent years. “If Maurice Greene is proved to be a cheat then, apart from Kim Collins, every winner of the world and Olympic titles I tried to win [...]
Two Faces of Jefferson Perez
Jefferson Perez the race walker and Jefferson Perez the scholar. Jefferson became Ecuador’s first Olympic medalist when he won the gold medal in the 20-km speed walking competition during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Although his gold in Atlanta remains his only Olympic medal to date, Jefferson has bagged a total of three gold medals in [...]
Selection Controversy: Liza Hunter-Galvan to Sue Athletics NZ
This is interesting. Some countries are finding it hard to find someone to represent them in the Olympics but New Zealand must have an abundance of talents as it has rejected two marathoners despite these two clocking “A-standard times”. But what exactly is “A-standard time”? Well, we don’t know but we might do a future [...]
Country Report: Rwanda
So far, two Rwandan athletes qualified for the Beijing Olympics: Dieudonne Disi (10.000m) and Epiphanie Nyirabarame (marathon). According to The New Times, Rwanda is also set to be represented in swimming as well as in the Paralympic Games. Disi, the most widely known Rwandan athlete, plans to compete in several events (the USA Lilac Blooms [...]
