Showing posts with label London Olympic Games 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London Olympic Games 2012. Show all posts
20/08/2012
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26/07/2012
US Olympic track & field Trials... I was there! By Coraline
During ten days, from June 22nd to July 1st 2012, at the Hayward Field in Eugene (Oregon), US athletes gunned for glory and a chance to represent the Nation at the Olympic Games.
The first US Olympic Trials were in 1920; it was only for men. The first women’s Olympic Trials were in 1928. Combined Olympic Trials have existed only since 1976.
Eugene received the US Olympic Trials this year.
Eugene was founded in
1846. There are 155,000 residents according to the United States 2010
Census. Eugene is located at the southern end of the Willamette
Valley.
For nearly 40 years, Eugene has been the “track and
field capital of the world”. Oregon’s most famous track
icon is the late world-class distance runner Steve Prefontaine, who was
killed in a car crash in 1975.
The stadium, Hayward Field, hosted the 1972, 1976, 1980, 2008 and 2012 US Olympic track & field Trials.
There are 22 track and field events: 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters, 500 meters, 10,000 meters, steeplechase, 110 hurdles, 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, high jump, race-walk, pole vault, discuss, javelin, long jump, triple jump, shotput, hammer, decathlon, and heptathlon.
The majority of these activities are combined (i.e. men and women) except the 110 hurdles and the decathlon which are male activities. The 100 hurdles and the heptathlon on the other hand are only for women.
You could follow all of the news on the TV, in the newspapers and on Internet (the official Website is www.tracktown12.gotracktownusa.com, Facebook and Twitter).
The Trials were well organized. There were many services such as free parking, a free shuttle service, and water fountains for the spectators.
After a highly successful showing during the 2008 US Olympic track & field Trials, the fan festival experience surrounding Hayward Field was even bigger this summer. You could see fifteen different bands during this festival.
During the first three days, the weather was very bad because it was raining but for the other days, the sky was fine.
This year, the principal sponsors of the US Olympic track and field Trials were Nike (which was created in Eugene), Eugene city, the State of Oregon, and the USA track & field organization.
This year 320 “hometown heroes” from all the country participated. All participants do their best to win and to become one of the athletes to represent the country.
They were much encouraged
by all the spectators from all over the United States of America and,
like me, even from other countries.
The US Olympic track & field trials is definitely the most important and famous Olympic Trials in the entire world.
One world record was broken, some American records, and also lots of US Olympic Trials records. Lots of athletes broke their own records.
More than eighty American athletes were selected to represent their country at the Olympic Games this year in London.
Oscar win! By Margaux
Oscar Pistorius is a
South African athlete who will be taking part in the Olympic Games
in London.
This sprinter lost the anterior part of both his
legs when a child. He can run thanks to the carbon prostheses
he is equipped with, which gave him his nickname: "Blade
Runner".
Already several times
medalist at the Paralympics in both Athens and Beijing (200 meters in
Athens in 2004 and 100, 200 and 400 meters in Beijing in 2008) he was
not able to take part in the Olympic Games in Beijing alongside
able-bodied sportsmen because his prostheses were considered to give
him an unfair avantage...
On July 4th 2012, Oscar
Pistorius finaly qualified for the Olympic Games because his
performance was below the average of able-bodied runners; he can now
run the 400 meters and 4x400 meters at the London Olympics alongside
able-bodied athletes.
In my opinion, it is a
good thing that disabled people are not set apart in sport or indeed in
everyday life. I think the Olympic Games have set a good
example.
23/07/2012
USA super team! by Claire
Gabby Douglas, Aly
Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross
The members of the US
women's gymnastics team were selected during the Olympics trials which took
place in San Jose, California, from the 28th of June to the 1st of
July. The crew is composed of
five athletes and three replacement athletes. The
first qualified was Gabby Douglas, second to be selected was
the famous 2011 World all-round champion Jordyn Wieber. The
other Olympians are Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and, the youngest,
Kyla Ross. In
case of injury, Sarah Finnegan, Anna Li and Elizabeth Price are also
going to London. Unfortunately,
Nastia Liukin won't join them this time…
Let's
count how many medals they will win!
21/03/2012
Olympic Games 2012 by Valentin
The Olympic Games are
taking place in London from the 27th July to the 12th August 2012. It
was decided on the 6th July 2005 by the International Olympic
Committe that the 2012 Olympic Games were to be held in London.
The 2012 Olympic Games
are expected to bring many benefits to the UK, especially London
where many areas will be redeveloped. However, there has been much
criticism of the budget for the London Games.
There are new sports
zones and existing facilities across the country will also be used.
There are sports venues all over London, with many in well known and
popular locations such as Hyde Park.
The 2012 Olympic Games
Park and main stadium are in Stratford, East London. It has been a
huge regeneration project.
There will be 26 sports
and a total of 38 disciplines at the Games. The Paralympic Games will
feature 20 sports and 21 disciplines. London’s bid actually planned
for 28 sports, matching previous Summer Olympic Games, but the
International Olympic Committee voted to remove both baseball and
softball from this year's Games.
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