* " Euphoria ", a song by DJ Tiësto from his album Parade of the Athletes

Athletes from Ethiopia and Kenya hold all the distance records ( except the 1500 metres ) from 800m to the marathon.

In April 2007, a large group of athletes and volunteers in the San Diego area broke away from the Special Olympics to start a new local group to serve athletes with developmental disabilities ages 5 through adult: SPORTS for Exceptional Athletes.

Athletes gain entry into these competitions by earning selection from their national athletics governing body, which is generally done by assessing athletes via their past achievements or performances at a national selection event.

Athletes from 25 nations competed at these Games, up from 16 in 1924.

Athletes who received money prizes for competitions, were sports teachers or had competed previously against professionals, were not considered amateurs and were barred from competition.

Athletes from 17 nations competed in these Games, down from 25 nations at the previous Games in 1928.

In observance of the 40th anniversary of the April 22 Earth Day, Earth Day Network created multiple global initiatives, ranging from a Global Day of Conversation with mayors worldwide, focusing on bringing green investment and building a green economy ; Athletes for the Earth Campaign that brings Olympic, professional, and every day athletes ' voices to help promote a solution to climate change ; a Billion Acts of Green Campaign which will aggregate the millions of environmental service commitments that individuals and organizations around the world make each year ; to Artist for the Earth, a campaign the involves hundreds of arts institutions and artists worldwide to create environmental awareness.

Athletes from such countries as Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, South Africa, Argentina, Iraq, Israel, Mexico, Brazil and even the Virgin Islands have become involved with the sport in recent years.

Athletes from Voss have been present, representing Norway, at every winter Olympic games except one since 1948 Winter Olympics, the exception being 1972.

Athletes from Naustdal do very well both in national and international championships, especially in volleyball and weightlifting.

Athletes attack the hurdle by launching at it from 6 – 7 feet away ( depending on runner's closing speed ).

Athletes from disability groups can take part.

Athletes are grouped by reference to functional ability, resulting from their impairment.

In addition to the religious protest, Soap also faced substantial pre-broadcast criticism from the International Union of Gay Athletes and the National Gay Task Force, both of which were concerned about the way the gay character Jodie Dallas and his professional football player lover would be portrayed.

Athletes have a short run up and then take off from one foot to jump over a horizontal bar and fall back onto a cushioned landing area.

Athletes found to have taken substances on the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list receive sanctions and may be banned from competition for a period of time, reflecting the seriousness of the infraction.

In 1995, Mercer graduated from James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia, where she was a track captain and a leader of the school's Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

In addition, the 2006 report from the FIG Athletes ' Commission cited major concerns about scoring, judging and other points of the new Code.

* " Athena ", a song by Tiësto from the album Parade of the Athletes

Athletes with learning difficulties were excluded from the games due to the difficulties in testing for and classifying these disabilities.

Athletes and relay teams that qualify for the consolation final ( determines places 9 – 16 ) are considered Honorable Mention All-Americans.

* All other nations march in English alphabetical order, except that the first nation marching in the Parade of Athletes is the host nation of the previous games, and the host nation of the current games marches last.

Athletes with a physical disability have competed at separate international events since 1952.

Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body and a tribute to the gods.

Athletes, who competed for post-Soviet states are listed in respective categories:

Athletes from New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

East Timorese athletes had competed as Individual Olympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Athletes from the Federated States of Micronesia ( IOC code: FSM ) have competed in the Summer Olympic Games three times, but have yet to win any medals.

Athletes competed in one of four disability categories:

The " Tribute to Olympic Athletes " was created to honor those residents of Champaign County who have competed in the Olympics.

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Athletes from East Germany ( German Democratic Republic, called DDR in the opening ceremony ) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Howard competed against Shinya Hashimoto for a Zero One Fighting Athletes PPV-Shingeki I in Japan and was signed to a contract with the company.

Athletes from Mainland China also competed in the 1936-1948 Olympic Games, representing the Republic of China.

The first Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Scotland in August 2000 where 733 Athletes from 14 countries competed in 8 sports over 3 days.

Athletes or teams are awarded gold, silver or bronze medals for first, second and third place respectively.

Athletes turning the first bend of the 200 m

Athletes who trained there regularly under Malcolm include former World 110m Hurdle Champion and World Record Holder, Colin Jackson ; Commonwealth 110m Hurdle medallist, Paul Gray ; and Nigel Walker who had two sporting careers, first as an Olympic hurdler and then later as a Welsh rugby union international player.

The custom of awarding the sequence of gold, silver, and bronze medals for the first three highest achievers dates from at least the 19th century, with the National Association of Amateur Athletes in the United States awarding such medals as early as 1884.

Athletes competing for the first time in any given league are known as " rookies ".

The All Sports breakfast from 6: 00 am till 9: 00 am on Saturdays encompasses a Garage Sale segment for the first half hour, and then features on Local sport, sports panels, and interviews with Athletes and sports journalists.

The first Timor-Leste Olympic team was somewhat less successful in terms of results in Athletics than the Individual Olympic Athletes from Timor-Leste were in Sydney.

Some of the other memorable pieces the show has covered include: Two Man Band ( about Patrick Hughes, a blind member of the University of Louisville band and his dad ), The Jason McElwain Story ( about the autistic high school basketball manager who came into a game and scored 20 points ), Athletes Carrying Guns ( about whether it is appropriate for athletes to carry guns ), Katrina's Impact on New Orleans ( prior to the Saints ' first game back in New Orleans ) and Steroids Impact on the Little Leagues ( and how much they affect them ).

In 2003 the Fellowship of Christian Athletes presented the first of what is now a yearly award in Bobby Bowden's name, The National Bobby Bowden Award, which honors one college football player for their achievements on the field, in the classroom and for his conduct as a " faith model " in the community.

The Abbotsford area has long had a history of competitive developmental teams, including Abbotsford 86ers Select in 2000, Abbotsford 86ers in 1999 and Abbotsford Athletes in Action in 1998 ; Abbotsford Rangers joined the PDL as a ' provisional team ' in 2003, playing at Rotary Stadium, but struggled on the field, losing their first eight games, and not picking up a win until mid-June when they topped Cascade Surge 3-2 off goals by Jason Jorgensen, Brad Peetoom and Spencer Schmidt.