* " 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 16 nations competed in the first Winter Olympic Games.

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 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 exercising in extreme conditions ( for three or more hours continuously e. g. marathon or triathlon ) who do not consume electrolytes risk dehydration ( or hyponatremia ).

While still in Detroit, Sparky founded the charitable organization CATCH ( Caring Athletes Teamed for Children's and Henry Ford hospitals ) in 1987, which helps provide care for seriously ill children whose parents do not have health insurance or the means to otherwise pay for the care.

Athletes can do close to 400 meters in training this way.

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** What Coaches and Athletes MAY or MAY NOT do

Along with fellow NHLers Byron Dafoe and Scott Mellanby, he founded Athletes Against Autism to raise awareness of autism and encourage more research, as well as the Carson Kolzig Foundation for Youth Autism in honor of his son, who is autistic.

In 2007 she teamed up with the Scottish electro-pop outfit, Juno !, and has collaborated on their independently released singles, " Smoke & Mirrors " and " These Boys Are Athletes ", as well as regularly appearing live with the band, most recently at the Rock Ness 2008 Festival.

Athletes in short-track speed skating and cross-country skiing were disqualified for various reasons as well ( including doping ), leading Russia and South Korea to file protests and threaten to withdraw from competition.

In promotions featuring only a single gender ( such as Women of Wrestling or Shimmer Women Athletes ), gender classifications are often unnecessary as well.

Athletes in Action works with athletes and coaches who compete at both the collegiate and professional level to use the platform of sport to help people around the world with questions of faith.

Athletes in other sports wear caps with their team's logo and colors as " sideline " caps ; both types are also sold as authentic team merchandise in retail stores and are quite popular.

Athletes using Rossignol products won at both the Winter Olympic games in Albertville and in Lillehammer.

Athletes on the Senior National Teams are chosen from both a selection camp and trials process, depending on the boat category.

Athletes on the Under 23 squad are chosen from both a selection camp and trials process, depending on the boat category.

Athletes engaged in exercise over a long period of time produce energy via two mechanisms, both facilitated by oxygen:

Cecil worked with Athletes for Youth, a Milwaukee-based inner city program teaching children about baseball, and was honorary chairman of both the Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin and the 1982 Food for Families Project.

Athletes must be approved by the USOEC, their national governing body and NMU to be admitted into the program.

Athletes have won 39 national championships, including 24 NCAA Division III competitions.

Student Athletes have contributed to MSC's long standing success as an institution and brought home a number of regional and national titles when MSC was a member of the NJCAA rather than NCAA Division III.

Athletes in Action team has played as the US national team in the 1978 FIBA World Championship.

Athletes from the South African and Irish national Olympic teams will be joined at St Mary's by endurance athletes from the Chinese and Japanese Olympic teams in the run up to London 2012.

Athletes receive training and support on a year to year basis through national, regional and local fundraisers which raise money for the Olympic Scholarship Fund.

He is a national leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a much sought-after Christian speaker.