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Athletes from Voss have been present, representing Norway, at every winter Olympic games except one since 1948 Winter Olympics, the exception being 1972.
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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 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 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 ).
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.
Athletes with learning difficulties were excluded from the games due to the difficulties in testing for and classifying these disabilities.
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Organizations such as the Challenged Athletes Foundation have been developed to give amputees the opportunity to be involved in athletics and adaptive sports such as Amputee Soccer.
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 of note have included football player Derek Devine, professional golfer Brian Henninger, and baseball player and manager Del Baker.
Athletes in many sports have used human growth hormone in order to attempt to enhance their athletic performance.
Athletes who have earned Eagle Scout include Basketball Hall of Famer ( later U. S. Senator ) Bill Bradley and MLB All-Star Shane Victorino.
Athletes have earned 97 All-American and 38 Academic All-American / Scholar-Athlete honors since 1980.
Athletes such as Sidney Crosby, Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo and many agents from IMG have joined CAA.
Athletes who have earned degrees from the university include four-time NBA Championship-winner Shaquille O ’ Neal (' 05 ) and three-time WNBA MVP Lisa Leslie.
Athletes are permitted to appeal their classification if they feel they have not been properly evaluated.
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 often have their idiosyncrasies parodied — for example, gymnast Kerri Strug being carried around ESPN headquarters because of her famous ankle injury.
Recently, they have created a Signature series which includes photos and written signatures of Jones Soda Pro Athletes.
Giffnock North have represented Scotland on several occasions at the UK Young Athletes League Finals and have consistently came last in Scotland in the young athlete age groups.
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