* " 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 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 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.

Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag.

Artists and Athletes Against Apartheid then condemned the production for breaking the international boycott against South Africa.

Clubs and organizations include Anime, Asian Pacific Islander Culture Society ( APICS ), Interact Club, Astronomy, Band, African American Culture Society, Chess, Dance, DDR, Debate, DECA, Drama, Eagle TV, Earth Savers, Future Business Leaders of America ( FBLA ), Future Educators Association ( FEA ), FCCLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fencing, Forensics, French, Freshman Class, German, Gifted, Gospel Choir, Highlighter's, Japanese Culture, Junior Class, Kaleidoscope, Key, Literary Magazine, Madrigals, National Honor Society, The Movement ( With Love Written On Her Arms ), Navy Junior Reserve Officers ' Training Corps, Newspaper, One Act Play, Orchestra, TSA Digital Media Club, TSA Robotics Team, Student Cooperative Association ( SCA ), Scholastic Bowl, Senior Class, Sophomore Class, Spanish, Step Team, Technology Student Association, Video Game, and Yearbook.

In 1997, Dr. Hoberman became a source of controversy with the release of his book Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race, over its highly critical analysis of the relationships between sport and African American culture.

Eisenhower High School sponsors the following clubs and organizations for the student body: African American, Art, Band, BBB ( Blue Body Brigade ), BIB ( Babes in Blue ), Choir, Decathlon, Drama, FCA ( Fellowship of Christian Athletes ), FCCLA ( Family, Career and Community Leaders of America ), Fencing, FFA ( Future Farmers of America ), Geography, National Honor Society, Key Club, Media, Military Child, The Patriot Newspaper, Native American, Orchestra, JROTC ( Junior Reserve Officers ' Training Corps ), Spanish, Step Team, Student Council, Website Staff, The Talon Yearbook Staff.

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 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.

Athletes generally consider the Olympic classes to be premier events and are more interested in rowing in these than at the World Championships.

Athletes in the Ancient Olympic Games participated barefoot – and naked.

Athletes in the Ancient Olympic Games participated barefoot — and naked.

Category: Athletes stripped of Olympic medals

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.

On February 23, 2006, Koivu was elected by his fellow Olympic competitors as a member of the Athletes ' Commission of the IOC.

The IOC had allowed a mainly symbolic four-member team to take part in the 2000 Sydney Games under the Olympic flag as " Independent Olympic Athletes.

He is a member of the International Olympic Committee Athletes ' Commission.

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

Boulmerka was later elected to the Athletes ' Commission of the International Olympic Committee.

*" Catherine Ndereba ", n ° 38 on Time ’ s list of " 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch "

Category: Athletes stripped of Olympic medals

* 3 Olympic Athletes

* 1999-Awarded Special Prize in the " Best Athletes of the Century " selection jointly organized by the Chinese Olympic Committee, Henry Fok Foundation and China Sports Press Association

Category: Athletes stripped of Olympic medals

Athletes from the Palestinian territories, represented by the Palestine Olympic Committee and competing as Palestine, participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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

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.

Category: Athletes stripped of Olympic medals

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.