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Bridget Franek: The goal, the risks, and the reward
by therunningeconomist
posted September 17, 2012 at 1:29pm

Bridget Franek has methodically set goals, made sacrifices, and taken risks to achieve her dreams. These goals have included getting a college athletic scholarship, becoming an NCAA champion and a USA team member, and making the Olympic final. In a talk t...more

Iranian Female Athletes Find Their Way
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted September 16, 2012 at 8:09pm

By Leila MOURI At this summer's London paralympics, Iran's Zahra Nemati won an archery gold, becoming the first Iranian woman to win a gold medal at any Olympic Games. In an interview with the Tehran Times, Nemati said that the lack of faciliti...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 11, 2012 at 10:11pm

Today’s top ten news links… Charles van Commenee has resigned as Britain’s head track and field coach, as he promised he would if the goal of eight Olympic medals was not reached. Unfortunately, this probably means the end to the Char...more

Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z Perform at London Paralympics Closing Ceremony
by Pretty Tough
posted September 11, 2012 at 8:10am

Coldplay and Rihanna rocked the Olympic Stadium Sunday night to give the 2012  Paralympic Games a rousing send-off and wrap up an unforgettable summer of sports in London. Jay-Z joined the three-hour party at a packed 80,000-seat arena that has play...more

40 Years After the Munich Massacre
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 5, 2012 at 10:51pm

  The International Olympic Committee earned plenty of scorn — deserved, I think — for its refusal in London this summer to commemorate the 11 Israeli athletes slain during the 1972 Munich Games, not least of all from some of the widows....more

Iran’s Zahra Nemati wins archery gold at 2012 Paralympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted September 4, 2012 at 10:51pm

LONDON - Recurve archer Zahra Nemati won the gold medal in women's individual W1/W2 class event at 2012 London Paralympics.She beat Elisabetta Mijno of Italy 7-3 in the final to claim the gold. Li Jinzhi of China defeated Italian Veronica Floreno to ...more

Consider contributions Paralympians make to Olympic mission
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 31, 2012 at 8:42am

For most Americans, the ongoing Paralympics is an afterthought – especially considering the scant media attention it receives here.  (To follow coverage, refer to this earlier blog post by my colleague Dunja Antunovic.) Sports performed by tho...more

Paralympics: Where to follow?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 28, 2012 at 8:39am

If you thought that the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games marked the end of sports from London, think twice. The Paralympics are beginning in 10 days. The media coverage probably won't be as ubiquitous as it was for a few weeks when you, literally, c...more

Olympic Hang Over
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted August 26, 2012 at 6:58am

Now that the Olympics are over and there’s been some time to digest, I feel a little disappointed about the Olympics. Oh, don’t get me wrong, there is a lot to be proud of if you follow American women sports.What has C and R so rankled was NBC...more

London 2012: Title IX Olympics?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 22, 2012 at 9:23am

The U.S. media started buzzing about the progress of women in the London 2012 Olympics even before the closing ceremonies. By now the media outlets seemed to have come to a consensus that these were truly the "Women's Olympics." Considering that the U.S...more

Should there be Team Scoring for Track and Field at the Olympics?
by carabyrd
posted August 20, 2012 at 8:08pm

I have been absolutely lost at what to do know without the Olympics in my life. I know I will go back and begin following the Diamond League meets and any other European meets until cross country season and fall marathons roll around. This year the Olympi...more

Getting There: The Olympics
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 20, 2012 at 8:36am

Laura is back with one more guest post about the Olympics. She lives south of London and attended many events. We asked her to give us the inside scoop on what it was like for spectators at a variety of venues. Thanks, Laura! Hundreds of thousands of peo...more

The Olympics was a Non-Event
by The Rabbit Hole
posted August 20, 2012 at 8:22am

we, at the height of reality - and with information at its peak - no longer know whether anything has taken place or not...  - Jean Baudrillard, The Vital Illusion Photo from SWF Kits. "When watching London Olympics 2012 in real-time, audiences can ...more

Paralympics: Where to follow?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 19, 2012 at 9:16am

If you thought that the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games marked the end of sports from London, think twice. The Paralympics are beginning in 10 days. The media coverage probably won't be as ubiquitous as it was for a few weeks when you, literally, c...more

US Women's National Soccer Team as Role Models
by Women in Sport International
posted August 18, 2012 at 7:39am

Tweet US Women's National Soccer Team as Role Models By Felicity Hawksley, Twitter: @thesportscarton, Personal Blog: http://stackpolesspin.wordpress.com/ A lot of people dubbed it the women's Olympics.  Thanks, but I don't think it'll be that unti...more

Kohistani aims to inspire Afghan girls
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 17, 2012 at 10:12pm

Female runner part of the team that returned to red carpet welcome in Kabul Kabul: The first Afghan female to compete at an Olympics Games hopes to act as inspiration to other women in her country.Tahmina Kohistani, the 23-year-old runner, may not have wo...more

Softball and Baseball were Missed in London
by Women in Sport International
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:24pm

We received this press release that is worth sharing about women's softball being missed in London. I would add to it that men's baseball was also missed. We would like to see both women's and men's softball, along with women's and men's baseball ad...more

NBC’s Coverage of Olympic Track and Field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 16, 2012 at 7:24am

I told everyone I knew who cares even the slightest about sports or my hometown of Toledo that it was happening at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 7. It was the men’s high jump final, and Toledoan Erik Kynard, an alumni of my junior high and who spent h...more

Overall thoughts on the Games and future plans?
by Pretty Strong
posted August 15, 2012 at 9:17am

I feel like my training leading up to the Games was almost as the best it could have been. I was injury free and hit PR's. I was upgraded to first class so I acclimated well. My training there went according to plan. My warm ups were perfectly timed and M...more

Tamika Catchings caught in a rare Olympic moment in Team USA women's basketball photo
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 15, 2012 at 9:13am

You don't get any better than Team USA's women's basketball team. The 12 players upheld a winning streak dating back to 1992 when the Americans won bronze in Barcelona. The 8-0 finish at the London Olympic Games brought the total to 41 consecutive wins, f...more

Assessing Team USA’s Track & Field Performance
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 15, 2012 at 8:59am

As no doubt you already know, the U.S. Olympic track and field team took home 29 medals. This was only one medal short of the audacious goal set by former USA Track and Field CEO Doug Logan as part of “Project 30″, a major overhaul of the org...more

London 2012: Candace Parker Headlines All-Olympic Team Awards
by Swish Appeal
posted August 14, 2012 at 1:32pm

Following the culmination of the 2012 Olympic Games, eurobasket.com released their All-Olympic awards yesterday. Here's a look at who they thought the top performers were - Most Valuable Player: Candace Parker, USA - Parker helped propel the United S...more

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