Year: 2016
-
WADA recommends banning Russia from the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics
Read for instance Yahoo! Sports The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) ban all Russian athletes, regardless of sport, from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The IOC said in a statement that it “will now carefully study the complex and detailed…
-
-
McLaren Report Confirms Evidence of Widespread, State-Sponsored Doping in Russian Sports
IOC meeting Tuesday to discuss sanctions; WADA recommends full Rio ban An independent investigation led by a Canadian law professor has confirmed evidence of widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russian sports, further fuelling calls for a full ban on the country from next month’s Rio Olympics. Richard McLaren of Western University in London, Ont., released his…
-
19 year old swimmer Joshua Ekirikubinza to represent Uganda at Rio olympics
He started swimming aged six, and, 13 years later, Joshua Tibatemwa Ekirikubinza will represent Uganda at the forthcoming Olympics games in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The teenager is Uganda’s overall fastest male swimmer having set two national records at last year’s World Championships in Kazan, Russia. The 19-year-old achieved a personal best…
-
-
Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres on Nearing Her 50th Birthday | Where Are They Now | OWN
Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres on not coming out of retirement and how she feels about her quickly approaching 50th birthday.
-
Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz was supposed to star in ‘Jaws’
Olympic swimming legend Mark Spitz was nearly in the movie “Jaws,” as he revealed on the “Today” show this week. The seven-time gold medal winner said he met with director Steven Spielberg, took acting lessons and screen-tested for a role in the popular shark thriller. Unfortunately for him, the part he tested for eventually went…
-
Norwegian school permits burkini in swimming classes
Students at Finnsnes School in Troms will be allowed to take part in swimming lessons wearing full-body covering swimsuits – also known as burkinis. The arrangement was the result of dialogue between parents and teachers at the school, who held meetings with representatives from Norway’s Refugee Board (flyktningetjenesten) and interpretors, according to Nordlys. “If [parents]…
-
Shetland wild swimmer’s close encounter with bull orca
Catriona Barr was wild swimming in the sea near Lerwick when she spotted the bull orca underneath her. Her attention was drawn to the mammal after she noticed people on the shore were watching her. Erik Isbister, who was watching from the shoreline, believed the orca may have mistaken Ms Barr for a seal. The…