OMG: Olympedia.org debuted late last month, and I'm just now finding it. A digital encyclopedia for Olympic athletes and results, Olympedia offers a destination true Olympic fans and researchers will pore over. Produced by noted Olympic historians and with some collaboration with the IOC, the site is a companion to any fan's curiosity about results.
One might consider the site an online successor to the analog The Complete Book of the Olympics series. I certainly spent many hours - days, weeks - enjoying Olympic details in David Wallechinsky's opus, which provided such inspiration for me to follow the Games. It was such a disappointment when that series ended after 2012, as Wallechinsky moved on to less time-consuming projects. I had bought every edition since 1988!
One might consider the site an online successor to the analog The Complete Book of the Olympics series. I certainly spent many hours - days, weeks - enjoying Olympic details in David Wallechinsky's opus, which provided such inspiration for me to follow the Games. It was such a disappointment when that series ended after 2012, as Wallechinsky moved on to less time-consuming projects. I had bought every edition since 1988!
A Little Roundup
Kudos to the team members of the Scrap Yard Fast Pitch softball team, who quit en masse this week in response to the insensitive politicalization of their team by management. Players, including past and hopeful Olympians, reacted to a pro-President Trump message on Twitter that implied team consensus. It's not often one finds such strength of conviction in athletics that stirs mass action, but here is one for the books.
.@catosterman joined @SarahSpain tonight to share her anger in the tweet sent out by her softball team regarding the Anthem, and explain why her and her teammates will not play for the team again.https://t.co/y3TGVj1aGzhttps://t.co/ixxWwR6UEn
— Spain and Company (@SpainandCompany) June 24, 2020
New Zealand field hockey star Gemma McCaw retires.
As does Slovenian cross country skier Vesna Fabjan.
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