Category: Los Angeles 1984

A Little Roundup

11/5/2020

UIPM World shares an interview with Bence Demeter, looking to follow in deep Hungarian footsteps in modern pentathlon.

Bence Demeter via uipmworld.org

Team GB announces the start of their Tokyo 2020 triathlon team...even though official qualification hasn't actually happened yet.

Swimmer Josh Prenot is using his physics degree in a bid to make an Olympic appearance.

Count Simone Biles as an LGBTQIA ally.

Snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi talks with the FIS on how she has been training, cheesecake, and getting her driver's license.

Can two-sport star Tessa Lavey make it back to the Olympics for Team Australia in basketball?

Decathlon medalist finally has found a consistent training site ahead of Tokyo 2020.

Damian Warner via CBC.ca

Who will win World Athletics' Male and Female World Athlete of the Year?

Banned swimmer Shayne Jack makes an emotional public appeal on SAS Australia.

Tokyo 2020: Can once-powerhouse Team India make it back to the Olympic podium in field hockey?

More India: The Olympic Channel's "Shakti" video series looks at the paths to Tokyo 2020 taken by four star women across gymnastics, karate, wrestling, and archery.

Double Olympic gold medalist Rafael Nadal becomes only the fourth man to win 1,000 Open Era singles matches on the ATP Tour.

Olympic.org remembers a stirring moment of fair play in judo at Los Angeles 1984. "We must return to the core values of sport: an athlete must respect his/her opponent."

Mohamed Ali Rashwan via Olympic.org

A Little Roundup

8/17/2020

The IAAF's Diamond League returned to serious action on Friday, highlighted by Joshua Cheptegi's world record in the 5,000 meters. It was a record that had stood for 16 years, and one targeted by the world champion this year. Between that performance and the slew of other continental and personal records set across the meet - including Faith Kipyegon's .17-off the 1,000 meters world record - it's apparent that a lot of folk were ready for fast times right about this time of year. "This time of year", of course and unfortunately, is one week after when Tokyo 2020 athletics were to have been contested.

Thank You Monaco.

1 World record
3 Area records
11 World leading performances
2 Diamond League records
3 Herculis meeting records
9 national records#DiamondLeague #MonacoDL pic.twitter.com/MdaU3GbeWh
â€” World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 14, 2020

And, Cheptegei may not be done yet!

Ahead of the Monaco meeting, budding Olympic superstar Noah Lyles opened up to Tokyo 2020 on his mental health challenges as he looks forward to next year's Games.

Meanwhile, another U.S. sprint star, Justin Gatlin, previews his 'side of his story' as he looks ahead to his career winding down, and shares his 'Gatlin UNTOLD' documentary.

The Guardian took a quick look recently at Observer Magazine's coverage of Montreal 1976, dubbing it 'the troubled Games'. Though, not sure the point of The Guardian's brief share, other than maybe take an opportunistic dig.

As part of its on-going Olympic retrospective, The Associated Press looks back at Atlanta 1996 as a milestone Games for women athletes. I certainly remember, here in the United States, that that was a definite media storyline, with good reason as the U.S. women dominated gymnastics, basketball, soccer, and softball in very visible and lasting fashion.

Javelin star Julius Yego weighs in on his prospects for the postponed Games with Capital Sport.

I knew that name was familiar! The Chinese Global Television Network reports that Zhou Jihong is targeting a vice-president role next year with FINA. Zhou was the first of a long - a very long - line of Chinese diving gold medalists when she won the 10-meter platform event at Los Angeles 1984. Amongst other accolades, she is the first Chinese diver to have been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. I'm at-the-moment agnostic on her expected candidacy, but I sure love the memory of excitement watching the then-unknown Chinese team make a grand statement at those Games.

Uh-oh: Cross-country star Petter Northug, Jr. finds himself in a tough spot, after a traffic stop leads to a drugs scandal for the retired athlete. Owning up to it in an Instagram post, Northug awaits legal fallout.

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Jeg har gjort en stor feil. I gÃ¥r kveld ble jeg stoppet av politiet i fartskontroll. Jeg kjÃ¸rte altfor fort, og ble ogsÃ¥ tatt med pÃ¥ legevakten til blodprÃ¸ve. I tillegg fant politiet en mindre mengde narkotika hjemme hos meg. Det dreier seg om kokain. Jeg er fortvilet og redd for hva fremtiden vil bringe, og utrolig lei meg for alle de som jeg nÃ¥ har skuffet, igjen. Jeg vet at det nÃ¥ blir en straffesak. Da skal jeg ta ansvar for det jeg har gjort.

A post shared by Petter Northug Jr (@jantelov1) on Aug 14, 2020 at 1:15pm PDT

A reminder on the disadvantages a lot of the world's athletes face when aiming for sport success...who wouldn't root for these South Sudanese?

The Olympic Channel's Nick McCarvel checks in on the long, unique rivalry - and bond - between tennis stars and multi-medalist sisters Venus and Serena Williams.

On a roll McCarvel also shares an engaging interview with Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizerone, reigning silver medalist ice dancers, revealing what they've been up to in the last months and their evolution in style.

Qatar 2032?: Again, please...no.

R.I.P. to Gergely Kulcsar, one-time giant of track and field, and three-time medalist.

August 12th, Hungarian Athlete Gergely KulcsÃ¡r passed away at the age of 86. He represented Hungary in the men's Javelin Throw event at four Olympic Summer Games (1960-1972), winning Silver in Tokyo (1964) and Bronze in Rome (1960) and Mexico City (1968).https://t.co/BZ4T55wGmh pic.twitter.com/6w9m8NsexC
â€” Lost Olympians (@LostOlympians) August 13, 2020

On This Date, September 2: Peter Ueberroth is Born

9/2/2014

Peter Ueberroth was born on September 2 1937 in Evanston, IL USA. He's best known for his organization of the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, during which he built a private sponsorship and commercial effort that provided a revenue surplus of $250million after the Games. As this financial success was previously unheard of, it served as a sponsorship model from then on for the Olympics, and combined with the enthusiastic popular support of the competition despite the Soviet-led boycott, the LA Games are often viewed as reviving the lagging movement as a whole. After LA, he also served as the Commissioner of Major League Baseball and as Chairman of the US Olympic Committee.

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On This Date, September 2: Peter Ueberroth is Born

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