Sunday, March 7, 2010
Opened by Vancouver Olympic Death
Opened by Vancouver Olympic Death
Vina Ramitha
(Special)
INILAH.COM, Vancouver - opening of the Winter Olympics (Winter Olympics) in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday (13 / 2) local time tinged tragedies. But competition is still done.
Luge athlete from the late Republic of Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili would expect. Adrenaline passion he felt for the first 48.9 seconds planks laid seluncurnya and drove up to 135 kilometers per hour, is the last moments of his life.
On the track worth U.S. $ 100 million that he died after losing control of the sled, Friday (12 / 2) local time. His head hit the metal pole after a track Nodar thrown out.
"I can not speak, can not describe how we all feel," said President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge, as reported by the Washington Post. The statement reported by Nodar death of an hour after the accident, along with the start of the investigation by the IOC.
The incident occurred several hours before the Winter Olympics officially opened in Vancouver. Delegation of the Republic of Georgia seemed sad, dressed in red and wearing a black scarf to signify mourning for the death of their colleague. More than 60 thousand people who witnessed the opening of this gives them a standing Ovation condolences.
"Bring on the shoulders of Nodar dream of you all. Berkompetisilah with that spirit in your heart all," said Director John Furlong Vancouver Olympics when he opened the Olympics in BC Place stadium. After a moment of silence, flag down the host half-mast.
The opening of the Olympics this time is a bit stiff and uncomfortable because of the death of Nodar. The sports that participate in these Olympics began blaming the organizers that provide limited access for foreign athletes to know the tracks and fields to be contested. Especially in the case of Nodar, a track where he died recently built two years ago.
"It's hard to track, we drove with more speed than usual and no other tracks in the world like it. They did not give us time to practice and get used to it," said U.S. luge athlete, Steven Holcomb, shortly before the team paraded into the country in the stadium.
Holcomb Canada upset because the team was allowed to use the track longer than rivals from overseas. He argues that the injustice caused by Nodar country which is a small country in Europe. "This little mistake into a fruitful big tragedy," he continued.
However, the Olympic flame remains lit, the first in the stadium and one in Coal Harbor is not far from the stadium where the opening ceremony. Carrier fire is legendary Canadian hockey sports, Wayne Gretzky who then lit a fire in a large stove.
Some big names in other sports world who got the honor of being the bearer of fire is a gold medalist from Canada, Rick Hansen. He gave the fire to the player who had won skate Olympics, Catriona LeMay Doan. The fire then forwarded to the NBA players Steve Nash, and finally to the skier Nancy Greene. Only later to Gretzky.
Canada has spent a lot of money to hold this event. A total of U.S. $ 110 million for the programs 'Own the Podium', U.S. $ 552 to build a venue that will be used as race tracks, including the import thousands of cubic yards of snow from the U.S. because the warmest winters in history. Then an additional U.S. $ 1.5 billion allocated for operational costs everyday. [MDR]
Vina Ramitha
(Special)
INILAH.COM, Vancouver - opening of the Winter Olympics (Winter Olympics) in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday (13 / 2) local time tinged tragedies. But competition is still done.
Luge athlete from the late Republic of Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili would expect. Adrenaline passion he felt for the first 48.9 seconds planks laid seluncurnya and drove up to 135 kilometers per hour, is the last moments of his life.
On the track worth U.S. $ 100 million that he died after losing control of the sled, Friday (12 / 2) local time. His head hit the metal pole after a track Nodar thrown out.
"I can not speak, can not describe how we all feel," said President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge, as reported by the Washington Post. The statement reported by Nodar death of an hour after the accident, along with the start of the investigation by the IOC.
The incident occurred several hours before the Winter Olympics officially opened in Vancouver. Delegation of the Republic of Georgia seemed sad, dressed in red and wearing a black scarf to signify mourning for the death of their colleague. More than 60 thousand people who witnessed the opening of this gives them a standing Ovation condolences.
"Bring on the shoulders of Nodar dream of you all. Berkompetisilah with that spirit in your heart all," said Director John Furlong Vancouver Olympics when he opened the Olympics in BC Place stadium. After a moment of silence, flag down the host half-mast.
The opening of the Olympics this time is a bit stiff and uncomfortable because of the death of Nodar. The sports that participate in these Olympics began blaming the organizers that provide limited access for foreign athletes to know the tracks and fields to be contested. Especially in the case of Nodar, a track where he died recently built two years ago.
"It's hard to track, we drove with more speed than usual and no other tracks in the world like it. They did not give us time to practice and get used to it," said U.S. luge athlete, Steven Holcomb, shortly before the team paraded into the country in the stadium.
Holcomb Canada upset because the team was allowed to use the track longer than rivals from overseas. He argues that the injustice caused by Nodar country which is a small country in Europe. "This little mistake into a fruitful big tragedy," he continued.
However, the Olympic flame remains lit, the first in the stadium and one in Coal Harbor is not far from the stadium where the opening ceremony. Carrier fire is legendary Canadian hockey sports, Wayne Gretzky who then lit a fire in a large stove.
Some big names in other sports world who got the honor of being the bearer of fire is a gold medalist from Canada, Rick Hansen. He gave the fire to the player who had won skate Olympics, Catriona LeMay Doan. The fire then forwarded to the NBA players Steve Nash, and finally to the skier Nancy Greene. Only later to Gretzky.
Canada has spent a lot of money to hold this event. A total of U.S. $ 110 million for the programs 'Own the Podium', U.S. $ 552 to build a venue that will be used as race tracks, including the import thousands of cubic yards of snow from the U.S. because the warmest winters in history. Then an additional U.S. $ 1.5 billion allocated for operational costs everyday. [MDR]
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona, born in 1960, Argentine soccer player, who led Argentina to a World Cup title in 1986. An outstanding midfielder, considered the heir to Brazilian player Pelé as the world's best player, Maradona earned praise and respect from players and fans for his brilliant play-making and goal-scoring abilities. He achieved celebrity status throughout the world and led a highly visible and extravagant life.
He was born Diego Armando Maradona in Lanús, near Buenos Aires. The son of a factory worker, he began playing soccer for Las Cebollitas, a children's team, at the age of nine. At the age of 16 he was the youngest player to join Argentina's national team. Though he was already a star when Argentina hosted the World Cup in 1978, Maradona was not selected for that year's national team and did not participate in his country's victory in the tournament. In 1979, however, he was voted South American player of the year. He led Argentina to its second World Cup title in 1986 and to the finals in 1990. He played for the professional soccer team of Barcelona in Spain from 1982 to 1984 and was then acquired in 1984 by Napoli, an Italian team from the city of Naples. With his help Napoli won the Italian League title for the first time in 1989.
Maradona encountered career problems after he was accused of drug use in 1991. That year he was dropped by the Naples team and barred from international competition for 15 months while facing drug charges in Argentina. In September 1992 he rejoined international soccer when he was signed by Seville, a team from Seville, Spain. Maradona struggled with Seville and was released by the team after one season. Despite having admitted that the training sessions overwhelmed him, he returned to Argentina in 1993 to attempt another professional comeback. During the 1994 World Cup, however, Maradona received a 15-month suspension from international competition for testing positive for banned drugs. He subsequently became coach of the Argentine soccer team Racing Club, but he resigned the post in mid-1995. Later that year, when his playing ban expired, Maradona joined the Boca Juniors team of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
(From : Microsoft Encarta 2009)
He was born Diego Armando Maradona in Lanús, near Buenos Aires. The son of a factory worker, he began playing soccer for Las Cebollitas, a children's team, at the age of nine. At the age of 16 he was the youngest player to join Argentina's national team. Though he was already a star when Argentina hosted the World Cup in 1978, Maradona was not selected for that year's national team and did not participate in his country's victory in the tournament. In 1979, however, he was voted South American player of the year. He led Argentina to its second World Cup title in 1986 and to the finals in 1990. He played for the professional soccer team of Barcelona in Spain from 1982 to 1984 and was then acquired in 1984 by Napoli, an Italian team from the city of Naples. With his help Napoli won the Italian League title for the first time in 1989.
Maradona encountered career problems after he was accused of drug use in 1991. That year he was dropped by the Naples team and barred from international competition for 15 months while facing drug charges in Argentina. In September 1992 he rejoined international soccer when he was signed by Seville, a team from Seville, Spain. Maradona struggled with Seville and was released by the team after one season. Despite having admitted that the training sessions overwhelmed him, he returned to Argentina in 1993 to attempt another professional comeback. During the 1994 World Cup, however, Maradona received a 15-month suspension from international competition for testing positive for banned drugs. He subsequently became coach of the Argentine soccer team Racing Club, but he resigned the post in mid-1995. Later that year, when his playing ban expired, Maradona joined the Boca Juniors team of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
(From : Microsoft Encarta 2009)
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