#Tickets for Olympic Triathlon

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The Olympic Sports I Think Nancy Drew Characters Would Play Based on Vibes

Ned: swimming. Oh man he has big swimmer energy. I will not elaborate. Daryl does too.

Kiri: rugby. In fact she was on the women’s NZ rugby team that just won gold. If you didn’t see her you weren’t watching hard enough not my problem

Jane Penvellyn (in a few years): DRESSAGE. Oh my god. All the Penvellyns are dressage. It’s a linage of dressage. That whole family is so dressage coded. Except for Alan, he did modern pentathlon.

Katie AND Jenna: they both do canoe and kayak slaloms and they are big rivals and lovers. Also Holt does sailing.

Tex: I know you think I’m going to say an equestrian sport but that’s WRONG he does shooting. Try to tell me that man has ever missed a rifle shot I dare you! (Ollie has though lol)

Mary: you may think I’m going to say an equestrian sport and you are RIGHT. She does cross country with her horsie :)

Isis: she is a wolf so unfortunately she can’t compete. But long jump.

Connie: Judo duh

Pua: surfing duh

Hulk: he’s actually not in the Olympics. They have rules against steroids sorry Hulk

Rick Arlen: he’s not in the Olympics either but he bought beach volleyball tickets and the cameras keep cutting to him in the stands before going to commercial

Jacques: he’s not in this Olympics. Check back in two years

Yanni: him too. You know if I had a nickel for each time a Nancy Drew game had an asshole Olympic skier as a character…

Jim Archer: fencing. He wins gold. I know you think I’m joking but look up the president of the IOC who won gold in fencing like fifty years ago and you will see that they are the same man.

Frank: mountain biking. He just gives me that vibe and this is based on vibes so there you go.

George: heptathlon!! She’s ripped and also good at cardio!

Henrik: he was a pole vaulter in the 60s. Look at how tall and skinny he is. If this was real life they’d be calling it the Van der Hune flop not the Fosbury flop.

Harlan: wrestling. Search your heart, you know it to be true!

Minette: she switched martial arts to Judo but she loses her first match and gets kicked out of the tournament because she announces every move she’s about to do.

Niko Jovic: unfortunately he is dead so he’s not gonna be participating.

Brenda Carlton: rhythmic gymnastics. The US does not perform well in that sport and she’s going to do nothing to change it.

Helena: triathlon. Imagine it. She can swim and bike and run, I’m sure of it.

Niobe: did you know that up until the 1940s they had art categories in the Olympics? Unfortunately that was like 80 years ago so sorry Niobe it isn’t happening for you.

Elka: she seems short. Gymnastics. She’s not coming anywhere near team USA though.

Anja: oh my god shot put. The lady is made to be a shot putter.

Leela: actually she’s not going to the Olympics because she spends all her time playing air hockey instead of training. Bummer. Kim and Rachel are synchro divers though.

[a-forbidden-detective]

A day in a life of RonToto: Germany & France (Part 1)

RonToto after their Vienna sojourn are finding themselves in Germany and for a while in France: (from top left) an old house and now a five-star hotel in Colmar, the St. Martin’s Cathedral, a boat ride along the Ill, at the foot of German poet Friedrich Schiller’s statue, the suite hotel where RonToto stayed, another timber house in Strasbourg, the Residenzschloss in Rastatt, and crashing at the wedding reception in a Stuttgart palace

After we solved the case in Vienna, and bc we did a lot of running here and there, unmasking our rich client’s long-lost lover, who happened to be a stage actor (I will tell the whole story soon, promise), he gifted us train tickets to Baden-Württemberg and the neighboring cities in France.

Ron and I visited the towns of Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Strasbourg, stayed a bit longer in Colmar, and then to a quaint little “baroque” city called Rastatt.

Lots of train rides, which fascinated me most of all as Germany and France in this region is only separated by a river in between, the Rhine. But wowza! The number of people who wanted to cross France on our third day was a lot. People were seated on the stairs and the hallways. It would be either be a disaster and a blessing. Just imagine if it were the time of COVID-19. Well, I am not a doctor but a police officer and I dare not to think about the possibility. Japan was in trouble when they pursued hosting the Olympics in 2020. I just read that the water quality of the river Seine was so terrible that they cancelled the triathlon the other day.

Anyway, we crashed a wedding reception in Stuttgart. Was not our intention though. The groom mistook me as a friend from middle school in an international school in Tokyo. Ron was so amused we had been offered a table and got to toast with the newlyweds for the new chapter in their lives. Two young women tried to flirt with Ron, which sort of ruined my day, but became hilarious though. Bc as soon as Ron deduced them they couldn’t wait to get away from him. Heh!

As soon as we reached Colmar while we waited for our hotel suite to be ready, we decided to go for a boat ride along the Lauch, which is connected to the Ill River that also flows in Strasbourg. Ron was also able to tick a box on his wretched list of what he wanted to do. Want to know what that is? Sitting on top of one of the half-timber roofs and sipping his black sugar syrup. I was so embarrassed but the owner let him get away with it. Lucky him.

On our second and final day in Colmar, there was a scheduled city trip around the town. Colmar is the city that is supposed to be the inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki’s “Howl’s Moving Castle’s” Ingary. It was a charming little town with the half-timber houses. So picturesque. That’s the word I learned from Ron. Stemmed from the 17th century it wormed its way to English language that could mean that the scene resembles a picture, evokes aesthetics and vivid. The old town feels like a museum, but many of them are still used either as a hotel or restaurant or both.

Rastatt is near the famous Baden-Baden. A small town that houses baroque palaces. It was a Monday when we visited it so not too many people were strolling around as museums were closed. Haha! That’s so nice to know.

Ron said we are going to make another stop in Europe until we are back to Tokyo for another client request. This is the first time I heard Amamiya was actually happy on the phone when I talked to her. Though one could never be sure.

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If you ever think you are unprepared for an important event. I am begging you to consider: France hosting the 2024 Olympics. Few weeks ago a guy lost a laptop containing security plans at a train station, only for another guy to lose another laptop containing other plans a week later at a mall center. The body of a child was just retrieved in the Seine, supposed to receive swimming events, water’s quality is so uncertain the government hinted they could just erase the swimming race of the triathlon because ahah, yes indid, zere’s no plan B. The Olympic Aquatic Center was the victim of water leaks and infiltration during presi Emmanuel Macron's visit. A guy fell off his diving board at the inauguration ceremony because they moisturised it too much. In 2021 they showed parisians these grand futuristic plans for the Champs Élysées and Tour Montparnasse modernised, green roofs everywhere, a makeover to end all makeovers, a diamond of architecture. Flash forward today not a single construction has started, there’s rats, garbage, and they are shipping homeless people to the neighbouring departments. Transport company unions are threatening to go on global strike during the event. The security system to counter drones during the opening ceremony will not be effective because Reasons. They’ll raise the metro’s ticket price to 4€ because “walking is good for your health”, as Olympic are held in August, a month known for its light breeze and most agreeable weather to stroll under.

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25 July 2024

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will see competitors parade on boats along the River Seine through central Paris on Friday.

An unprecedented security operation is in place, with organisers also facing challenges over the cleanliness of the Seine, costs and the environmental impact of the Games.

When are the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games?

The summer Olympics run from 26 July to 11 August, with 10,500 athletes competing in 329 events.

The Paralympics take place from 28 August to 8 September, featuring 4,400 athletes in 549 events.

There will be 206 countries represented at the Olympics, and 184 at the Paralympics.

Where will Olympic and Paralympic events take place?

The main athletics events will be at the Stade de France, on the northern outskirts of Paris.

There are also Olympic and Paralympic venues in the city centre.

The Pont d'Iena, for example, is hosting cycling events, while beach volleyball is at the Eiffel Tower and the marathon starts at the Hotel de Ville and ends at Les Invalides.

Is the Seine clean enough for swimming?

Open water swimming and triathlon events are due to take place in the Seine, more than 100 years after swimming in the river was banned.

Tests done in mid-June showed that levels of E. coli in the water were 10 times the acceptable level.

However, Games organisers hope July sunshine and measures like a rainwater storage basin will make it clean enough.

Ahead of the Games, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip to try to prove the river was safe.

How are France's security forces preparing for the Games?

The Games will be protected by the largest peacetime deployment of security forces in French history

Up to 75,000 police, soldiers and hired guards will be on patrol in Paris at any one time to guard venues and events.

The use of the Seine for the opening ceremony, with crowds watching the parade from the banks, is a first for the modern Olympics.

The original plan was to give free tickets to 600,000 members of the public to watch from the river's banks.

However, the government was worried about potential threats such as a drone attack, and spectator numbers were scaled back to 326,000.

More than 220,000 of those will be invited guests and 104,000 will be members of the public who have bought tickets.

Some 44,000 barriers have been erected, with QR codes for residents and others seeking access to the river Seine and its islands.

Many of the barriers will be removed after the opening ceremony.

Intelligence services uncovered two plots against the country by suspected Islamic militants in early 2024.

In May, a man was detained on suspicion of planning an attack on the torch relay in Bordeaux, and another man was arrested in southern France over a plan to attack an Olympic football venue.

How much are the Games costing?

The cost of this year's Games is estimated to be about 9bn euros (£7.6bn), less than any of the previous four Games — in Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, London, and Beijing.

Much of the funding is coming from private companies, as well as sales of tickets and broadcasting rights.

The government's official auditors have said it may have to pay between 3bn and 5bn euros (£2.5bn and £4.2bn) for costs such as policing.

Are the Games environmentally friendly?

The organising committee of Paris 2024 has promised to make it the greenest Games in Olympic history, with half the carbon footprint of London 2012 and Rio 2016.

The Games will be held in the same city where, in 2015, world leaders agreed to try to prevent global temperatures rising by more than 1.5C.

About 95% of the Olympic and Paralympic sites are either existing structures or temporary ones.

The organisers say they are using as much recycled material as they can — including recycled cardboard beds for athletes — and trying to minimise carbon emissions.

However, it has been reported that thousands of air-conditioning units have been ordered for Olympic Village rooms by some national teams.

Are the Games pushing up prices in Paris?

Millions of visitors are expected in Paris during the Games, with ticket holders expected to spend an estimated 2.6bn euros (£2.2bn).

Hoteliers in Paris pushed up their rates, in many cases doubling them or more, in anticipation of a big rise in demand.

But there have been reports that many hotels have had unexpectedly low sales.

Bus and metro fares are also doubling in the capital during the Games.

In January, the Louvre art gallery put up its entrance fees by almost 30%.

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Excitement of the Paralympics

I had a Paralympic event scheduled for each day I was in Paris. I was there with a non-Parisian purpose and I needed a daily reminder of why I was tolerating Paris. How did I go about deciding which events to attend? By what venue was the event being held in. My top two venues were the Eiffel Tower Stadium and Grand Palais. When I first started looking at tickets, events were being held at both venues. Once I had my flight purchased and went back to buy event tickets, I was left with one day that the Eiffel Tower Stadium was holding games, zero days that anything was happening at Grand Palais, and many, many questions as to how the schedule was being reworked to this extent only a couple weeks out from the games. But onto the action!

Night Zero: The Opening Ceremony

Viewed from the Fan Zone in the 11th Arrondissement.

Day One: Wheel Chair Basketball

After my morning stroll to see the cauldron, I was off to Bercy Arena for my first event: Wheelchair Basketball.

Other than the fact that the arena was blasting tundra air at me the entire time, it was quite a lot of fun watching my double Team GB event. After years of watching UK Olympic coverage through a VPN, I'm still a little Team GB at heart.

But I really did have to leave the venue at every break available so I could attempt to thaw in the hallway. I finally reached a point when I was so cold, I left my seat and stood on a little balcony in front of the press boxes. I just could not do it anymore.

Didn't get yelled at. Wasn't under the tundra AC. WIN.

Day Two: Stade de France

Filling in the third ranked venue slot was Stade de France. It had rained on and off all day, and the trend continued throughout that evening's athletic events. The highlight of the night? Blind Long Jump.

I was so incredibly fortunate to get placed on the same side of the stadium as the long jump pit because I think I found my next career: long jump guide.

We could hear the guide directing the athletes and had a great view of how this process works. Only a few times did an athlete stray from the runway and need a reset -- there's an allotted amount of time for the runner to jump. If they run halfway and get off course, they can reset and start again. Absolutely fascinating. And seriously, how do I get to be a long job guide? I think I would be very, very good at yodeling direction for an athlete.

Day Three: Triathlon Fan Zones

When I first started scheduling in events, the Triathlon was Saturday Sunday. Then it was Sunday Monday. Then it was Saturday Sunday. Then Sunday Monday. In the end, it was scheduled for Sunday Monday and I fan zone hopped around the city on Saturday.

Paris placed fan zones in many important places around the city -- which was cool if you were there for a fan zone, but could also be a little frustrating if you wanted to see the place that was being taken over by the fan zone.

Day Four: Triathlon

I woke up Sunday morning, excited to head out to the Triathlon, but after a rainy Friday and Saturday, the Seine wasn't up for human swimming.

This is 100% a factoid I should have looked up prior to racing out of my flat to the location of the triathlon that was not occurring.

But I got to spend some time on a bench beside Grand Palais and reschedule by day, so it was worth dragging myself out of bed after way too little sleep and racing across the city to...sit and replan.

Day Five: Triathlon and Stade Tour Eiffel

After two days off from all Paralympic activity, I was beyond excited for my final day of games. These were the events that drove my "I can't not go to Paris for the Paralympics" determination. As I sat damp and freezing in a garden in Montmarte, I started to grow concerned about the Seine quality. I really, really wanted to see that triathlon on the streets of Paris.

It might have taken an extra day, but it was everything and more.

It was also a workout. There were three main blocks of start times and multiple categories ran one after another within those blocks. You watched swimming for a bit then moved on to a section on the bike course before heading down to a section on the run course -- all while not having a clue (at least for me) as to who was participating against one another and who was winning. Families of athletes around me knew what was going on, so I just "joined fan groups" to get updates on the race.

And it all culminated with an evening spent watching blind football at in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. If I had an option to choose my seat in the stadium, it would have been the seat I was given. I could not believe it. All I wanted was this exact view and I got it.

Final takeaways from my first Paralympic experience: I would 100% do this again and likely will for LA2028. When the Olympics are on, I stream every sport I possibly can. It's 17 days of non-stop, multi-screen coverage and I am legit exhausted afterwards. I think I would be an absolute mess trying to be in the moment at one sporting event while knowing there were multiple others occurring that I couldn't see. But the Paralympics? I am completely content being blown away one sport at a time.

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Welcome to the 22nd Wizarding Olympiad! 

We are here today in Tokyo, Japan, where we are getting closer and closer to the Opening Ceremony! Spectators have been waiting for this moment for four years, and all of the organizers behind this event have made sure that it will be one for the history books. We all knew that was going to be true anyway, thanks to the dedication from all of the citizens of Japan, and their leaders.

Whether you’re new to the Wizarding Olympics, or you’re just looking for some added entertainment, we’re here to tell you that you’re in for a treat. Japan has been waiting for this moment, and we can tell you that you’re in for quite a show with these Opening Ceremonies. The entire stadium itself has been transformed into one large Cherry Blossom tree, with all of the onlookers being given comfortable seats on different petals throughout. Don’t worry! Everyone will be able to see the lighting of the rings, not to mention the ability to get a taste of all of the local cuisine, and a chance to look at fireworks that will truly make this a moment that you will never forget. 

As the festivities kick off, we all know that you all have events that you’re looking forward to the most. That’s why we’re here to give you a quick schedule of when you can tune into the WWN on your wireless, or the WBN on television for more on these events! The following is the broadcast schedule for the Wizarding Olympics, but check in for behind-the-scenes exclusives on the building of the arena, exclusive interviews with the athletes, and much, much more over the next two weeks. The WWN will be giving away FREE tickets with arranged portkey every day this week, so keep your wireless dialed in for your chance to win a front-row seat to the most anticipated events of the season.

Opening Ceremony: March 12th Synchronized Flying: March 13th Flying Carpet - Full Pipe: March 13th - 20th Broom Racing: March 14th - 16th Wizard's Chess: March 14th - 19th Quadpot: March 15th - 21st Dueling Tournament: March 15th - 28th Spellcasting Triathlon: March 16th - 17th Pygmy Puff Ball: March 16th - 25th Hippogriff Riding: March 18th Flying Carpet - Speed Trial: March 20th - 27th Gnome Tossing: March 21st - 22nd Closing Ceremony: March 28th

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This is my bucket list in no particular order. From being locked down during the Covid-19 pandemic, I realised I really want to get out and explore. I want to be more adventurous, do things I've never done before and most importantly, have fun.

More will be added along the way!

Visit America

NASA Space Station

Grand Canyon

Golden Gate Bridge

Visit the National Parks

Statue of Liberty

Times Square

Hollywood Sign

Try New York style Pizza

Try Chicago style Pizza

Do the Camino de Santiago

Visit Italy

Visit Switzerland

Visit Poland (Again)

Visit France (Again)

Visit South Korea

Visit Hawaii

Visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory in Birmingham, UK

Swim with dolphins

Ride a Jet-Ski

Dog Sled with Huskies

Get tickets to see the Olympics

Go Surfing (Again)

Go to a theatre show

Get a Tattoo

Learn how to Snowboard

Snowboard on the Alps

Go whale/dolphin watching

Do a marathon

Do a triathlon

Get fitter in order for asthma to either be gone completely or to be better than it currently is

Get a promotion

Go to see a live Wimbledon tennis match

Buy myself my own car

Take a cooking class

Rope swing into water

Go to a yoga retreat

Learn to Ice Skate

Experience the Northern Lights

Dive the Great Barrier Reef

Go on a Wildlife Safari

Skydive

Reach my Weight Goal (11st but preferably 10st 5lbs)

Swim under a waterfall

Adopt a rescue animal

Make soap

Sit front row at a basketball game

Get a professional photoshoot done

Bungee Jump

Learn to Rollerblade

Make a photo book album for all the memories you've made every month for a whole year.

Camp under the stars

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POC election taking shape

#PHnews: POC election taking shape

MANILA – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) election picture has now become clearer as the two groups looking to sweep all the electoral seats are now unveiling themselves.

Incumbent president Bambol Tolentino of Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines was the first to announce his partial slate during Tuesday's Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum, naming Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio as his first vice president and Philippine Fencing Association and Philippine Modern Pentathlon Association president Richard Gomez as his second vice president.

The concurrent congressman of the 7th District of Cavite then completed his ticket on Saturday, naming Triathlon Association of the Philippines president Tom Carrasco as his candidate for chairman, Gymnastics Association of the Philippines president Cynthia Carreon-Norton as his treasurer, and Philippine Basketball Association legend Chito Loyzaga, representing the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association, as the auditor.

The board members in Tolentino's ticket are Muaythai Association of the Philippines secretary general Pearl Managuelod, Philippine Judo Federation president Dave Carter, renowned sports doctor George Canlas, the head of the United Philippine Surfing Association, and fellow congressman Prospero Pichay of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.

Meanwhile, World Archery Philippines president Clint Aranas, Tolentino's opponent for POC top post, recently unveiled his own partial ticket for the election as well.

Aranas will have Philippine Handball Federation president Steve Hontiveros as his chairman, Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association president Philip Juico as first vice president, and Philippine Rugby Football Union secretary general Ada Milby as second vice president.

Aranas will reveal the rest of his slate at a later date.

Both Tolentino and Hontiveros are seeking fresh four-year terms as president and chairman, respectively.

On the other hand, Milby initially expressed her desire to challenge Gomez for second vice president as an independent candidate, but on why Aranas adopted her to his ticket, he explained, "Pareho kami ng punto (We have the same points): accountability and transparency."

Aranas also revealed that he is also adopting Managuelod as one of his board members despite being officially part of Tolentino's team, making her among the favorites to secure a seat in the POC board.

Ahead of the Nov. 27 election, aspirants can now begin filing their certificates of candidacy on Oct. 1. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "POC election taking shape." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1116727 (accessed September 27, 2020 at 07:22PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "POC election taking shape." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1116727 (archived).

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Olympic Hospitality: Olympic 2020 bring next start time of Olympic cross-country evening to avoid heat

Olympic 2020 has set the cross-country unit of the riding evening competition at this year's Olympic 2020 Games will start at 7:45am after organizers took next the jump of the event because of heat worries.

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Rivalry at the Sea Forest Cross-Country Course on 2 August had been set for between 7:30am and 8am as part of events from Olympic 2020 to combat the extreme heat expected in the Japanese capital.

Action in the correction is set to accomplish at 11:10am, somewhat outdoor of the 11am cut-off point obvious by the Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

IOC sports director Kit McConnell said the time was sure to protect the welfare of the horses. The change to the start time from 8:30am was supposed by the IOC Executive Board in December. A decision on the long-established time was made during a two-day IOC scheme review, which obvious today.

Validation of the start time for the cross-country evening came following a two-day IOC project appraisal of Tokyo Olympic, where measures dealing with the plain heat probable through the Olympic 2020 Games were deliberated.

Olympic 2020 said in a statement "This change was reflected with relevant stakeholders containing the IOC and the International Equestrian Federation as part of a range of heat counter measures being applied during the Games".

Equestrian is between many sports to have had movements brought next because of the heat, while the IOC controversially moved the marathon 831 kilometers from Tokyo to Sapporo amongst doubts over the influence of the high temperatures on the runners. Start times in distance track and field races, rugby sevens, triathlon and mountain biking have also been revised.

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Historical Marker: The Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is one of the most well-known historical landmarks all across the globe. Ideas and planning for a large theatrical and performance building started in the 1940s, but the design wasn’t set until 1957 when a Danish architect, Jorn Utzon, won the international design competition. It took 14 years to build starting in 1959 and was finally opened in October 1973. 

It was interesting to hear about the origin and backstory behind this infamous site and specifically the controversy surrounding Utzon. He was only paid 5000 pounds for his design and then became frustrated with the way it was being constructed and that his fees weren’t being paid in full and resigned from the project in 1966. We were also told about the myths about how Utzon came up with the design, from playing around with some orange peels to simply wanting to mimic sails seen in the harbor. 

The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games saw the Opera House as a focal point for many different events including the triathlon with the swimming portion in Farm Cove right in front of the House and the running/cycling parts held in the Botanical Gardens adjacent to the House. Concerts can be held outside the Opera House with people buying tickets to sit on the steps in front. Additionally, there are sometimes projections on the side of the Opera House where people can sit and watch whatever they are playing. 

I thought it was really cool to see the Opera House in real life especially because I grew up watching Finding Nemo and the Opera House appears many times. It was something I never really thought I’d see in person so it was really cool to be able to be there and see how beautiful it is. 

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Former Villanova athlete Summer Rappaport must wait for her Olympic triathlon opportunity

#OlympicGames #SummerOlympics [Philadelphia Inquirer]The path from Villanova swimmer to U.S. Olympic triathlete had been a long and grueling one for Summer Rappaport, who punched her ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Games at an Olympic qualifying event last ...

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Canada’s capital city will round off a three-part Qualifier in the athletes’ quest to secure Golden Ticket

Following an action-packed battle for qualification in Bali last month, and with the impending second Qualifier in Poznan, Poland on 28-30 June, the scene has been set for Canada’s capital city of Ottawa to host the third and final pre-series event on 3-4 August. It will be the last opportunity for the Pros to fight for the final Golden Tickets to the main series later in the year.

Taking place at Lansdowne Park over Canada’s August Long Weekend, Ottawa’s historic Rideau Canal – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – will be the focal point for the swim leg of the Pro, Age Group and Youth races, with SLT athletes having the privilege of being the very first to race in the iconic waterway.

“Ottawa Tourism is thrilled to welcome Super League Triathlon to Canada’s capital this summer as part of our ‘Bid More, Win More, Host More’ strategy. This distinguished sporting event brings some of the top world-class athletes to our city, showcases the best of our destination to the event’s international audience, and will result in significant economic impact for our community,” said Michael Crockatt, President & CEO of Ottawa Tourism.

2018 Canadian Triathlete of the Year and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Joanna Brown witnessed the intensity and excitement of SLT racing last season. The Ottawa-born athlete said, “Ottawa will be a great host for the final Super League Qualifier. Even though it might be the seventh coldest capital city in the world, things really heat up in the summer and you’ll find tons of people meandering along the many bike paths or the 7.8km Rideau Canal. There are many reasons why Queen Victoria herself picked Ottawa to be the capital of Canada… I really hope that the participants of Super League feel the incredible vibe of the city and that the lucky few find some extra magic for those Golden Tickets.” 

A ticket to the big league The Qualifier events are the best opportunities for up-and-coming athletes to have their shot on the world stage, against the giants of the sport. Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk knows only too well how valuable these events can be for professional career growth. He earned his Golden Ticket in last year’s Poznan qualification event, which saw him go on to compete against the likes of World Champion Mario Mola and double-Olympic medallist Jonny Brownlee.

An unassuming contender, Mislawchuk’s determination saw him podium in SLT Malta and Singapore, and he finished third overall in the final series weekend. Thanks to his impressive season performance, the Canadian finished fourth in the overall Championship Series, earning him automatic qualification into this year’s main series event and a chance to fight for the US$1.5m prize purse.

Tyler Mislawchuk said, “I was stoked to receive that Golden Ticket last year in the Poznan Qualifier. Lining up on the pontoon for the first Championship Series event in Jersey was insane; I was so nervous but the crowd was buzzing – it was unlike anything I’d done before. I think I really found my feet when I got to Malta and winning that second stage gave me so much confidence. It was just awesome to come away from the finale in Singapore with a podium finish for the weekend and ranking fourth overall for the season. Bring on next season!”

A treat for Age Groupers The Age Group (AG) races are set to be as spectacular and memorable as the Pro events; beyond swimming in one of the oldest and most famous canals in North America, the picturesque 40-acre urban park will serve as the backdrop to the course. As with all SLT AG events, the amateurs will be able to choose between the Sprint or the Enduro formats, and they can take part as an individual, team or relay. Between 1-15 April, there will be a 20% Early Bird Discount off AG entries.

Super League Ottawa isn’t just for the triathletes. Those not wanting to bike or swim can join in the action in the 10k, 5k and 2.5k Fun Runs on the Saturday.

SLT co-founder and two-time Ironman World Champion Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack said, “Witnessing the hype Super League has created around the world has been incredible, and getting Age Groupers to participate on the same global stage as the pros is a huge part of the SLT mission. Age Group racing is very much a part of SLT’s DNA so we want to continue to make the series as inclusive and attractive as possible to both amateur and professional racers alike.”

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A look at Kron Gracie - UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez.

A look at Kron Gracie - UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez. - http://mmauk.net/2019/02/13/a-look-at-kron-gracie-ufc-on-espn-ngannou-vs-velasquez/

A look at Kron Gracie - UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez.

On UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez in the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix Arizona, halfway down the main card sits one Kron Gracie (4-0), who makes his UFC debut against Alex Caceres (14-11 1NC). The bout, originally scheduled for the cancelled UFC 233 event, was announced in December of 2018 shortly after the signing of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

Kron Gracie: Age: 30 Height: 5’9″ Weight Class: Featherweight Pro MMA Record: 4-0 (4 submissions, 2 rear naked chokes, armbar, guillotine)

Kron is the youngest son of the legendary Rickson Gracie, a pioneer in both Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, and was awarded his black belt from his father at just 19 years of age. He comes into the biggest organisation in the world riding the last name that was once a golden ticket into MMA, becoming the first Gracie since Roger at UFC 162 to enter the Octagon. Whilst his fellow Gracie Family member Neiman fights in Bellator’s Welterweight division.

Kron last fight was a rear-naked choke win over the veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri, a former UFC fighter himself, who only months before submitting to Kron, went to a decision with Cub Swanson in the UFC.

There’s always been an appeal to fighters who excel and display mastery of one particular aspect of MMA. Ever since UFC 1 where Kron’s Uncle Royce Gracie came in and took the MMA world by storm with his high-level Jiu-Jitsu, an array of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners have transitioned to MMA in a search for success. There’s a consistent curiosity to see how far a fighter can get with their high-level proficiency in one area, it’s exactly the same as when Conor McGregor stepped into the squared circle to take on Floyd Mayweather, where fans were interested to see if the Irishman’s elite level MMA striking could go punch for punch with Mayweather’s equally elite boxing skills.  It’s something we’ll examine when Olympic level folkstyle wrestler Ben Askren makes his UFC debut against a solid anti-wrestler in Robbie Lawler.  But the UFC is no longer ‘style vs ‘style, and in order to reach the heights that all who enter the Octagon desire, you need a proficiency in all areas, whilst a high-level Jiu-Jitsu fighter could finish the fight on the ground, against a high-level wrestler who can neutralise take-downs and dictate where the fight takes place, an elite submission game is far less valuable.

Kron trains regularly with the Diaz brothers, he was in Nate’s corner for his big win over Conor McGregor at UFC 196, and Nate will be in his corner this weekend. He’s also helped out Gilbert Melendez with training camps, these experiences are no doubt an ‘iron sharpens iron’ situation. Like the Diaz Bros,  Kron kinda lacks a takedown game and tends to favour pulling guard, a technique which is far less successful in the UFC, although when he gets to that closed guard position he certainly makes magic. This is where we’ll see how Kron’s striking holds up, so far he has shown some success with clinch-work and a bit of dirty boxing, using that clinch to tie up his opponent and drag the fight to the ground. But as a whole, his striking and footwork are quite green, but for only 4 fights into his career, he’s looking a pretty solid prospect.

Kron with Nick and Nate Diaz competing in a triathlon.

This fight is very much about Gracie’s inclusion to the UFC, but he can’t underestimate nor look past Caceres. His record and performances might be erratic but he has a striking style that is hard to prepare for and could prove a challenge for Kron if the Gracie fails to get the fight to the ground, Caceres should look to move in and out from Kron, actively disengaging and fighting from a distance. Forcing Kron to chase him so Caceres can look to capitalise. Alex ‘Bruce Leeroy’ Caceres is effectively a veteran in the UFC with eight years of Octagon experience to his name now, but despite this Caceres’ performances just scream ‘inconsistent, going 9-9 in his last 18 bouts. Although his fights are always entertaining, which explains why he’s so far with 4 of those losses being due to a rear-naked choke, something Kron and Rickson will no doubt have picked up on considering how nasty Kron’s chokes are, he damn near finished Marcelo Garcia with a guillotine in 2011’s ADCC.

In conclusion, it feels good to have a Gracie back in the UFC and there could be plenty of fun matchups for him down the line. Particularly one with fellow featherweight and Jiu-Jitsu standout Ryan Hall, who’s coming off a slick Heel Hook finish of BJ Penn.

Below is a grappling match between Kron and ONE Championship and Danaher Death Squad member Garry Tonon, where the pair put on a spectacular bout before Kron sunk in a tight rear-naked choke.

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Team PH to fly early to Tokyo for quarantine before Olympics

#PHnews: Team PH to fly early to Tokyo for quarantine before Olympics

MANILA – Team Philippines will fly early to Tokyo, if need be, to avoid possible disqualification and to meet quarantine and health check requirements in light of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, sports officials said on Tuesday.

In a press briefing at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in Manila, chef de mission to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Nonong Araneta and Philippine Olympic Committee secretary general, lawyer Ed Gastanes, said Filipino athletes might leave for the Tokyo Olympics at least two weeks earlier than expected.

Gastanes and Araneta also provided the media with updates on the qualification tournaments of the Filipino athletes despite the spread of the coronavirus.

“Walang (There is still no) official cancelation, walang (no) official postponement, so we’re preparing as if it will go on as planned,” Araneta said, noting that they are in constant communication with national sports associations on their preparations.

PSC chief of staff Marc Velasco said the government sports body has already discussed the concerns of the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes.

“The (PSC) Board’s consensus is we might send them two weeks ahead of their planned qualification tournament just to ensure that we are doing our quarantine procedure,” Velasco said.

Araneta shared the difficulty of the qualification process, considering that Olympic qualifying tournaments have been canceled due to the deadly virus.

“Ang concern ko actually is that, kahapon kasi, di ba sa dyaryo, yung Philippines may travel ban, yung ibang countries may travel ban coming from the Philippines. Sa ngayon, two countries pa lang yan, Kuwait at Qatar, baka pati yung ibang countries pa in which we have a qualifying event (Our concern is that, like yesterday, some countries issued a travel ban on people coming from the Philippines. Two countries, Kuwait and Qatar, did. Other countries where we have a qualifying event might also issue a ban),” he said.

A total of 64 athletes from archery, athletics, swimming, basketball, boxing, cycling, canoe-kayak, fencing, golf, gymnastics, judo, karate, rowing, skateboarding, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, weightlifting, and wrestling have been training hard to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

Out of the 64, some 18 athletes have a higher-than-average chance of booking a ticket to the largest quadrennial games this year, according to Araneta.

“Sa swimming may dalawa; athletics may apat; boxing sana apat pa; sa judo we have two or three; sa golf three. So that’s 16. Sa skateboarding, dalawa. So ‘yan yung mga tsansa (We have two in swimming; four in athletics; hopefully another four in boxing; in judo, we have two or three; also three in golf. So that’s 16. In skateboarding, two have chances),” he said.

So far, pole vault star EJ Obiena, gymnastics sensation Carlos Yulo, and boxer Eumir Marcial have booked tickets to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Tokyo will host the most prestigious Summer Olympics from July 24 to August 9 this year. (PR)

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* Philippine News Agency. "Team PH to fly early to Tokyo for quarantine before Olympics." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1096183 (accessed March 11, 2020 at 02:54AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Team PH to fly early to Tokyo for quarantine before Olympics." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1096183 (archived).

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Olympic Triathlon: International Triathlon Union issue heat advice in preparation for Olympic 2020

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has discharged a record called "Beat the Heat" in an offer to get ready competitors for high temperatures. It comes as a feature of the development to Olympic 2020 where races are relied upon to occur in warm climate.

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Coordinators have just moved the beginning of the people's occasions to 6.30am in the desire for cooler conditions. Be that as it may, the temperature was almost 30 degrees by 6am at the Olympic 2020 test occasion in August, as indicated by the Japan Times.

France's Cassandre Beaugrand was treated in a medical clinic for heatstroke and the run area of the ladies' race was divided from 10 kilometers to five. Fears over warmth provoked a choice to move the Tokyo Olympic long-distance races to Sapporo, 800 kilometers toward the north of the capital.

Marathon, be that as it may, is staying in the city with a course around Odaiba Marine Park. Beat the Heat has been discharged in collaboration with Australia's University of Canberra and Britain's Loughborough University. Points secured incorporate warmth acclimation, center temperature, cooling procedures and how much a competitor should drink.

The ITU rules to moderate warmth stress are additionally secured. We in ITU have consistently put the competitors' wellbeing and security first, and this complete archive is an away from of the responsibility of our group, the game division and the Medical Committee in ITU, in ensuring that all long-distance runners and Para triathletes can perform at their best conditions and do it with all the security quantifies that we can give them, said ITU President Marisol Casado, an International Olympic Committee part.

The ITU said that their record is the principal heat counsel from a wearing association which additionally covers Para-competitors explicitly. The game and restorative group in ITU is completely dedicated to ensuring the security of the considerable number of competitors, said Thanos Nikopoulos, the ITU's head of activities and one of the creators of the investigation.

In the wake of breaking down the effect of the warmth and muggy conditions in the test occasion held in Tokyo in the late spring of 2019, and in the wake of setting up a working gathering with delegates from our Athletes, Technical, Medical and Coaches' Committees alongside various specialists on this field, we chose to expand these rules to attempt to help all competitors on their street to Olympic 2020 and past.

The Tokyo Olympic will occur between July 24 and August 9. In excess of 50 passing were recorded in Japan as a result of the warmth in July of a year ago. Beat the Heat is a definitive distribution for marathon runners and Para triathletes, said ITU Medical Committee executive Sergio Migliorini.

We have assembled all the logical and therapeutic data accessible to make it simple to fathom for competitors and mentors, so as to encourage their presentation, preparing and acclimation.

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