Tag: sports
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Drug Sport
The 100th edition of Le Tour de France came to a close yesterday evening in Paris. It was a spectacular 3 weeks of racing. The battling of teams, riders positioning for stage wins, fans in fancy (and quite often strange) dress, stunning scenery – all made for a memorable tour indeed. I’ve watched a lot of…
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The Olympics Mass Effect
59 Days to go. Simply put, for those that care about the London Olympics — the excitement is mounting. With 26 sports across 44 venues, 10,500 athletes and millions of spectators, it’s going to be a busy summer. From Box-hill to Coventry, and all across London the preparations are almost over and it’s almost time…
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No Place to Go But Up
ad•ap•ta•tion [ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] – a form or structure to fit a changed environment “The most powerful natural species are those that adapt to environmental change without losing their fundamental identity which gives them their competitive advantage.” – Charles Darwin A few weeks ago, I stepped out on a drizzly, dreary Friday morning in Brooklyn, NY, headed to the…
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Social and physical influences of sports and exercise
Since the beginning of time sport has had a great importance. It is good for health and fitness, it is great fun and pastime and is great for learning how to win and dealing with the loss. Many factors influence sports activities and the study of them has gone to such an extent that today…