Olympian1010 7,418 Posted June 24, 2019 #151 Share Posted June 24, 2019 53 minutes ago, Griff88 said: Lol Thohir is such a disaster. He always said that Asian Games is a success and trying so hard to bid for 2032 without realizing the ticketing nightmare in the Asian Games and lack of suitable venues. Couldn't trust most of the candidates though. Well, Filomena Fortes just oversaw one of the most successfully organized African Multi-Sport events of all time, so at least she actually earned her spot. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted June 29, 2019 #152 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Here's a bit of news you don't hear every day. IOC member HRH Princess Haya is seeking asylum in Germany after running away from her husband in Dubai. Her husband, Sheikh Mohammed, 69, is vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, as well as leader of the Emirate of Dubai. He has six wives and 23 children. phelps 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,791 Posted July 5, 2019 #153 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff88 1,729 Posted July 30, 2019 #154 Share Posted July 30, 2019 By the way I just get my old harddisk restored and found out that I have some of old Youtube videos of opening ceremony that has been deleted by IOC strikes.. Kinda relevant with thread title, which is a not-so-good news for IOC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Tomizawa 29 Posted August 9, 2019 #155 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I hope this isn't inappropriate. I wanted to you know that I just published my book - "1964: The Greatest Year in the History of Japan - How the 1964 Olympics Symbolized Japan's Miraculous Rise from the Ashes." If you want to understand the context for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, you can learn about Japan's post-war history and why the 1964 Tokyo Games meant/means so much to the Japanese. https://theolympians.co/advanced-referrals-for-the-book-1964-the-greatest-year-in-the-history-of-japan/ Roy amen09 and ChandlerMne 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,500 Posted August 9, 2019 #156 Share Posted August 9, 2019 It doesn't say how to get the book though If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi 91 Posted August 9, 2019 #157 Share Posted August 9, 2019 If I remember right Sir Peter Snell did the 800/1500m double and won both events to establish himself as one of the greatest middle distance runners in history. Absolute legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Tomizawa 29 Posted August 10, 2019 #158 Share Posted August 10, 2019 August 9 is the 74th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. The 75th anniversary next year will fall on the final day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As I wrote two years ago, this is not a coincidence. https://theolympians.co/2017/08/14/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-in-2020-stay-tuned-for-tokyo-2020s-closing-ceremony-on-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-nagasaki-bombing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Tomizawa 29 Posted August 10, 2019 #159 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 09/08/2019 at 22:41, Joshi said: If I remember right Sir Peter Snell did the 800/1500m double and won both events to establish himself as one of the greatest middle distance runners in history. Absolute legend. He did indeed. Here are my blog posts on the great Peter Snell. https://theolympians.co/2016/03/25/peter-snell-part-1-finding-the-energy-and-motivation-between-insecurity-and-confidence/ https://theolympians.co/2016/03/26/peter-snell-part-2-going-back-to-surge-forward-and-win-the-800-meter-championship-in-tokyo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Tomizawa 29 Posted August 10, 2019 #160 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 09/08/2019 at 20:44, heywoodu said: It doesn't say how to get the book though That is very kind of you to note that. Here is a link to the book! https://geni.us/1964_RoyTomizawa heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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