Olympian1010 7,417 Posted March 8, 2021 #11 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Came across this Ted Talk after Akashi shared a clip from it on his Instagram. He’s a very good speaker, and it’s an interesting presentation. “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...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted March 17, 2021 #12 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Cambodia has a skeleton slider, apparently He'll compete in one of the 'races' in Pyeongchang tomorrow. https://www.instagram.com/srey_reachboth_/ There's also a Vietnamese woman competing. dcro 1 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...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted March 17, 2021 #13 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Cambodia has a skeleton slider, apparently He'll compete in one of the 'races' in Pyeongchang tomorrow. https://www.instagram.com/srey_reachboth_/ There's also a Vietnamese woman competing. Yep, South Korea has been supporting some smaller/new programs. I know the Nigerians have been at the track training new drivers and brakeman as well. “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 March 17, 2021 Author #14 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Who knows, maybe if they find another 50 exotic nations, the IOC will give them a break and assign them two extra spots or something. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalamAkhi 277 Posted March 17, 2021 #15 Share Posted March 17, 2021 20 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Yep, South Korea has been supporting some smaller/new programs. I know the Nigerians have been at the track training new drivers and brakeman as well. Can they help France ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted March 17, 2021 #16 Share Posted March 17, 2021 43 minutes ago, SalamAkhi said: Can they help France ? Now you are in the realms of science fiction. dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,417 Posted March 18, 2021 #17 Share Posted March 18, 2021 23 hours ago, heywoodu said: Cambodia has a skeleton slider, apparently He'll compete in one of the 'races' in Pyeongchang tomorrow. https://www.instagram.com/srey_reachboth_/ There's also a Vietnamese woman competing. “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...
intoronto 4,071 Posted March 18, 2021 #18 Share Posted March 18, 2021 In an interesting point the weightlifting federation in Cambodia will oversee skeleton (as per the article)....I give it 2 cycles till we see a mixed weightlifting skeleton event at a Youth Olympics (just kidding ofc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted March 18, 2021 #19 Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 hour ago, intoronto said: In an interesting point the weightlifting federation in Cambodia will oversee skeleton (as per the article)....I give it 2 cycles till we see a mixed weightlifting skeleton event at a Youth Olympics (just kidding ofc) They could train with the chess-boxing team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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