Book Giveaway – “The Night Olympic Team”
July 28, 2008 by Sandy Mitchell
Filed under Sports Rumors
As part of this week’s Bloggy Giveaway Carnival, “Light the Torch” is giving away a copy of “The Night Olympic Team.” This 52-page, hardcover book by scientist, Dr. Caroline Hatton, sheds light on the topic of keeping drugs out of the Olympic Games. Dr. Hatton worked inside the testing lab for the 2002 Winter Games and has a unique perspective on the problem. The book is the result of her own experience plus interviews with more than 80 lawyers, other scientists, and sport officials.
Far from being a dry, scientific text, “The Night Olympic Team” uses photos, charts, and easy-to-read text to shed light on the history, testing procedures, and future of “doping” in the Olympics.
The giveaway is open to all US residents age 18 and older. (Sorry Canada; it’s a legal thing.) To enter the contest, simple leave a comment below with the name of your favorite Olympic sport (Summer or Winter). The contest will end Monday, August 4 at midnight (EDT). The winner will be announced on this blog on August 5. Good Luck!
Note: this giveaway is now closed for new entries. The winner will be announced later on Tuesday.
(photo courtesy of Boyds Mills Press)
Track and field.
Gymnastics
Gymnastics – paid my way thru college!
My fav sport is gymnastics. Please count me in to win. Thanks!!
I’ve always been fascinated by diving! Have a great week.
Gymnastics in the summer. Skating in the winter.
Gymnastics in the summer, and skiing with the jumps in the winter;) Thanks!
Definitely gymnastics!
I do a big project with my students on the Olympic Games every two years and would LOVE to win this book!
Favorite olympic sport? Do I have to pick just one? Probalby figure skating for Winter and Gymnastics for summer.
Beach Volleyball
I love the swimming medleys. It is fantastic to watch these athletes swim different strokes in the same race.
I also love ski jumping in the winter olympics.
My fave olympic sports are beach and floor volleynball, diving, and synchronized swimming.
gymnastics first andd swimming second
Bar none, my favorite event is gymnastics!
I like the gymnastics
I love to watch the swimming
Sounds interesting, and I love swimming and diving.
My favorite is the diving.
I like the diving
My favorite olympic sport is track events, a long, long time ago I ran track and I still enjoy watching it:)
Swimming–summer Olympics is my favorite!
THANKS :)
Gymnastics
figure skating and gymnastics
Hockey and swimming
My favorite Olympic sport is my favorite sport period – Softball! Go TEAM USA!
My favorite Olympic sport is gymnastics. It’s amazing what they can do! My daughter competed for her high school team last year and the hard work it takes to do the simplest things just blew me away.
Shot-put is my husbands, I like gymnastics.
Ice-skating is my favorite!
I love to watch the swimming as well as ice-skating.
hockey, thanks for the contest
I’d like to win this for my wife thanks
gymnastics!!!
I love figure skating, gymnastics and diving
I like the gymnastics – the cats like the trampoline (demonstration sport 8 years ago) it was fun to watch them watch the tv.
Love gymnastics, and bobsledding
basketball
Gymnastics and figure skating.
My favorite Olympic sport is gymnastics!
swimming
My favorite summer sport is gymnastics and my favorite winter sport is figure skating!
I love ice skating – so graceful!
My favorite even is actually archery, too bad they don’t televise it much. Of the more popular events, I like gymnastics the best.
I enjoy Curling.
i love track
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gymnastics
Gymnastics is so fun to watch!
I love watching the gymnastics!
Track and Field (but particularly the marathon-which I guess is not really a track event)
Gymnastics for the Summer Games.
I have always like the gymnastics best.