Sports legends are created by desire, passion and ability combining in an individual athlete to produce an athlete that continually rises above the waves of competition to victory despite the small margin between them and their competitors. The willingness to sacrifice body, mind and life in order to be considered among or the best in a chosen sport, isn’t a quality all humans have and I am not sure many of us would live long or be competing for long with this as a common trait. Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are two athletes with this common trait of being …read more

World champion Lewis Hamilton had a tough time in the first Formula One race at the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne, finishing third in a car that appears to be fighting the track and its driver. Malaysia is the next racing venue that Formula One racers will be heading to in a few days and if the first race is any indication, it could be even tougher for the current world champion to compete on an even race-track with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello and Brawn’s amazingly fast Formula One cars.
Hamilton battled through the race, showing the spirit and drive …read more

Seems like it’s going to be a tough trek for the Asuncion siblings. They’re the Philippines’ bet in the Badminton event for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Kennie and Kennivic Asuncion, the country’s top badminton pair, face an uphill climb in their bid to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in August.
For falling short in their recent stints in Europe, the siblings need an extraordinary effort in their next tournaments to keep their dream of playing in the quadrennial tournament alive.
The two, according to RP team coach Errol Chan, should come up with strong performances in major tournaments to make it to the …read more

8 March 2008 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today joined in International Women’s Day and revealed the winners of its 2008 Women and Sport Awards.
During the Opening Ceremony of the IV IOC World Conference on Women and Sport in Jordan, IOC President Jacques Rogge announced that the World “Women and Sport” Trophy has been awarded to the first female and youngest Minister of Youth and Sports in Malaysia, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. Azalina was honoured for boosting the number of women practising sport in Malaysia – and this just under four years since her appointment.
As well as the …read more

Yes. Athletes of most disciplines. However, the article focused on Aquatic Athletes.
I reckon that the US have been the leader in International Aquatic Competitions, eh? I learned over the past few months that Australia’s pretty big on Swimming so finding that they come close to what the US have in terms of quality in training, didn’t come as a surprise to me.
I guess foreign athletes from Malaysia, Canada and China, see the advantages in competing in American swimming and diving competitions. Not only do they train with other Olympic hopefuls, they also will be receiving support as they try to …read more

The XVIII Commonwealth Games has been over for almost a week and I haven’t posted the final medal count till now. I’m terribly sorry about the delay. Anyway, like before, do let me know if I messed up with my math somewhere.

AUSTRALIA

84 69 68 221

ENGLAND

36 40 34 110

CANADA

26 29 31 86

INDIA

22 17 11 50

SOUTH AFRICA

12 13 13 38