Clara Hughes; gold medal olympian‚ mental health spokesperson‚ global citizen and many more outstanding achievements. Most importantly she is a leader to Canadians and around the world to anyone who she comes across. She leads as a positive example in many ways as a democratic leader‚ she values others opinions as proven by her position as an Honourary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission‚ which is part of a national‚ comprehensive response to the Indian Residential School legacy.
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He also received a gold medal in the the team event for the Soviet Union (Biography). Liukin’s father was a major influence on her when she was younger and he eventually became her coach (Nastia). Although Liukin’s father played a major role on her love for gymnastics‚ her mother
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Commonwealth Essay Competition! ! Topic: “United we stand!”! Name: Ho Wye Yew! Class: Sophomore Cempaka! School: Cempaka Damansara Heights‚ Malaysia.! ! ! ! Cacophonous fireworks illuminated the pitch black London sky as we stepped into the Olympic stadium to represent Malaysia. Kaleidoscopic bright lights boasted its everlasting flamboyance as it shone throughout the stadium. The applause from the audience deafened me and the scent of hard work and determination lingered in my nostrils. One
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India’s size and population its sporting successes are few and far between. They‚ however‚ tend to forget that in today’s highly commercialised and fiercely competitive sports‚ mere skill and talent are not enough to ensure success in the form of medals. In this regard the developed countries have a definite edge over the developing ones for they have surplus financial resources as compared with their basic needs. They can obviously afford to spend enormous amounts of money on providing proper infrastructure
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upcoming Beijing Olympics. Can design help swimmers finish faster? Following the 2004 Athens Olympics‚ officials at swimwear giant Speedo had good reason to celebrate: Athletes clad in their latest suits at the time‚ called Fastskin FSII‚ won 46 medals in the pool. Yet when the company ’s in-house design team‚ Aqualab‚ gathered soon after the games at company headquarters in Nottingham‚ Britain‚ they were already focused on how to innovate the next generation. "We looked at all the suits and the
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words unspoken. As the hall started to fill with supporters‚ both for and against us‚ I suddenly felt a sense of peace‚ peace that I could not explain. Suddenly it did not matter if we won or lost‚ did not matter if we took home the gold or silver medal. Back then‚ I thought it was because I had already resigned myself to fate and accepted that the chances of us losing were a lot higher than that of us not. I thought that it was my heart’s way of steeling itself against the disappointment of a possible
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What makes an American an American? Is it the accent‚ the clothing‚ the fact that you can speak the English language‚ or is it the fact that you were born on American soil? I believe it’s certain characteristics that set us apart from other countries. The fact we are self-reliant‚ and competitive‚ and the compassion we bring to others are some‚ of many‚ American characteristics that help set us apart. These are the three characteristics that I have chosen to write about. Our self-reliance
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Ben Johnson‚ a Canadian sprinter was once considered the fastest man on earth. He had an Olympic gold medal and held the 100 metre world record of 9.79 seconds to prove it. However‚ after being found using illegal performance-enhancing drugs‚ he was stripped of all his sporting successes and suspended from competing. In Rome of 1987‚ Ben Johnson set four indoor world records and won the outdoor World Championships. Johnson was expected to win gold in the 100 metres at the Seoul Olympics in Korea
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talent‚ they willingly offered him a sponsorship deal. Because of this he became pro at age 13. He was known as the “Flying Tomato”. At age sixteen‚ Shaun‚ skilled and determined‚ was able to achieve his first Winter X-Games gold medal. Now Shaun holds 16 X-Games medals in his possession. I wonder how he’s able to act so bravely and compete. The strange thing is‚ Shaun loves competing. These are his thoughts about it‚” You know the best thing about competition? There’s this whole strategy game‚ and
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she created history by becoming the first Malaysian woman to win an Olympic medal. Then of course we must also salute Lee Chong Wei. Chong Wei fought all the way in the final against Lin Dan with intensity and focus that we have not seen for a long time. He entered the arena like a valiant gladiator and emerged a true hero. After that game‚ we can all say that Chong Wei is one real Malaysian hero‚ even minus the gold medal. The way Chong Wei carried himself in the months before the Olympics‚ diligently
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