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How Olympic Athletes Fund their Dream
news
I think many of us tend to view anyone who makes it to television, has a role in the movies, or who competes in sports in large arenas such as at the Olympics as wealthy. The limelight is glamorous and the people in the limelight are glamorous looking, so the money must follow, right? Actually, it seems that wealthy Olympians are the exception, not the rule.
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Tony Estanguet’s 4-week wait for Olympic case
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Tony Estanguet, the French three-time Olympic champion C1 canoeist, will find out early next month whether his bid to join the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee is successful.
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Why are some sprint athletes perceived as the world’s greatest technicians?
training
A week ago I came across a video with Knut Holmann (Norway) racing at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The person who posted the video on YouTube classified Holmann as "technically the best paddler ever". Next sentence: "you can't go wrong with either Knut or Adam van Koeverden..."
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Athletes ‘smarter’ than students
training
Professional athletes learn quicker than university students to unravel complex visual data, says a study that challenges the age-old brains-vs-brawn cliche.
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The perfect post training breakfast by Jo Brigden-Jones
training
They say the most important meal of the day is breakfast, so why don’t you do yourself a favour and create something fresh, healthy and simple to kick start your day! I have never been the biggest fan of breakfast but after years of hard training I have realised that it is crucial to refuel my body after my mornings training session.
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JVC announces slow-mo HD camcorder with “JVC CAM Coach”
equipment
A new premium camcorder designed to capture high-quality video of fast-moving action was announced late last year by the JVC Corporation. The new Procision JVC GC-PX100 offers high bit rate progressive recording to deliver high resolution HD images and Full HD slow-motion video.
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Ben Brown’s Athlete Roast
training
As an athlete, the only thing more satisfying than a solid week of training, is a solid week of training reinforced with great nutrition. The actual act of training is important, but your body’s response and adaptation to that training is where the gains are made, this can be maximised through your nutrition.
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Culture of the body beautiful: posing canoe athletes
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Every now and then Sportscene promotes an image of a torso-nude superhunk paddler or a gorgeous female athlete in provocative clothing. We have been asked by one of our readers to explain our position on this.
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What to do when the sports career is over?
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Tim Brabants knows better than most how important it is to have a career you can turn to when the Olympic sports career finishes. The sprint kayaker is a qualified doctor and will return to medicine whenever he eventually hangs up his paddles.
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Do the work, then go home and dream. Interview with U23 Marathon World Champion Morten Minde
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Being ranked the #3 paddler of Norway in 2011, Morten Minde is leading an outstanding new generation of Norwegian paddlers.
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Fast facts: Athletes & Coaches
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We are gathering 'fast facts' from all athletes that belong to the top 20 of their canoe, kayak, paddle discipline(s). Also their coaches we would like to include in the 'Athletes & Coaches' sections.