Sheila Taormina, 39, from Livonia, Michigan is the first female athlete to qualify for three Olympic sports, but her choices have required her to perfect nine different sports activities. Amazing!
Taormina won Gold in 1996 as part of the women’s 4×200m freestyle relay. She then competed in the 2000 and 2004 Games as a tri-athlete (cycling, […]
It’s not a common practice here in Light the Torch but I thought I’d share some of the things — from rowing to sailing, triathlon to skiing —that’s online right now.
A SINGLE-MINDED PURSUIT OF GLORY
Irish Rowing team to compete in opening World Cup regatta
ISAF World Sailing Rankings
FIS releases 2007-08 sport calendars
Triathlete Robertson to return […]
Nine months after his previous World Cup race, Tim Don returns to the circuit this weekend a relieved world champion. There is nothing so precious as that which is taken away and until last week the Briton was banned for life from future Olympics. But there was more than just the Games riding on Don’s […]
AUSTRIA - Athens Triathlon Olympic gold medalist Kate Allen of Austria has announced she has her sights set for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to try and defend her gold medal. Allen, who has been absent from the world cup circuit since early 2005 choosing to focus on long-distance events, confirmed she will race the […]
A while back, I featured the teenage triathlete, Flora Duffy, and highlighted the competitions in her current itinerary on her way to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Apparently, she’s done well in the last major event she competed in, the World Cup Triathlon, which was held in Germany that recently concluded. She didn’t fare […]
Here’s the other young triathlete that I came across tonight. Portugal’s Vanessa Fernandes is currently ranked at #1 in Triathlon mainly due to her perfect World Cup record wins at Aqaba, Madrid, Mazatlan and Corner Brook. Her WC wins started late 2004 in Madrid. In 2005, she added more wins under her belt in Mazatlan, […]
An 18-year old triathlete from Bermuda, Flora Duffy, is one of the teenage athletes I’ve heard of whose dream is to compete in the Olympics. Her words, “Getting to China for the Olympics is my goal,” explains her busy schedule.
Here’s a quick list of the things she has on her “to do” list:
Commonwealth Games in […]
Britain has produced a few of the international elite in the sport of Triathlon.
To name a few, during the 1990s, world champions like Simon Lessing and Spencer Smith gave the country something to be proud of. While Olympians like 2003 Salford champion, Andrew Johns, and last year’s leading Briton, Tim Don, both competed in […]
In the upcoming Summer Olympics, we can expect the following disciplines:
Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe / kayak
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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