The Republic of Cuba, insular territory of the Caribbean Sea, Central America, has few more than 11 million inhabitants. It is less than a third of the metropolitan area population of Tokyo, capital of Japan, home of Judo and the major power of the sport. Counting men and women, Cuban judokas are no more than 3,000. In the last edition of the Olympic Games, in Beijing 2008, from the seven weight categories, Cuban female athletes climbed the podium in four categories. Japonese female athletes climbed in five.
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Cave pictures dating back to the year 3000 BC attest it: with the exception of athletics, wrestling is recognised as the oldest competitive sport in the history of humankind. Running and fighting are part of human nature. No wonder they were included in the Olympic Movement at the inception of the Ancient Olympics.
Wrestling, whose disciplines are Free Wrestling and Greco-Roman, has been part of the Games since its first edition at Athens 1896 – with the exception of Paris 1900.
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The 108th. anniversary of boxing as a sport that integrates the Olympic programme will be celebrated with a female touch. At London 2012 women will compete for medals for the first time in the “noble art”, one of the oldest types of sports.
The next edition of the Olympic Games will feature three weight categories: 48kg to 51kg, 57kg to 60kg, and 69kg to 75kg. Countries such as China, Ireland and Canada are the gold medal favourites. Their athletes have reached the top of the podium in the three categories, respectively, in the latest World Championship in 2010.
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“The greatest tangible legacy of the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games will be in transport”. Regina Oliveira summarizes with this sentence her responsibility and her work ahead of one of the most complex operations of the biggest sporting event in the planet.
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This Monday 30 January the Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has started the Recruitment Process of Sports Competition Leaders, highly qualified professionals who will be heading all the operation of the 28 Olympic and 22 Paralympic sports during the planet’s biggest event in 2016.
With an eye on the sports legacy for the country, the priority of the Rio 2016™ will be Brazilian professionals.
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The ongoing education of Australians on the value of Paralympic sport is about to be revolutionized.
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Worlds bronze medalist Matthew Centrowitz is still a student, but looks forward to finishing up his studies so he can join Alberto
Salazar's Oregon Distance Project training group in Portland.
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While Shannon Rowbury battled through Achilles injuries and a season devoid of victories, her compatriots Morgan Uceny and Jenny Simpson piled on the accolades. Now healthy, she's out to reclaim her standing in 2012.
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Lauryn Williams kicked off the 2012 Olympic year at the new Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala., which afforded her the opportunity to run on a fast track and compete in the same meet with her younger sister for the first time.
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When Bershawn Jackson looked back on his 2011 season, the one thing that stood out was his
difficulty finishing races. He will look to continue improving on Saturday
with a 400m race at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.
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