Olympic Athletes

44 Year Old Dara Torres Could Become The Oldest Olympic Swimmer

Rehema Trimiew | Posted 12.21.2011

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When you've got it, you've got it at any age. Dara Torres, 44, has won 12 Olympic Medals and is not stopping there. She hopes to compete in one fi...

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Can You Help Olympian Shani Davis Find His Superfan in Japan?

Keli Goff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winter Olympics 2010, Shani Davis, Shani Davis Gold, Olympic Athletes, Olympic Fans, Sports News
Keli Goff

I was surprised, to say the least, when during a recent Q&A Olympian Shani Davis mentioned that the person he'd most like to meet is a kid, a young superfan of his in Japan.

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Modern Man Is A Wimp, According To Anthropologist

Reuters | John Mehaffey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neanderthal, Modern Man Speed, Usain Bolt, Modern Man Strength, Prehistoric Man, Manthropology, Modern Man, Olympic Athletes, Australian Aboriginals, Peter Mcallister, Athletes, Books, Strength, Science, Speed, Aborigines, Darwin, Evolution, Home News

Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun world 100 and 200 meters record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. Any Neanderthal wom...

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Still Time to Act: No Training Needed

Jane Dwyre Garton | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sports, Bill Dwyre, Olympic Athletes, Charity, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, China Olympics, Donating to Charity, China Earthquake, Healthy Living News
Jane Dwyre Garton

What would make more sense than to suggest that those who benefit from the Olympics this summer -- from athletes to ticket holders to everyone else -- donate to the Sichuan earthquake survivors?

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Plains Storms Kill 2, Disrupt Olympic Hopefuls

AP | ANNA JO BRATTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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OMAHA, Neb. — Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha t...

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Billionaire Funds Athletes To Boost India's Olympic Run

Wall Street Journal | Jackie Range | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mittal Champions Trust, Olympics 2008, Olympic Athletes, Athletes, Nonprofits, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Lakshmi Mittal, Business News

At the Athens Olympics in 2004, steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, like millions of other Indian sports fans, was distressed: There was hardly anyone to ch...

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