The president of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), Alejandro Blanco, hoped that the Spaniards have "all the luck they deserve" in Rio, where the margin of medals already achieved something very important by the number of classified and stressed that " Spain has sports icons in world sport".
"No I predict, that gives me very unlucky. We have many possibilities, the results are very good, people are very strong, in the ideal state before the Games, then the competition will qualify us, but we are the tenth country in the world in number of classified and fourth in Europe, "he said.
White recalled that for the first time in history such a strong team as Italy has less classifieds that Spain and number of teams, "except the host country are the United States , Australia , France and Spain".
"This data is already important to see the level of the team. Allow it stand out, because getting that a country of 44 million people is a huge honor. We are fortunate to have athletes who are icons of world sport plus (Rafael) Nadal. at this time in the sports world how important is the brand Spain, "he added.
COE president praised the way in which the Spanish sport has worked to get to Rio last four years, but insisted that "have 306 athletes is the best message for the Spanish satiety".
"They then go 15 or 20 medals well, but can not say. The flag now flies over the Villa, tomorrow we have another landmark event with the inauguration of the House of Spain and just missing the opening day and we have all the luck which deserve, "he added.
Asked about the facilities of the Olympic Village and complaints shown by some athletes to certain deficiencies in the installation, White argued that Spanish athletes are good and comfortable and that he has not received any complaint.
"It's one of the best villas in the whole story. There were issues that had to end and are ending. Maybe that haste to have it on time is what has annoyed a little the subject, but athletes are very good," he said.
Despite this, White said any athlete or a technician found "with a faucet that does not work, something usual when premieres a house."
"Think here are housed 16,000 people. There have been key failures and the problem is that they had not tested before, but in general people are delighted. The athletes are well, we have not received any complaints and generally people are happy, "he said.
joi, 4 august 2016
Barcelona 4-2 Leicester: Certainties up, fear down
Barca second test and second relatively convincing victory. Led by a Messi ebullient platinum blonde in the penultimate pass and Suarez who weighs disconnection of summer, those of Luis Enrique thrashed easy in the first half with several fixed on the bench and Neymar in the Olympics. With a sufficiency full, very promising for amateur hurdle at this stage of the season.
True , the Leicester was overwhelmed from the start and lost face to meet soon, when Munir closed with a diagonal shot a distinctive assistance of Messi . The Argentine also participate in the 2-0 looking for a Suarez favored by rebounds and faith and starting the 3-0 relying on the charrúa, which would give the final pass to Munir in a lethal counterattacks solve the Spanish-Moroccan with Exterior. There forequarter. But above all, it is Leo .
The second half was quite another thing: he brought to Mascherano and Busquets , but especially Ahmed Musa . The Nigerian portrayed Sergi Roberto to race in the 3-1 and 66 minutes, just after leaving the field Messi and Arda -very outstanding as he gave the physico, network burst up the game for Leicester and without their main unit (Mahrez, Vardy and Morgan) in the field.
Once without Messi, the Barcelona lost football intention, circumstance that took advantage of the Leicester to hold the party. The display of changes regained the pace of summer football, which did not contribute more than the premiere of juvenile scorer Rafa Mújica , remembering that double culé face that also looked out over the past season: lethal up, vulnerable below.
True , the Leicester was overwhelmed from the start and lost face to meet soon, when Munir closed with a diagonal shot a distinctive assistance of Messi . The Argentine also participate in the 2-0 looking for a Suarez favored by rebounds and faith and starting the 3-0 relying on the charrúa, which would give the final pass to Munir in a lethal counterattacks solve the Spanish-Moroccan with Exterior. There forequarter. But above all, it is Leo .
The second half was quite another thing: he brought to Mascherano and Busquets , but especially Ahmed Musa . The Nigerian portrayed Sergi Roberto to race in the 3-1 and 66 minutes, just after leaving the field Messi and Arda -very outstanding as he gave the physico, network burst up the game for Leicester and without their main unit (Mahrez, Vardy and Morgan) in the field.
Once without Messi, the Barcelona lost football intention, circumstance that took advantage of the Leicester to hold the party. The display of changes regained the pace of summer football, which did not contribute more than the premiere of juvenile scorer Rafa Mújica , remembering that double culé face that also looked out over the past season: lethal up, vulnerable below.
CAS confirms the suspension to complete the Russian weightlifting team
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reported Wednesday that it has dismissed the appeal by Russian Weightlifting Federation against the decision of the international (IWF) to exclude the entire team of that country of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016.
The Russian Federation appealed to CAS, which has analyzed the case on Wednesday and agreed to dismiss the appeal. The court understands that the rules of the IWF allows you to sanction a national federation "for its related or associated to doping behavior."
On July 29, the IWF excluded the Russian team full of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro therefore involved in doping cases as being mentioned in the report McLaren.
"The integrity of weightlifting has been seriously damaged many times and multiple levels by the Russians, so the sanction has been applied to preserve the status of the sport" he reported that day the IWF in a statement.
The Russian Olympic Committee (COR) had selected eight lifters, two of which were positive (Tatiana and Anastasia Romanova Kashirina) and four others are cited by the McLaren report, which denounced doping state in Russia.
The IWF recalled "the surprising and disappointing statistics Russian lifters" on doping, which is confirmed because seven Russians have tested positive for the repetition of the analysis of the Beijing Olympics and London.
For this reason, the federation nor any Russian referee invited to the Olympic competition in Rio.
On July 27, the IWF eleven new cases reported positive during the London Games, which include Russian Natalya Zabolotnaya, silver in the category up to 75 kilos, and Alexandr Ivanov, silver -94.
In addition to the 67 members of the track team from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) give way to international federations decision on Russian athletes have been excluded, among others, swimmers, cyclists, rowers, canoeists and now weightlifters.
The Russian Federation appealed to CAS, which has analyzed the case on Wednesday and agreed to dismiss the appeal. The court understands that the rules of the IWF allows you to sanction a national federation "for its related or associated to doping behavior."
On July 29, the IWF excluded the Russian team full of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro therefore involved in doping cases as being mentioned in the report McLaren.
"The integrity of weightlifting has been seriously damaged many times and multiple levels by the Russians, so the sanction has been applied to preserve the status of the sport" he reported that day the IWF in a statement.
The Russian Olympic Committee (COR) had selected eight lifters, two of which were positive (Tatiana and Anastasia Romanova Kashirina) and four others are cited by the McLaren report, which denounced doping state in Russia.
The IWF recalled "the surprising and disappointing statistics Russian lifters" on doping, which is confirmed because seven Russians have tested positive for the repetition of the analysis of the Beijing Olympics and London.
For this reason, the federation nor any Russian referee invited to the Olympic competition in Rio.
On July 27, the IWF eleven new cases reported positive during the London Games, which include Russian Natalya Zabolotnaya, silver in the category up to 75 kilos, and Alexandr Ivanov, silver -94.
In addition to the 67 members of the track team from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) give way to international federations decision on Russian athletes have been excluded, among others, swimmers, cyclists, rowers, canoeists and now weightlifters.
Roberto Martinez, new coach of the Belgian national football team
The Spanish coach Roberto Martinez , who was dismissed last May by The Everton after three seasons at the English club, has been named new coach of the Belgian national football team, the "Red Devils" .
"Our new coach: Roberto Martinez," said the team in his official account of the social network Twitter.
The Catalan coach, 43, was named today by the Royal Belgian Union of Societies Soccer Association (URBSFA) "to take charge of the Red Devils," the institution said in a statement.
Martinez will succeed Marc Wilmots , who left last July 15 being the coach of the Belgian football after failing to reach the goals it had set for Euro.
URBSFA said "is delighted and proud to have found so quickly that level technician to train our team."
"Having created a list of shortlisted candidates with the most interesting for this position profiles, the choice has fallen rapidly in the Spanish coach, who has shown honored to work with a group of players as talented as ours," he said URBSFA.
"This excentrocampista has he led successfully coaching clubs Swansea, Wigan and Everton," he added.
Martinez will be officially presented Thursday to the media and Belgian fans 10.30 GMT at the headquarters of the URBSFA.
The new coach of the Red Devils began his career as a technician in Welsh Swansea in 2007, before joining Wigan Athletic two years later.
With the 'Latics' he won a FA Cup and went down to the Championship.
With the 'toffee', the former player of Zaragoza , Balaguer, Wigan, Motherwell, Walsall , Swansea and Chester, he played 143 games, of which won 61, drew 39 and lost 43, with 227 goals for, 180 against and a winning percentage of 42.7 percent.
"Our new coach: Roberto Martinez," said the team in his official account of the social network Twitter.
The Catalan coach, 43, was named today by the Royal Belgian Union of Societies Soccer Association (URBSFA) "to take charge of the Red Devils," the institution said in a statement.
Martinez will succeed Marc Wilmots , who left last July 15 being the coach of the Belgian football after failing to reach the goals it had set for Euro.
URBSFA said "is delighted and proud to have found so quickly that level technician to train our team."
"Having created a list of shortlisted candidates with the most interesting for this position profiles, the choice has fallen rapidly in the Spanish coach, who has shown honored to work with a group of players as talented as ours," he said URBSFA.
"This excentrocampista has he led successfully coaching clubs Swansea, Wigan and Everton," he added.
Martinez will be officially presented Thursday to the media and Belgian fans 10.30 GMT at the headquarters of the URBSFA.
The new coach of the Red Devils began his career as a technician in Welsh Swansea in 2007, before joining Wigan Athletic two years later.
With the 'Latics' he won a FA Cup and went down to the Championship.
With the 'toffee', the former player of Zaragoza , Balaguer, Wigan, Motherwell, Walsall , Swansea and Chester, he played 143 games, of which won 61, drew 39 and lost 43, with 227 goals for, 180 against and a winning percentage of 42.7 percent.
Walker takes the PGA and sits among the greats in Baltusrol
American Jimmy Walker gets the win the Championship Professional Golf Association (PGA), played in Baltursol, after holding the lead until the final day of the tournament. Walker finished with a birdie on the penultimate hole and 14 strokes under par, ahead of Australian Jason Day (-13), which was about to give chase with a prodigious eagle on the last hole.
The victory golfer Oklahoma in the last major of the year culminates an unusual season in which all the greats have fallen into the hands of first - timers, as England 's Danny Willett, who won the Masters, American Dustin Johnson, winner of the Open States States , and Swede Henrik Stenson, recent winner of the British Open.
Brooks Koepka (-9), which had threatened the leadership of his compatriot during the first days, failed to keep pace and stayed within a group of pursuers consisting fellow American Daniel Summerhays (-10), South Africa's Brendan Grace (-9) and Hideki Matsuyama (-9).
The PGA Championship was the last of the big four a calendar much more loaded than usual, due to the Olympic Games in Rio, which returns the golf after almost a century, and the biennial Ryder Cup between teams in Europe and the US, to be held in late September in Minnesota.
The victory golfer Oklahoma in the last major of the year culminates an unusual season in which all the greats have fallen into the hands of first - timers, as England 's Danny Willett, who won the Masters, American Dustin Johnson, winner of the Open States States , and Swede Henrik Stenson, recent winner of the British Open.
Brooks Koepka (-9), which had threatened the leadership of his compatriot during the first days, failed to keep pace and stayed within a group of pursuers consisting fellow American Daniel Summerhays (-10), South Africa's Brendan Grace (-9) and Hideki Matsuyama (-9).
The PGA Championship was the last of the big four a calendar much more loaded than usual, due to the Olympic Games in Rio, which returns the golf after almost a century, and the biennial Ryder Cup between teams in Europe and the US, to be held in late September in Minnesota.
Pizza to an euro When Higuain is injured!
Naples still enraged by Pipita pass to Juventus. A trader offered a unique promotion when the Argentine hurt.
The pass of Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus was a dagger in the heart for all Naples. Passion like few others in Italy , fans will not spare the Pipita they have gone right Turin club. And they burned t - shirts, others threw them down the toilet and almost lacked declare the traitor of the century. Now, the new vendetta came at the initiative of an angry businessman who sell pizza A euro! for 48 hours after the Argentine was injured.
Show Pizza margarita pizzas to that offer promotional price to celebrate Higuain is injured playing for Juve. The wound does not close ...
The pass of Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus was a dagger in the heart for all Naples. Passion like few others in Italy , fans will not spare the Pipita they have gone right Turin club. And they burned t - shirts, others threw them down the toilet and almost lacked declare the traitor of the century. Now, the new vendetta came at the initiative of an angry businessman who sell pizza A euro! for 48 hours after the Argentine was injured.
Show Pizza margarita pizzas to that offer promotional price to celebrate Higuain is injured playing for Juve. The wound does not close ...
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