Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
KOCHI: A few years ago, Pinto Mathew went to the Pala Jumps Academy, a few miles from his home, to learn high jump. But V.C. Joseph, a seasoned coach, asked him to try out hurdling instead. His performance at the South Zone junior meet ...
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
In his new book Manthropology, Peter McAllister argues that human physical strength and endurance have deteriorated over time. John Mehaffey writes for Reuters: Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun world 100 and 200 meters record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. Some Tutsi men in Rwanda exceeded the current world high jump record of 2.45 [...]
Another Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Modern man a wimp says anthropologist | U.S. | Reuters By John Mehaffey LONDON (Reuters) - Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun world 100 and 200 meters record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. Some Tutsi men in Rwanda exceeded the current world high jump record of 2.45 meters during initiation ceremonies in which they had to jump at least their own height to progress to...
A1A South (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
LONDON (Reuters) – Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun world 100 and 200 meters record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. Some Tutsi men in Rwanda exceeded the current world high jump record of 2.45 meters during initiation ceremonies in which they had to jump at least their own height to progress to manhood. Any Neanderthal [...]
英文人行道 et cetera, et cetera (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Why the new 50p is a proper Flop Schoolgirl Florence Jackson from Bristol is the first child to design a British coin with her London 2012-themed image By JOEL TAYLOR - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Schoolgirl Florence Jackson has a designed a London 2012-themed 50p THE next time you look at the design on the back of a 50p coin and think 'a child could have done that', well, you'd be right. A nine-year-old...
Cambridge Professional Academy (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Cambridge Professional Academy will be attending the ISMM Successful Selling event being held on Tuesday 6th October 2009 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. The conference is guaranteed to be an action-packed and informative day providing an exciting combination of practical advice and new ideas that will inspire any sales person to greater heights of success. The speakers will be covering...
TYWKIWDBI (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
"So the premise is pretty simple: you don a sumo suit and compete in a variety of events over an afternoon, including 100m, long jump, high jump, shot put and the 'endurance' 400m! Medals are awarded for each individual event and also for the overall 'athlete' of the day." Via Unique Daily .
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
LIVERPOOL Harriers athlete Katarina Thompson had to settle for silver in the high jump at the UK Schools Games in Cardiff.
Falmouth Packet | News (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Betty Stogs, the iconic Skinners Brewery character, will reach new heights on Sunday, September 27, with a bid to beat the world record for the longest zip wire journey.
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
A new film set to open in Germany this week tells the true but little-known story of how the Nazis barred a female Jewish high-jumper from the 1936 Olympics and replaced her with a male athlete dressed as a woman.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
Munich - Gold medallists like Dieter Thoma and Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth are among 60 special ambassadors to promote Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The ski-jumper Thoma, high-jumper Nasse-Meyfarth and other former and active athletes are to r...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
BERLIN | A new German film tells the true story of a female Jewish high-jumper whom the Nazis excluded from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, instead naming to the team a man in drag — who placed fourth. By a quirk of the calendar, the film — "Berlin 36" — premiered just days after a controversy over the gender of Caster Semenya, a South African runner, marred the World Athletics...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
When it was revealed that high-jumper Gretel Bergmann was Jewish, Germany threw her off the 1936 Olympic team...and replaced her with a man in drag: Berlin 36, a new German documentary tell the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
CHANDIGARH: Tamil Nadu’s C. Nikhil Chittarasu set a new National record in the boys’ under-20 high jump event on the concluding day of the National inter-zone athletics championships here on Thursday. Tamil Nadu topped the ...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
She showered alone, shaved her legs several times a day and had a gruff, deep voice. It soon became clear why: the Nazis conscripted a man in drag to replace a star Jewish high jumper before the Berlin 1936 Olympics.
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