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Grandson Of Queen Elizabeth Competed In Olympics

April 25, 2013 9:06 am ⋅

Grandson Of Queen Elizabeth Competed In OlympicsZara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, helped strengthen the country’s team in the 2012 London Olympics for equestrian branch. Phillips grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, and her mother, Princess Anne, was in the VIP seats at Greenwich Park as Phillips competed in the eventing dressage competition.

He scored 48.10 points penalty, although some mistakes were made in the beginning. Calmly, the horse should change the order of steps from side to side, but High Kingdom did not immediately respond to cues Phillips.

Cheers and applause broke out as he entered the stadium and when he had completed each stage. Mass in the equestrian arena in Greenwich, south east London, cheered and waved flags as long as he competed.

Princess Anne, who wore a red canvas hat to protect the head from sun, watched unblinking as Phillips. He applauded after he finished the race.

Phillips said there were ‘unbelievable feeling’ because he can take part in the Olympics. “The feeling is amazing to be part of the Olympics and support the state.’m Trying to do my best for the team,” he said.

Phillips followed branch limayan riding hard. Horses and riders are expected to perform a series of choreographed movements. It takes many years of dedication and training to reach Grand Prix level in order to be sent to the Olympics.

The close relationship between horse and rider takes months, even years. Horses and riders are given marks out of ten for each movement they do. Additional value is given, among others, to speed the horse and rider position.

Succession to the throne-13 has never competed in the Olympics due to injury in 2004 and 2008. His father, Captain Mark Phillips, won Olympic gold in 1972 and silver in 1988.

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Results Cloning horses Perhaps Competed In Olympics

April 25, 2013 9:06 am ⋅

Results Cloning horses Perhaps Competed In OlympicsGerman horse named Sam managed to advance in the final of the Olympic equestrian London and successfully won the gold medal last week at the 2012 London Olympics. Sam looks like a star in the equestrian arena. But the story does not stop there, many questions arise, whether the horse Sam Koning results? Cloning is a breeding technology to make a descent technique with the same genetic code as its parent.

But if Sam is the result of cloning this horse is fine. Because, in July 2012 the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) lifted a ban on cloned horses and their offspring compete in the Olympics. The farmers can now copy their favorite horses in hopes of winning and won the second time.

The first cloned horse mare named Prometea, was born in 2003. To this day there are hundreds of horses cloned, but most aim to breed, not to be a horse that competed.

Cloning process also takes considerable costs which reached more than U.S. $ 100,000. Graeme Cooke, who acted as the FEI Veterinary Director stated, the most common, horse cloning is used to preserve the genetic material of the original horse. “In 2007 the FEI general assembly decided that cloning raises impression contrary to the spirit of sport, and it’s not fair,” said Cooke.

FEI recently performed an analysis of cloned horses. FEI later determined that 98 percent of cloning a copy of the original. This suggests that the results of cloning is not an exact replica, but rather has a margin of error of two per cent full.

In addition to genetic differences at two percent, the influence of environmental factors, training, nutrition, and relationships with the horseman are the things that can not be calculated impact on the performance of the horse cloning.

FEI party and was very careful to emphasize that simply cloning breeding techniques. They will never allow the process of selecting a particular gene in an attempt to create a super horse.

“You can not stop progress. You just need to monitor the situation and make sure it does not hurt, either for themselves or sport horse,” said David Morley, Chairman of the Hurling ham Polo Association in the UK.

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Billionaire Behind The Olympic Equestrian Team

April 24, 2013 9:06 am ⋅

Image billionaire and nobility inherent in equestrian sports so.
Billionaire Behind The Olympic Equestrian Team
Stereotypes of the rich and famous as inherent in equestrian sports (equistrian). To participate in the international arena, this sport need at cost more than U.S. $ 200 thousand per year.

Some equestrian athletes in the London 2012 Olympics this shows that the image of the rich and true blue blood. Examples of blue-blooded athlete is grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, Zara Phillips, who successfully presented the silver medal for the United Kingdom at number eventing team, Tuesday, July 31, 2012.

Phillips was born from a family of athletes. Princess Anne has appeared in the 1976 Olympics, while Phillips’s father, Mark, a gold medalist at the 1972 Olympics.

Zara Phillips (31) was the son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. Zara who has a full name Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall MBE, ranks 14th on the list of the successor to the British Empire.

Zara myriad accomplishments. He is a world champion in eventing number 2006. He also collected three European Championship gold medals. 2012 is his first Olympic Games. In 2004 and 2008, he canceled his horse into the team due to injury.

In addition to the royal family, the billionaires or their families are also many participated in this championship. Those of whom competed in three numbers: showing jumping, eventing, and dressage.

As quoted by Forbes, it is the athletes Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of businessman who became Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, and the billionaire’s daughter Jamie Dinan, founder of York Capital Management. There is also Katie Dinan, son of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, Ekaterina Rybolovleva.

Founder of Yahoo, Jerry Yang, also has horses for dressage numbers. Some famous people such as Bruce Springsteen’s daughter, Jessica, also wrestle this sport. Burce Springsteen is a songwriter, singer, and guitarist of the United States.

In addition, there are grandchildren Monaco princess, Grace Kelly, Charlotte Casiraghi who is also a model of Gucci.

There is also the grandson of billionaire Aristotle Onnasis, the Athina Onassis. Aristotle is an entrepreneur and founder of the vessel first Greek national airline, Olympic Airways. Daughter of American actor and producer, Tom Selleck, Hannah, also participated in this game.

In addition to the nobles and the wealthy, many equestrian athletes who do not come from that group. Among them Beezie Madden, who won three Olympic medals riding. Still, this sport stereotype of the nobility and billionaire difficult to remove.

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Indonesia Should Imitate China Problem Sports Coaching

April 24, 2013 9:06 am ⋅
Indonesia Should Imitate China Problem Sports Coaching

Indonesian contingent Olympic athletes follow the parade at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

Not maximal results achieved Indonesian contingent at the 2012 London Olympics, gave birth to a lot of criticism from various circles. According to the Chairman of the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI), Typhoon EN Rotorasiko, this is a very heavy homework.

He mentioned that China could reach the Olympics through the ranks of the coaching process is lengthy and takes years. Reflecting from the Bamboo Curtain country, Indonesia should also conduct a joint evaluation to improve future performance.

At the London Olympics, contingent Indonesia ranks 45 with the acquisition of one silver medal and one bronze medal. “The Automatic PR (homework) is very heavy, very long and it is the responsibility of all of us,” said hurricane.

According to him, rather than criticize, the entire party can actually help the youth in the field of sports revival. Typhoon argued, should be used as a sports field and a professional focus.

“And not just as a sideline. These views have changed,” he said.

Indonesian youth potential is very visible from the emergence of the seeds of future athletes. Now, further Typhoon, just how to process the seeds of existing athletes could win the Olympic gold medal and panning.

“I believe that our country gives credence to the youth, in 5-10 years we will fix it,” he said.

Further Typhoon ask the spirit and focus of the young athletes should continue to be encouraged and to be proven on the world stage. If an area has potential in certain sports, then the investment should be encouraged.

“For example, in the sport of boxing, just focus on boxing, infrastructure investment is focused on it. Branch other so well,” complete hurricane.

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Surprise Gymnastics And Athletics At The 2012 London Olympics

April 23, 2013 9:09 am ⋅

In the 2012 Summer Olympics take place a lot of surprises in sports gymnastics and athletics in the game on Monday.

Surprise Gymnastics And Athletics At The 2012 London Olympics

Brazil athlete Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti celebrates winning the gold medal after the 2012 London Olympics for gymnastics rings numbers.

In sports gymnastics for the bars storied daughter, Aliya Mustafina of Russia won the gold medal by beating China’s Kexin He of the silver medal, and Beth Tweddie of Britain got bronze.

American teen gymnast Gabby Douglas, who has emerged as the star of the Olympics, the gold medal race for 3rd in the race numbers, but he can only reach the 8th position.

Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti of Brazil won the gold role in men’s final Rings, by beating Yibing Chen of China, who won the second and Italy’s Matteo Morandi athletes gained third position.

Rights Seon Yang of South Korea won the “vault” son, in the Denis Ablyazin who won two, while Igor Radivilov of Ukraine gained third position.

In athletics, pole vault athlete Yelena Isinbayeva Russia had hoped to become the first female track and field athletes won Olympic champion in three consecutive Olympics. But Jenn Suhr of America won the gold medal, and Isinbayeva shifted to third for the bronze medal.

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