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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Football (Soccer) in Palau, Palau at the Olympics, Rugby Union in Palau, Palau at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Palau National Football Team, Palau at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Palau at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Palau National Basketball Team. Excerpt: Palau competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Palau's Olympic delegation was led by Frank Kyota, the President of the Palau National Olympic Committee, and consisted of five athletes, three team officials and four coaches. This was an increase from the nation's two previous appearances at the Summer Olympic Games; four athletes had been sent to both the Sydney and Athens Games. Palau's Olympic team was one of the 117 that won no medals at the Games. Palau was the 119th national team to enter the Beijing National Stadium in the parade of nations during the Opening Ceremony. The country's flag bearer was freestyle wrestler Elgin Loren Elwais, the first Palauan athlete to have qualified for a Games based on his own performances. At the Closing Ceremony athletes entered in a less formal style, led by the flag bearers of all the competing nations. The Palauan flag was carried by swimmer Amber Yobech. Palau had two competitors in the sport of athletics, one in each of the men's and women's 100 m sprints. Jesse Tamangrow finished seventh out of eight competitors in a heat which included eventual bronze medallist Walter Dix. Despite setting a new personal best time of 11.38 seconds he did not advance to the quarterfinals of the competition. In the women's event Peoria Koshiba finished eighth out of nine athletes in the first heat and did not advance to the next round. The 2008 Palau Olympic Team Amber Yobech, the youngest member of the team at age 17, was the sole Palauan representative ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16110909 ... Read more

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Chapters: Rugby Union Clubs in Paris, Stade Français, Racing Métro 92 Paris, Rugby Union at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Rugby Union at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 2001 Heineken Cup Final, French Rugby Championship 1892. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rugby union was played at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Matches were held on 14 October and 28 October. 47 athletes from three nations competed. France, Germany, represented by the FC 1880 Frankfurt, and Great Britain, represented by the Moseley Wanderers, all participated in the inaugural rugby event at the Olympics. Only two games were contested, France played both Germany and Great Britain, the French winning both matches. This saw the gold go to France, and both Germany and Great Britain are credited with silver and no bronze awarded. Match 1 France-Germany matchIn the first half, France scored a try by Emile Sarrade and a conversion. Germany scored tries by Heinrich Reitz and August Schmierer, with two conversions as well as a drop goal. Under the custom scoring rules of the Olympic tournament (3 points for tries or penalties, 2 points for conversions, 4 points for drop goals), this gave Germany a lead of 14-5. The second half was vastly different, as Serrade scored two more tries while Albert Roosevelt also scored two and Frantz Reichel and A. Albert added one each. Two more conversions were made, bringing France's score to a total of 27. Germany, on the other hand, scored only one try, by one of the Ludwigs. France thus won the match 27-17. Match 2 The British squad was shut out in the first half, while France continued the scoring barrage they had experienced in the second half of the Germany match. Serrade scored two tries, bringing his tournament total to five. Joseph Olivier, Jean Coll...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=228667 ... Read more

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Chapters: Olympic Council of Asia, Asian Athletics Association, Asian Rugby Football Union, Asian Carrom Confederation, Asian Weightlifting Federation, Confederation of Asia Roller Sports. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1912; whereas East Timor is the newest, joining in 2003. The headquarters of OCA are located at Kuwait City. In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created. The NOC for Macau, China is recognized by the OCA, but is not recognized by the IOC and does not compete in the Olympic Games. Israel was excluded from the Olympic Council of Asia upon its re-incorporation in 1981. Israel is now a member of European Olympic Committees (EOC). ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3285568 ... Read more

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For The Glory is the true story of Babe Slater and Rudy Scholz, opposites in many ways, who starred in the US Olympic rugby teams that shocked the world by winning gold medals at the Antwerp Games of 1920 and the Paris Games of 1924. It required nerve for quiet farmer Babe to return to Belgium just two years after witnessing the horrors of World War One there. Rudy had been desperate to play a part in that war but had missed out on the action. There was more frustration for little Scholz, by now a silver-tongued lawyer, when gentle giant Slater was elected 1924 US rugby captain ahead of him. Rudy didn't even want to play in the Paris showdown against the French favourites at the so-calledChariots of Fire' games. What happened to bring Rudy back into line just before the French turned the 1924 Olympic final into a bloody riot? How did Scholz cope when he was finally confronted by the horrors of war on Okinawa during World War Two, and how did he manage to play rugby until he was 83? Read about the extraordinary experiences of Rudy and Babe, then decide for yourself where the glory lies in sport or war. Mark Ryan is a writer and sports journalist.His books include Justine Henin: From Tragedy to Triumph and Fabio Capello: The Man, The Dream, The Inside Story, both published by JR Books, as well as The Hornet's Sting: The Amazing Untold Story of Second World War Spy Thomas Sneum. ... Read more