Category Sports

Verdens raskeste mann Usain Bolt til Bislett

Verdens største idrettsstjerne, Usain Bolt, har takket ja til å delta på ExxonMobil Bislett Games i Oslo 9. juni. Dermed er stevnet sikret en attraksjon av en størrelse man aldri tidligere har hatt.

- Jeg er ikke i tvil om at dette er den største idrettsstjernen som noensinne har satt sine ben på Bislett. Dette overgår både Carl Lewis og alle andre storheter som har vært her tidligere, sier en stolt stevnegeneral og Meeting Director Steinar Hoen i Bislett Alliansen.

Bolt er tredobbel regjerende OL- og verdensmester. I Oslo stiller han til start på 200-meter, en distanse der han tidligere har satt to verdensrekorder. I tillegg er han innehaver av verdensrekorden på 100 meter og på 4 x 100 meter stafett. Read more

NFL games go RedZone on Sky TV UK

Live NFL games on Sky TV UK are now going into RedZone every Sunday. The NFL live highlights program, RedZone will be showing approximately 10 NFL (National Football League) games every Sunday at 6:00 pm for British viewers during the concluding games of the 2010 U.S. season.

The RedZone live highlights program is the perfect way to introduce new British NFL fans, as well as retain regular NFL viewers to the non-stop action of American Football. Read more

Website usability enhanced for Asbru customer services

The Asbru Enterprise Park in Iceland has recently enhanced its website usability for its online customer services. The Enterprise Park in Iceland continues to be at the forefront of entrepreneurship, education and business development by further informing customers about its services.

Services available at the Enterprise Park include academic programs, aviation training, fitness development centres, international data centres and facilities suited towards business and entrepreneurship. Read more

Right to Play charity receives donations from Oslo Marathon participants

Original source – PressPort 24.09.2010

The Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon, taking place this weekend 25-26 September in Oslo, involves a number of charities including Right to Play. Founded in 2000 by Norwegian athlete Johann Olav Koss, Right to Play aims to develop children and young people through play and activity in the world’s most troubled areas. The organisation works today in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America.

Laila Andresen, national head of Right to Play Norway said, “This event shows all those taking part how much children enjoy participating in sporting events. Everyone who’s signed up for Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon has been given the opportunity to make a donation to Right to Play, which a great many of them have done. These funds represent an important contribution, giving even more children and young people the opportunity to play and participate in sports in our project countries.” Read more

Oslo 2010 marathon event in Norway marks 2500 years of the marathon

Original source – WebWire 24.09.2010

Norway’s answer to the New York marathon, the Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon 2010 is set to mark the 2500-year anniversary of the long-distance running event tomorrow. Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon organizers, The Vidar Sports Club, expects close to 16,000 people to participate during this weekend’s proceedings.

This event, marking the fabled run of Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger who allegedly ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens in 490 BC, will set its stamp on the Norwegian capital over these two days. The event’s starting and finishing lines are located at Akershus Castle in the city center, and if the forecasts for participation stand correct, this event will set a new record for a street race in Oslo; the previous record, set in 1994 at 14,192 runners.

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Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon receives record registrations from 71 nations

Original source – eNewsWire 24.09.2010

Vidar Sports Club, the organiser of Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon, has received a record number of registration for this weekend’s event. Vidar expects close to 16,000 people from 71 different nations to run one of the distances covered; marathon (42,195 metres), half marathon (21,097 metres), 10 kilometres and three kilometres. If the forecasts for participation hold good, this event will set a new record for a street race in Oslo. The previous record is 14,192 runners set in 1994.

Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon, held on the last weekend in September annually, is Norway’s largest street marathon. First staged in 1981, the race attracted a record 14 000 runners in 1994, but interest in jogging declined around 2000 and it was not staged in 2002-03. Due to this, in 2004 the organisation of the event was taken over by the Vidar Sports Club and now in its 28th edition is going to be bigger than ever. Read more

Grete Waitz Supports Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon for Cancer Charity

Original source – Marketwire 23.09.2010

Former Norwegian marathon runner, Grete Waitz, who won nine New York Marathons between 1978 and 1988, will be attending the Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon event in support of the Active Against Cancer charity.

Waitz attended a press conference about the event earlier this week and contributed many words of advice for marathon participants including; be properly rested, be in good time, dress for the conditions, tailor your speed to your fitness, be realistic and do not start too fast, and drink at every station. Read more

Go karts racing events at MT. Kisco NY

Many of the top professional drivers got their start in go kart racing at an early age. Go karts racing is generally the stepping stone for racing other types of cars when a certain level of experience and age has been acquired. Go Karts are also known as ‘Go Carts’ and this racing is a regulated racing sport and permits children 8 years of age or older to race. As youthful kids increase their proficiency in a safe situation, they will be able to move up to speedier racing as they get more experienced.

There are a large number of different types of go karts racing including speedway, sprint, and endurance. Sprint races take place on short road courses that employ both right and left turns. The race courses normally differ in length from 1/4 of a mile to one mile. Speedway racing is similar to certain Indy Car races, and happen on oval tracks with all left turns. If you would like to add more excitement to your life, racing is one way to get it. Go karts are fast, exciting and easy to handle, and there are tracks all over the country catering to every age range from kids to teens to adults.

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Airport in Iceland scores winning goal with online competition success

Keflavik International Airport in Iceland has recently been celebrating the success of its online football competition after it drew to a close last month. The competition was launched in coordination with the FIFA World Cup Football Championships 2010 and involved participants predicting the World Cup playoffs with daily prizes to be won.

Marketing Manager at Keflavik Airport, Arnar Reynisson explained, “This online competition was entirely focused on the Icelandic market so the amount of participants made it a complete success. The number of participants totalled an amazing 5226, which for a country of 300,000, is quite an impressive number. In comparison, if the same competition had been held in the U.S. this figure would of been around 5.2 million.” Read more

Growning The Game Of Golf

Glenmuir, one of Europe’s leading golf apparel brands, has provided a new ‘uniform’ for the PGAs of Europe Golf Development Professionals ” a team of specialists who travel to all corners of the globe to help start and manage golf projects, as a part of The R&A Golf Development Programe

The 30 GDPs will sport smart crested Glenmuir shirts, sweaters and wind shirts as they play a key role, alongside The R&A, in the global expansion of the game of golf particularly in countries without an established golf infrastructure or where the game needs expert assistance. Read more

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