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The GB Athletics Team has been announced for the Paris Olympics, but several athletes have not been selected due to a flawed selection policy that does not show discretion to suitable current world rankings, and sticks to "potential for Top 8" achievement. This means a few, and particularly minority events such as field (female throwing) will have no GB representation, despite having suitably world ranked AND recently crowned UK Champion athletes. 🤔 We feel this limits visibility of role models to inspire future talent. It also means the Olympic organisation will have to invite LOWER currently ranked athletes from other countries to Paris to make up the expected event numbers. This is against the ethos of the Olympic ideal when "The best in the world come together every 4 years". However UKA have selected athletes who don't realistically have a chance of achieving Top 8 in conflict with their own intention, in higher profile track events.😡 It is very urgent to lobby to over turn these selections, so that the affected athletes potential preparation schedules are not disrupted. Please sign the petition: https://chng.it/mCyb9QmWng If you want to read more here is an article: https://lnkd.in/efh9cRAV Thanks you 🙏

🌟 #Olympic Medalists Countries Display of sporting prowess : What Drives Success? The Economist explore the factors that contribute to a country's success in the Olympics. #GDP: Wealthier countries tend to perform better, but it's not the only factor. #investment : decent amount of money to invest in training and facilities #Population: Larger populations can provide a broader talent pool, but smaller countries can still punch above their weight. #TalentPool: Access to quality training facilities, coaches, and resources is crucial. A few notes from The previous Economist magazine : 1. "The most successful countries at the Olympics tend to be those with a strong sporting culture, a large talent pool and a decent amount of money to invest in training and facilities." - The Economist, 2012 2. "The relationship between GDP per head and Olympic success is strong... Richer countries can afford to spend more on sports infrastructure, coaching and training." - The Economist, 2016 3. "Population matters, but it is not the only factor... Small countries can punch above their weight if they have a strong sporting culture and invest wisely in training and facilities." - The Economist, 2018 4. "The Olympics are as much about brains as brawn... Mental toughness, strategy and teamwork are just as important as physical strength and endurance." - The Economist, 2020 I'm thinking 🤔 So, what matters most? Is it the country's resources or the individual's mindset? Other Dynamics factors? #Team : A supportive team in Sports Culture and environment can make all the difference. #Physical & #Mental Toughness: The ability to practice & perform under pressure is key. #Coaching and #Mentorship: Guidance from experienced coaches and mentors can help athletes reach their full potential. #Passion and Drive: Personal motivation and dedication are essential. Read More, : #USA, #Russia #China #Jamica #India #GraphicDetails #GoldStandard #Paris2024 #OlympicGames #TeamUSA #TeamGB #TeamCanada #TeamAustralia #TeamIndia #TeamChina #TeamJapan #TeamGermany #TeamFrance #TeamBrazil #TeamSouthKorea #TeamRussia #TeamItaly #TeamSpain #TeamNetherlands #TeamSweden #TeamNorway #TeamDenmark

How do people come up with the idea of adding up all the medals won by the USA, China or the EU countries and deriving success from this? In sport in particular, all countries work independently and not according to American, Chinese or EU guidelines. If you see an EU team here, please don't forget that only 2 starters or 1 team are allowed to compete per competition, i.e. not 30 or 15 as in Paris. Apart from how the selection process within the EU is supposed to work, the medal haul would be significantly lower. In this respect, the medal table per capita is probably closer to the truth 🥇🥈🥉 https://lnkd.in/dgDFEGxr

Sharing Expertise Across Borders: Ongoing Sports Project in Moldova Since the beginning of December, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has been running an 8-day project in Moldova, focusing on athletics and football. German experts Sebastian Dreesbach (athletics) and Michael Feichtenbeiner (football, nominated by the DFB) are on-site, sharing their expertise with Moldovan coaches to strengthen local coaching practices and knowledge in both sports. This project has been made possible through the outstanding collaboration with our Moldovan partners: the National Olympic Committee, the Moldovan Football Federation, and the Moldovan Athletics Federation. A heartfelt thank you to the DFB for their initial idea and continued support, as well as to the Federal Foreign Office, which is funding this initiative through its International Sports Promotion program. The project is already achieving great results, and we look forward to concluding this week on a high note! Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB), DFB, Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany, Clara Pointke, Michael Feichtenbeiner, Patrick Montgomery Wolf, Serghei Butelschi, Diana Bulgaru, Cristina Vasilianov

After its recent move to award prize money for winning golds at this years #Olympics, World Athletics ups the ante in terms of rewarding it athletes with the announcement of their new #UltimateChampionship. Given the importance of athlete #fandom in driving future relevance of the sport it can only be a good thing that they are starting to be rewarded a bigger slice of the commercial pie. With other initiates such Michael Johnson's new track league and the Athletic Ventures JV in the UK, #Athletics is starting to show green shoots of going in the right direction. It may also set a path for other Olympic sports, in terms of disruption from within, to attempt to fill the 4-year commercial and media void between respective Games. Although, seeing some of the comments from the IOC ecosystem on the question of prize money, don't hold your breath! Interestingly, the end-of-season biannual Ultimate Championship will be staged in #Olympic and #Commonwealth Games years. The Olympic brand is more than strong enough to cope. However, for the Commonwealth Games, it further erodes its relevance in a cluttered sporting calendar, where economics, cultural relevance and sporting significance are providing it with an existential threat for its very survival. After the #Melbourne debacle and still yet to confirm a venue for 2026, it might be time for the Commonwealth Games Federation to just, "Let it go!" #WorldAthletics #IOC #MajorEvents #SportsEconomy International Olympic Committee – IOC ASOIF BBC

We are lucky. 😘 Lucky to live in the world's largest multicultural democratic haven – Europe. Composed of imperfect democracies but far more perfect than many other regimes on the planet. What we have just experienced in France during these Olympic Games has shown us how the values that guide us, such as freedom, equality, and fraternity, are also values that sports magnify. Did you know? The 27 countries of the European Union, when we add up their medals, are comfortably ahead in terms of gold medals: 97! (vs. 40 USA and 40 China), silver medals: 95! (vs. 44 USA and 27 China), and the total number of medals won: 309!!! (vs. 126 USA and 91 China). It is easy to understand through this observation that sporting development, and therefore indirectly general well-being, is undoubtedly intimately linked to our multi-democratic situation. As the 2024 Olympics come to an end, while waiting for the 2024 Paris Olympics, several positive feelings dominate my state of mind, but above all, I am aware of my luck. I am so proud to be French, but especially proud to be European. Vive l’Europe. https://lnkd.in/ejUFBj7c

My 2cents on the economics of Athletics. 1st point is most of the worlds best athletes are playing actual sports (football, NFL, basketball, baseball I think are the world's biggest 4). These require a lot of extra things like all-round coordination and skill, and are clearly more compelling to most people. Case in point Tyreek Hill said he'd beat Noah Lyles in a foot race. Tyreek is the fastest wide receiver in the NFL and probably has 50lbs of muscle extra he's carrying, but he did run sub-10 as a youngster. This race won't actually happen as Tyreek has a $120million contract with the Miami Dolphins he needs to focus on. Compared to the $2m Noah was able to swing with Adidas. Point 2 - More constructively the Wimbledon Tennis club bank-rolls grassroots tennis. This is definitely something the IOC could do for athletics. The IOC made $700m profit last year. But there's 350 medalling events, so this will spread out super fast. $2m per event, for all nations candidates? So it's left to Diamond League and some sponsors. Ultimately it seems athletics is to sport what classical music is to music. High-brow, needs self-subsidising, if you're on the triangle in the orchestra don't expect to coin it in. This brings us to the end of my useless LinkedIn post that will never garner me any money.

Did you know that tug of war was once an Olympic sport? It featured in the Summer Olympics from 1900 to 1920. Interestingly, countries could enter multiple teams in the competition, allowing them to sweep the podium. In 1904, the United States achieved this feat, winning all three medals, and in 1908, British teams took all the top spots. Curious about other sports no longer included in the Olympic games? Find out more in our upcoming resource, The Olympic Movement: Sport, Global Politics and Identity: https://okt.to/Kb1oyP

One of the many reasons I accepted the #sportspharmacy consultant position to design, lecture and help launch the most #comprehensive sports pharmacy program (with a #clinicalsportspharmacist embedded with sports medicine/ athlete care!) in the US, is this: https://lnkd.in/gY32VWHz (present and past, a long list of the highest performers in their sports) Maybe some of these athletes took an ibuprofen or allergy pill or cream or any drug that might impact their performance, and for which we must check the status in sport before its used. #Athletes need more Qualified Sports Pharmacist they can look to for help as clean athletes. The stars were aligned with many other key factors, as well, to develop this as International Sports Pharmacists Network partnered with the USC Mann School of Pharmacy: >> Pharmacy Administrative leadership championed the idea, are knowledgeable and share a vision, >>the depth of experience and dedication and awareness of their medical professionals for athletic services, >>the relationship the outpatient pharmacist already had supporting the team, >>the interest of the pharmacy students, >>engagement with other departments, >>willingness to reform structures that had been silos, >>innovation with pharmacy counseling and public interface for the sports pharmacist, >>and more. Its the #hubofsportspharmacy looking ahead to #LA28 #sportspharmacists #sportpharmacy #drugsinsport #athletehealth #medicationsafety #medicationcounseling #pharmacyschool

Have you been watching the Paris Olympics? If so, you've seen many examples of sportsmanship and sportswomanship. One of my favorite moments was when gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles honored Brazilian gold medalist Rebecca Andrade by bowing to her on the podium during the award ceremony. Chiles said to a Today Show interviewer, "Rebecca has done a lot within her sport, within her country. I feel people should get recognized the proper way. Bowing down to her was 'giving her flowers,' the recognition she deserved." Kudos to them for their inspiring act of compassion in what was incredibly intense, high-stakes competition. They had trained 7 days a week for YEARS to be the best. And when you've gone all out and all in on a goal, It's easy to see competitors as enemies. Biles and Chiles modeled that not only can we be gracious in defeat, we can put things in perspective and choose to do the right thing, the human thing. We can choose to be better instead of bitter. Look at this picture of them. They're all smiling, having fun. They're showing that, when the competition is over, we can be on the same side instead of side against side. There are no losers here, only human beings who have far more in common than they do in conflict. Bowing to others - giving people the respect, recognition and "flowers" they deserve - is not a zero sum game, it's a rising-tide game. Everyone in this photo and in this moment... won. How about you? Are you competing with others at work, on a project, in your life or career? Or, is there someone around you who has performed well, poured in hard work, achieved something momentous, succeeded? How about "putting a bow on it?" Bowing is not a one up/one down action - it is an honoring action where everyone wins. Lauding someone else's achievement does not diminish our own. Competition and compassion are not an either/or. As Biles and Chiles so thrillingly demonstrated, they can be a both.