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21-5호 최종편집 2012.1.12.Hwp
ISSN 1226-2226(Print), ISSN 2093-9752(Online) Korean Journal of Sport Biomechanics http://dx.doi.org/10.5103/KJSB.2011.21.5.573 Vol. 21, No. 5, December 2011, 573-584 http://www.kssb.or.kr 2011 대구세계육상선수권대회 남자 높이뛰기 메달리스트들의 바이오메카닉스적 특성 분석 김의환1․배영상2․김성섭3․권문석3․위웅량3․김기만4․이정민5 1용인대학교 무도대학 유도학과 ․2계명대학교 체육대학 태권도 학과 ․3용인대학교 스포츠·웰니스연구센터․ 4대구산업정보대학 생활체육레저과․5계명대학교 대학원 체육학과 Biomechanical Analysis of Men's High Jump Medalists in IAAF World Championships, Daegu 2011 Eui-Hwan Kim1․Young-Sang Bae2․Sung-sup Kim3․Moon-Seok Kwon3․Ung-Ryang Wi3․Ki-Man KIm․4Jeong-Min Lee5 1Department of Judo, College of Martial Art, Yongin University, Yongin, Korea 2Taekwondo, Physical Education, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea 3Sports & Wellness Research Center, Yongin University, Yongin, Korea 4Department of Sports & leisure, Daegu Polytechnic College University, Daegu, Korea 5Department of Physical Education, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea Received 31 September 2011; Received in revised form 30 October 2011; Accepted 23 December 2011 ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to perform a kinematic analysis of the high jump techniques of the three men’s medalists at the 2011 IAAF Championships in Daegu (August 27-September 4, 2011). In particular, a three-dimensional coordinates method was used to analyze the last three strides before touchdown, the touchdown techniques, and the movements after takeoff toward the bar. An analysis of the, data for the biomechanical characteristics of the world's best high jumpers could contribute to an improvement in the performance of a national high jumper. The first conclusion of the data analysis was that the arm movements of the gold medalist, J. -
DT Top Athletes 2016
Discus 2016 season top athletes at 20.10.2016 1 Daniel Ståhl SWE 27.08.1992 1 61.09 1 (i) Botnia Games 06.02. Mustasaari 2 56.84 7 (i) ISTAF Indoor 13.02. Berlin 3 66.74 1 Spring Fling 17.04. Salinas, California 4 66.42 2 Triton Inv 23.04. La Jolla, California 5 64.72 1 Steve Scott Inv 30.04. Irvine, California 6 64.06 5 Diamond/DL 06.05. Ad-Dawḩah (Doha) 7 61.09 7 Mohammed VI/DL 22.05. ar-Rabāṭ 8 63.25 5 Golden Gala/DL 02.06. Roma 9 61.93 7 Diamond/DL 05.06. Birmingham 10 63.68 1 Sule 13.06. Tartu 11 63.47 1 Bauhaus 16.06. Stockholm 12 62.86 3 Folksam 21.06. Umeå 13 63.42 1 Folksam 28.06. Sollentuna 14 65.78 Q 2 EC - Q (64.00) 07.07. Amsterdam 15 64.77 5 EC 09.07. Amsterdam 16 62.87 2 Herculis/DL 15.07. Monaco 17 66.92 2 Gyulai 18.07. Székesfehérvár 18 64.24 1 Folksam 27.07. Karlstad 19 62.26 q 14 OG - Q (65.50) 12.08. Rio de Janeiro 20 64.76 1 Folksam Chall 21.08. Helsingborg 21 68.72 1 NC 28.08. Sollentuna 22 65.46 1 FIN v SWE 03.09. Tampere 23 65.78 1 VD/DL 09.09. Bruxelles 24 61.80 1 Castorama 14.09. Sätra 2 Christoph Harting GER 04.10.1990 1 64.34 2 (i) ISTAF Indoor 13.02. -
RESULTS 110 Metres Hurdles Men - Final
Doha (QAT) 27 September - 6 October 2019 RESULTS 110 Metres Hurdles Men - Final RECORDS RESULT NAME COUNTRY AGE VENUE DATE World Record WR 12.80 Aries MERRITT USA 27 Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion) 7 Sep 2012 Championships Record CR 12.91 Colin JACKSON GBR 26 Stuttgart (Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion) 20 Aug 1993 World Leading WL 12.98 Grant HOLLOWAY USA 22 Austin, TX (USA) 7 Jun 2019 Area Record AR National Record NR Personal Best PB Season Best SB 2 October 2019 23:00 START TIME 26° C 59 % +0.6 m/s TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY WIND PLACE NAME COUNTRY DATE of BIRTH LANE RESULT REACTION Fn 1 Grant HOLLOWAY USA 19 Nov 97 6 13.10 0.158 2 Sergey SHUBENKOV ANA 4 Oct 90 9 13.15 0.150 3 Pascal MARTINOT-LAGARDE FRA 22 Sep 91 7 13.18 0.161 4 Wenjun XIE CHN 11 Jul 90 2 13.29 0.140 5 Orlando ORTEGA ESP 29 Jul 91 5 13.30 0.130 6 Shane BRATHWAITE BAR 8 Feb 90 1 13.61 0.149 7 Devon ALLEN USA 12 Dec 94 3 13.70 0.124 8 Milan TRAJKOVIC CYP 17 Mar 92 8 13.87 0.150 Omar MCLEOD JAM 25 Apr 94 4 DQ 163.2(b) 0.128 NOTE IAAF Rule 163.2(b) - Jostling / Obstruction ALL-TIME TOP LIST SEASON TOP LIST RESULT NAME VENUE DATE RESULT NAME VENUE 2019 12.80 Aries MERRITT (USA) Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion) 7 Sep 12 12.98 Grant HOLLOWAY (USA) Austin, TX (USA) 7 Jun 12.87 Dayron ROBLES (CUB) Ostrava 12 Jun 08 13.00 Daniel ROBERTS (USA) Austin, TX (USA) 7 Jun 12.88 Xiang LIU (CHN) Lausanne (Pontaise) 11 Jul 06 13.05 Orlando ORTEGA (ESP) Lausanne (SUI) 5 Jul 12.89 David OLIVER (USA) Paris Saint-Denis (Stade de France) 16 Jul 10 13.07 Omar MCLEOD (JAM) Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 1 Sep 12.90 -
2019 Woman of the Year Dalilah Muhammad ■ the U.S
• ALL THE BEST IN RUNNING, JUMPING & THROWING • www.trackandfieldnews.com DECEMBER 2019 Year No. 73 Of Our Exclusive World & U.S. Rankings Complete Seasons For All Top 10 World Rankers Athletes Of The Year: Dalilah Muhammad & Karsten Warholm Top Americans: Muhammad & Noah Lyles 2019 Woman Of The Year Dalilah Muhammad ■ The U.S. Olympic Trials2020, June 19-28 at the new Hayward Brussels, plus the Berlin ISATF meeting in 2019) and construct Field’s state-of-the-art setting at the University of Oregon. one of our famous peripatetic trips to European capitals. Per- This tour is sold out and a wait list has been established. A haps including the EuroChamps in Munich. No details yet, $200 refundable deposit gets your name on the wait list. but sure to be popular. $100 deposit per person required. ■ The U.S. Nationals/World2021 Championship Trials. Dates ■ World Track & Field Championships,2023 Budapest, Hungary. and site to be determined, but probably Eugene in late June or The 19th edition of the IAAF World Championships will early July. 4-5 day tour. This is certain to be a fantastic meet be held at the Hungarian capital’s beautiful track stadium, as it will determine the team for the World Championships August 19-27 (new dates). Budapest is a delightful travel in Eugene in August. $100 deposit per person now accepted. destination, with lots to see and do. And we’re sure to offer an attractive Diamond League extension before or after the ■ World Track & Field Championships. Eugene, OR, Au- Championships. $250 per person deposit now accepted. -
2019 World Championships Statistics – Men’S HJ by K Ken Nakamura
2019 World Championships Statistics – Men’s HJ by K Ken Nakamura The records to look for in Doha: 1) Can Starc become first AUS to win the World Championships? 2) Can Barshim become only the second HJ (after Sotomayor) to win back to back WC? Summary: All time Performance List at the World Championships Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 2.41 Bohdan Bondarenko UKR 1 Moskva 2013 2 2 2.40 Javier Sotomayor CUB 1 Stuttgart 1993 3 3 2.38 Patrik Sjöberg SWE 1 Roma 1987 3 3 2.38 Igor Paklin URS 2= Roma 1987 3 3 2.38 Gennadiy Avdyeyenko URS 2= Roma 1987 3 3 2.38 Charles Austin USA 1 Tokyo 1991 3 3 2.38 Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT 2 Moskva 2013 3 3 2.38 Derek Drouin CAN 3 Moskva 2013 Margin of Victory Max 3c m 2.35m Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT London 2017 2.41m Bohdan Bondarenko UKR Moskva 2013 2.40m Javier Sotomayor CUB Stuttgart 1993 2.36m Martin Buss GER Edmonton 2001 2.35m Jacques Freitag RSA Paris 2003 2.32m Yuriy Krimarenko UKR Helsinki 2005 Min 0cm 2. 32m Gennadiy Avd ye yenko URS Helsinki 1983 2.38m Patrik Sjöberg SWE Roma 1987 2.37m Troy Kemp BAH Göteborg 1995 2.35m Donald Thomas BAH Osaka 2007 2.32m Yaroslav Rybakov RUS Berlin 2009 2.35m Jesse Williams USA Daegu 2011 Best Marks for Places in the World Championships Pos Height Name Nat Venue Year 1 2.41 Bohdan Bondarenko UKR Moskva 2013 2.40 Javier Sotomayor CUB Stuttgart 1993 2 2.38 Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT Moskva 2013 Igor Paklin URS Roma 1987 Gennadiy Avdyeyenko URS Roma 1987 3 2.38 Derek Drouin CAN Moskva 2013 2.37 Steve Smith GBR Stuttgart 1993 4 2.36 Dalton Grant GBR Tokyo -
START LIST High Jump Men - Final
Portland (USA) World Indoor Championships 17-20 March 2016 START LIST High Jump Men - Final RECORDS RESULT NAME COUNTRY AGE VENUE DATE World Indoor Record WIR 2.43 Javier SOTOMAYOR CUB 22 Budapest (Sportcsarnok) 4 Mar 1989 Championship Record CR 2.43 Javier SOTOMAYOR CUB 22 Budapest (Sportcsarnok) 4 Mar 1989 World Leading WL 2.38 Gianmarco TAMBERI ITA 24 Hustopece 13 Feb 2016 o = Outdoor performance 19 March 2016 18:22 START TIME ORDER BIB NAME COUNTRY DATE of BIRTH PERSONAL BEST SEASON BEST 1 392 Ricky ROBERTSON USA 19 Sep 90 2.32o 2.20 2 157 Guowei ZHANG CHN 04 Jun 91 2.38o 2.30 3 361 Andriy PROTSENKO UKR 20 May 88 2.40o 2.30 4 119 Jamal WILSON BAH 01 Sep 88 2.31 2.31 5 228 Konstadínos BANIÓTIS GRE 06 Nov 86 2.34o 2.33 6 118 Donald THOMAS BAH 01 Jul 84 2.35o 2.33 7 216 Robert GRABARZ GBR 03 Oct 87 2.37o 2.33 8 244 Marco FASSINOTTI ITA 29 Apr 89 2.35 2.35 9 388 Erik KYNARD USA 03 Feb 91 2.37o 2.30 10 209 Chris BAKER GBR 02 Feb 91 2.36 2.36 11 245 Gianmarco TAMBERI ITA 01 Jun 92 2.38 2.38 12 320 Mutaz Essa BARSHIM QAT 24 Jun 91 2.43o 2.36 HEIGHT PROGRESSION 2.20 2.25 2.29 2.33 2.36 2.38 ALL-TIME INDOOR TOP LIST SEASON INDOOR TOP LIST RESULT NAME VENUE DATE RESULT NAME VENUE DATE 2.43 Javier SOTOMAYOR (CUB) Budapest (Sportcsarnok) 4 Mar 89 2.38 Gianmarco TAMBERI (ITA) Hustopece 13 Feb 16 2.42 Carlo THRÄNHARDT (FRG) Berlin 26 Feb 88 2.36 Mutaz Essa BARSHIM (QAT) Mälmo (Atleticum) 13 Feb 16 2.42 Ivan UKHOV (RUS) Praha (O2 Arena) 25 Feb 14 2.36 Chris BAKER (GBR) Hustopece 13 Feb 16 2.41 Patrik SJÖBERG (SWE) Pireás (P&F Stadium) 1 Feb 87 2.35 -
6Th International Bio‐Medical Scientific Cyprus Congress
ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH Thursday 15‐11‐2018 6th International Bio‐Medical Scientific Cyprus Congress School of Medicine, European University Cyprus November 15 ‐ 17, 2018 (Institutionalized by the Cyprus Medical Association, 18 C.M.E) 8:15 – 09:40 Registration / Coffee 09:40 – 09:45 EUC School of Medicine ‐ Video 09:45 – 09:50 Welcome 9:50 – 10:00 European Antibiotic Awareness Day By Prof. Dr George Petrikkos School of Medicine, European University Cyprus “Antibiotic Resistance a Global Thread‘’ Education and Research 10:05 – 10:25 Prof. Dr Theodoros Xanthos School of Medicine, European University Cyprus “Is there a need for inter‐porfessional training in healthcare education?” Chairs: Constantinos Tsioutis, Hadjigeorgiou George 10:25 – 10:45 Prof. Dr Apostolos Papalois ELPEN research center “The Role of Modern Experimental Biomedical ‐ Translational Research in the Development of New Products with Clinical Applications. Ethical Justification, Implementation, Education and New Frontiers.” Chairs: Hadjigeorgiou George, Elias Nikas Advances in Cancer Cancer genetics/Cancer Immunology /Radiotherapy/Aging and Pioneer New Therapies 10:45 – 11:10 Prof. Dr Nikolaos Zamboglou German Oncology Center ‘‘New perspectives in Oncology” Chairs: Loizos Loizou, Elpida Nikolousi 11:10 – 11:30 COFFEE and Snack 11:30 – 11:50 Prof. Dr Anastasis Stephanou School of Medicine, European University Cyprus “Triptolide Promotes Cell Death in Cancer cells by Targeting Na+/K+ ATPase Pump” Chairs: Loizos Loizou, Aris Angouridis 11:50 – 12:10 Ass. Prof. Antonis Kirmizis University of Cyprus “Epigenetic deregulation in cancer: the case of histone acetyltransferase Naa40” Chairs: Eirini Agapidaki, Panayiotis Politis 12:10 – 12:30 Prof. -
Tolerance and Non-Discrimination I and Turkish Cypriots
EndEnd discriminationdiscrimination againstagainst TurkishTurkish CypriotsCypriots Tolerance and non‐Discrimination I and Turkish Cypriots Prepared for OSCE HDIM 2012 EndEnd discriminationdiscrimination againstagainst TurkishTurkish CypriotsCypriots Human Rights –not if you’re Turkish Cypriot The UN Declaration of Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, UK Human Rights Act & many more all prohibit discrimination. Yet Turkish Cypriots are constantly discriminated – embargoed since 1964 for no good reason! Cyprus became independent from Britain in 1960, with Greek & Turkish Cypriots the two politically equal co‐founders of the Republic of Cyprus. The Greek Cypriots resented this power‐sharing arrangement because they were the numerical majority. •They tried to persuade Turkish Cypriots to accept minority status. When this failed, they brutally attacked them in December 1963 & seized control of the state, continuing to try to oppress them into submission. The badly worded UN Resolution 186 on 4 March 1964 referred to the Greek Cypriot authorities as the ‘Cypriot Government’, a false status they have hid behind ever since at the expense of Turkish Cypriots & their rights • The world refuses to act on this, allowing Turkish Cypriots to remain internationally isolated. Indeed, Europe may claim to uphold human rights, but not when it comes to Turkish Cypriots. EndEnd discriminationdiscrimination againstagainst TurkishTurkish CypriotsCypriots Turkish Cypriots –the EU’s invisible citizens 300,000 people in North Cyprus don’t officially exist. They are denied EU freedoms & opportunities that millions of others, including those south of the Green Line Border, enjoy daily. Turkish Cypriots are barred from: •The European Parliament –their democratically elected officials cannot represent them. • Direct trade with, or direct travel to, other EU member states. -
As at February 28, 2017) Compiled by György Csiki / ATFS
NATIONAL INDOOR RECORDS OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (As at February 28, 2017) Compiled by György Csiki / ATFS + = enroute to longer distance; A = high altitude; y = 220y or 440y distance MEN 60 Metres ALB 6.77 Arben Maka Torino 10 Feb 01 AND 7.01 Estéve Martin Escaldes 04 Mar 00 ARM 6.93 Arman Andreasyan Paris 05 Mar 11 AUT* 6.56 Andreas Berger Wien 27 Feb 88 6.56 Andreas Berger Den Haag 18 Feb 89 AZE 6.61 Aleksandr Kornelyuk Göteborg 09 Mar 74 BEL 6.56 Ronald Desruelles Maastricht 10 Feb 85 6.56 Ronald Desruelles Sindelfingen 05 Feb 88 BIH 6.94 Ilija Cvijetic Paris 05 Mar 11 BLR 6.60 Maksim Lynsha Mogilyov 15 Feb 08 BUL 6.58 Petar Petrov Sofia 25 Feb 78 CRO 6.63 Dejan Vojnovic Linz 07 Mar 03 CYP 6.58 Yiannakis Zisimides Pireás 03 Mar 96 CZE 6.58 Frantisek Ptácník Liévin 21 Feb 87 DEN 6.65 Benjamin Hecht Malmö 20 Feb 99 6.65 Kristoffer Hari Skive 19 Feb 17 ESP 6.55 Angel David Rodriguez Düsseldorf 08 Feb 13 6.3 Pedro Pablo Nolet Oviedo 15 Jan 00 EST 6.71 Argo Golberg Tallinn 22 Feb 03 6.4 Enn Lilienthal Moskva 03 Feb 88 FIN 6.58 Markus Pöyhönen Helsinki 04 Mar 03 6.58 Markus Pöyhönen Birmingham 14 Mar 03 FRA 6.45 Ronald Pognon Karlsruhe 13 Feb 05 GBR 6.42 Dwain Chambers Torino 07 Mar 09 GEO 6.71 Besik Gotsiridze Moskva 05 Feb 86 GER 6.52 Julian Reus Leipzig 27 Feb 16 GIB 7.16 Jerai Torres Manchester 29 Jan 17 GRE 6.50 Haris Papadiás Paris 07 Mar 97 HUN 6.54 Gábor Dobos Chemnitz 18 Feb 00 IRL 6.61 Paul Hession Birmingham 03 Mar 07 ISL 6.80 Einar Thór Einarsson Malmö 06 Feb 93 6.5 Bjarni Thór Traustason Reykjavík 15 Mar 97 ISR 6.68 Alex Porkhomovskiy -
RESULTS 1500 Metres Men - Final
Birmingham (GBR) World Indoor Championships 1-4 March 2018 RESULTS 1500 Metres Men - Final RECORDS RESULT NAME COUNTRY AGE VENUE DATE World Indoor Record WIR 3:31.18 Hicham EL GUERROUJ MAR 23 Stuttgart (Schleyer Halle) 2 Feb 1997 Championship Record CR 3:33.77 Haile GEBRSELASSIE ETH 26 Maebashi (Green Dome) 7 Mar 1999 World Leading WL 3:33.76 Edward CHESEREK KEN 24 Boston (USA) 9 Feb 2018 Area Indoor Record AIR National Indoor Record NIR Personal Best PB Season Best SB 4 March 2018 16:11 START TIME PLACE NAME COUNTRY DATE of BIRTH ORDER RESULT 1 Samuel TEFERA ETH 23 Oct 99 8 3:58.19 2 Marcin LEWANDOWSKI POL 13 Jun 87 3 3:58.39 3 Abdelaati IGUIDER MAR 25 Mar 87 4 3:58.43 4 Aman WOTE ETH 18 Apr 84 5 3:58.64 5 Ben BLANKENSHIP USA 15 Dec 89 2 3:58.89 6 Jake WIGHTMAN GBR 11 Jul 94 9 3:58.91 7 Craig ENGELS USA 1 May 94 6 3:58.92 8 Chris O'HARE GBR 23 Nov 90 7 4:00.65 9 Vincent KIBET KEN 6 May 91 1 4:02.32 INTERMEDIATE TIMES 400m Ben BLANKENSHIP 1:15.84 800m Samuel TEFERA 2:23.68 1200m Abdelaati IGUIDER 3:19.54 ALL-TIME INDOOR TOP LIST SEASON INDOOR TOP LIST RESULT NAME VENUE DATE RESULT NAME VENUE 2018 3:31.18 Hicham EL GUERROUJ (MAR) Stuttgart (Schleyer Halle) 2 Feb 97 3:33.76 Edward CHESEREK (KEN) Boston (USA) 9 Feb 3:31.76 Haile GEBRSELASSIE (ETH) Stuttgart (Schleyer Halle) 1 Feb 98 3:35.39 Ayanleh SOULEIMAN (DJI) Liévin (FRA) 13 Feb 3:32.11 Laban ROTICH (KEN) Stuttgart (Schleyer Halle) 1 Feb 98 3:35.79 Abdelaati IGUIDER (MAR) Liévin (FRA) 13 Feb 3:33.08 Daniel Kipchirchir KOMEN (KEN) Karlsruhe 13 Feb 05 3:36.05 Samuel TEFERA (ETH) Val-de-Reuil -
Puro Alto BOLT-Aje
Sección C EXPRESO Domingo 14 de Agosto 2016 Editor: Guillermo Carrillo H. Coeditor: Arturo Llanes Coeditora gráfi ca: Andrea Miramontes Correo: [email protected]@expreso.com.mx TENDRÁ SU PRIMER BRINCO A LAS 4:30 DE LA TARDE A RESALTAR GRUPO “B” ATLETA PAÍS MMP MMA Nauraj S. Randhawa Malasia 2.29 2.29 Mateusz Przybylko Alemania 2.30 2.29 Sylwester Bednarek Polonia 2.32 2.30 Édgar Rivera México 2.30 2.30 Arturo Chávez Perú 2.31 2.31 EN RÍO Dmytro Yakovenko Ucrania 2.30 2.26 Gouwei Zhang China 2.38 2.33 Bradley Adkins E. U. 2.29 2.29 Sale hoy Édgar Rivera ticipan 44 saltadores, que están el británico de 28 años, Robert Majd Eddin Ghazal Siria 2.36 2.36 en su debut olímpico acomodados en dos grupos, de Grabarz. Jamal Wilson Bahamas 2.31 2.31 donde los mejores doce exponen- Entre los 22 saltadores del Erik Kynard E. U. 2.37 2.35 a tratar de buscar el tes por marca o los que tengan al Grupo “B”, también estará el Derek Drouin Canadá 2.40 2.38 menos 2.31 metros conseguidos, canadiense de 26 años, Derek Joel Baden Australia 2.29 2.29 pase a la fi nal en salto avanzarán a la fi nal que será el Drouin, quien posee el tercer Frederico Silva Talles Brasil 2.29 2.29 de altura en el Estadio martes. mejor registro en 2016, con 2.38 Jaroslav Baba Rep. Checa 2.37 2.28 Édgar buscará entrar a esa lis- metros; en el sector “A”, destaca Dzmitry Naboka Bielorrusia 2.29 2.29 Olímpico ta de doce saltadores que bus- el qatarí Mutaz Essa Barshim, de Seunghyun Yun Corea del Sur 2.32 2.25 carán la medalla, aunqueq antes 25 años, qquien lidera la clasifi ca- Robert Grabarz Gran Bretaña 2.37 2.33 deberáeberá encarar la eliminatoria ción mundial con 2.402.40 metros. -
The Olympic Flame
THE OLYMPIC FLAME A Christian Perspective Andrew Chapman The Olympic Flame A Christian Perspective Andrew Chapman Oxford June 2012 Introduction Until the twenty third of April 2012, I had perceived the Olympic Games primarily as a sporting event, albeit one with a pagan history, having its origins in ancient Greece. On that day, I did a little research, and discovered to my horror, that it is not so much a matter of pagan roots but of a still living tree of pagan and idolatrous worship. Acts of worship to foreign gods are an integral part of the Olympic Games, enshrined in the Olympic Charter and in the Protocols of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is the governing authority of the Games. For a Christian nation like Britain (which despite its great backsliding still has the Coronation Oath, Christian acts of worship in State schools, oaths on the Holy Bible in Courts, and a majority of the population describing themselves as Christian) to host the Olympic Games and thereby be responsible for the commission and execution and propagation of idolatrous worship is a great transgression against Almighty God, who gave us His only Son to die for us that we might be saved from our iniquity and find the path of eternal peace in Him. For the church of Jesus Christ to join in the celebrations of a pagan nature which have already begun with the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Britain on 18 May 2012, is to commit a sin of the worst sort, amounting in effect to a denial of the Lord and a transgression of the most basic of all commandments: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.' Exodus 20 v 3 Ceremonies The IOC state explicitly that the 'ceremonial aspects of the Olympic Games have served to set them apart from other international sport competitions'1.