etting increasingly darker | Forum

Position des Themas: Forum-Startseite » User Foren » Allgemeine Fragen
Mitglied
love520 Mai 23 '18
Great Britains Olympics team have been set a record-breaking target of 48 medals for this summers Rio Games, UK Sport has said. Kyrie Irving Jersey .Team GB won 65 medals -- including 29 golds -- at the London Games in 2012, but the target, set by UK Sport in London on Thursday, would exceed the 47 medals won in Beijing in 2008, and would rank as the countrys greatest-ever away Games.UK Sport has set 47 medals as the minimum target with a haul of 79 viewed as the best outcome.And British cycling, despite former technical director Shane Suttons resignation in April amid allegations of sexism and bullying, are expected to be the most successful sport with a target of at least eight medals. Athletics (seven) and rowing (six) also feature at the top of UK Sports list.Meanwhile, the Paralympic team have been set an aim of at least 121 medals, which would better the haul they achieved in London.Beijing 2008 was a record breaking Olympics for Team GB, but Im confident we can top it in Rio and make this our best ever away Games, Simon Timson, Director of Performance at UK Sport, said.With the backing of National Lottery players and through our partnership with the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association, ours will be the best supported and prepared athletes in Rio bar none, primed and ready to once again make the nation proud.In the wake of their best medal haul in more than a century in London four years ago, UK Sport initially aimed for even greater success in Brazil. So the medal targets released on Thursday could be viewed as something of a backtrack.Everybody in the high-performance system invested a huge amount of physical and emotional energy into a home Games, Timson added.We delivered unprecedented success, and there was a real sense of a need to re-calibrate and re-energise the system for Rio so we set an aspirational target. It was based on ambition that would unite everybody in the high performance system to go that extra mile.Explaining the reviewed target, Timson added: Throughout the cycle we have been working with the sports on an individual basis and refining more precise medal targets.As the facts and reality of performances have come to light over the last two years it has become more obvious that a more realistic target is a best away Games ever in the Olympic Games.If all the stars align, it is possible that 66 could happen, but it is not probable and we dont see it as a likely outcome. But we have a great opportunity to have a fantastic Games that will unite the nation.The Rio Games get underway on August 5 and run until August 21. Terry Rozier Jersey . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. Danny Ainge Jersey .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. http://www.cheapcelticsjerseyschina.com/jayson-tatum-jersey/ . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Green, not gold, was the color of the day at the Olympic diving venue.Sure, China won its third consecutive gold medal on Tuesday, but the buzz was about the color of the water in the diving pool -- a murky green.That was in stark contrast to the pools light blue color the previous day and also that of the clear water in the second pool used for the water polo competition at Maria Lenk Aquatic Center.British diver Tom Daley, who earned bronze in mens synchronized 10-meter on Monday, tweeted a photo of the two pools next to each other and captioned it, Ermmm...what happened?!Water quality has been a major issue surrounding the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but in the ocean and lagoons, not the pools.A statement from Olympic organizers said water tests were conducted and there was no risk to athletes. They couldnt explain the color change, but said its being investigated.Rio spokesman Mario Andrada said the green was caused by a proliferation of algae.This was because of heat and a lack of wind, he said. We did all the chemical tests. The pool will be blue tomorrow (Wednesday).If it were green and yellow, we would know it was a patriotic thing, Andrada joked, referring to Brazils national colors.Canada team leader Mitch Geller suspected the cause was algae that multiplied quickly in the days warm and sunny conditions.Everybody was scratching their heads going, `Whats going on? he said. I think that the filter is busted, but Im not sure. Its not really dangerous. Its not like its toxic or dirty or any of that. It seemed to get worse over the course of the competition. Robert Parish Jersey. The kale-colored water wasnt just a cosmetic nuisance; it was so dark that divers couldnt see the bottom of the pool.Theyre used to seeing the water, Geller said. The visuals are really, really important in diving.Chen Ruolin, who teamed to win gold with Liu Huixia, said it didnt affect them.Paola Espinosa of Mexico, competing in her fourth Olympics, noticed the pool getting increasingly darker throughout the six-round competition. But she said the water didnt smell or affect her skin.I havent seen anything like it before, Espinosa said. But its Brazil and everything is green down here, so maybe it was a decoration to make it look pretty.American Jessica Parratto wears contacts and said the water didnt burn her eyes.Bronze medalists Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion of Canada tried not to laugh as they gazed at the water from atop the 33-foot tower. They liked that the dark green color offered a helpful contrast with the blue sky.The only thing we said is dont open your mouth in the water, just in case, Benfeito said.Geller said a Canadian pool expert was coming in Wednesday and he would offer to help Rio organizers chemically treat the water if theres a problem with the filter.I dont know what its going to look like tomorrow, he said. I hope its not a swamp.---Associated Press Writers Carlos Rodriguez and Stephen Wade contributed to this report. NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys NFL China Cheap Jerseys China China NFL Jerseys ' ' '