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1. Natalie Du Toit Natalie Du Toit's story is truly inspiring. She first represented South Africa internationally at the age of 14. In 2001 she had to have her left leg amputated at the knee after a traffic accident, but far from letting this stop her, at the age of 24...
2. Winter Olympics Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28, 2010 Paralympic Winter Games - March 12 to 21, 2010 For the first time, the Winter Olympics will be held by the sea and some venues, such as the Richmond Olympic Oval, are at sea level. Also, for the first t...
3. Tiger Woods Tiger Woods is the number one golf player in the world. His full name is Eldrick "Tiger" Woods, and he was born December 30, 1975 
4. Asafa Powell Asafa Powell is a Jamaican sprinter who held the world record in the 100 m sprint category from June 2005 to May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds, before he was overtaken by Usain Bolt.
5. Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. Yelena Isinbayeva holds the world record for female pole vault. Jelena Isinbayeva is pushing the world record higher nearly every time she participates in an athletics meeting. There has never been an fem...
6. GIFTS FOR SPORTS LOVERS We all know how important it is to stay active and exercise for our health. A great way to say "I support you!" "Go team!" "Keep up the good work!" is with a gift. We have designs covering many sports and activities and hundreds of wonderful gift ite...
7. Sanya Richards Sanya Richards  is a Jamaican / American track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States.
8. Scottish Highland Games As told by my husband. The highland games of Scotland have been around for about 1000 years. Some Kings used forms of this type of competition to improve their military back in the late 1050's. Kings used similar types of this competition to choose...
9. Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner was an American track and field athlete.
10. Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides.
11. Steroids should be legalized in sport Performance enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids should be legalized in competitive sports. Do you agree ?
12. Nadia Comaneci ? In my youth, I had been very involved in gymnastics, so years later when I saw Nadia at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, I was awestruck by her. I will never forget that first perfect ten score!  I remember her scores were reported as 1.00's as...
13. Dara Torres Dara Grace Torres was the first swimmer from the USA to compete in five Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008. Dara has won nine Olympic medals, including four golds, and won five medals alone at Sydney in 2000. On August 1st, 2007 at the age o...
14. Xavier Carter Xavier Carter is an American professional track and field athlete.
15. Jeremy Wariner | USA | 400m Track Athlete Jeremy Wariner, an American Track Athlete specialized in the 400 metres. Is highest achievements was two Olympic gold medals and four Word Championships medals. Jeremy Wariner was the most young gold medalist in the Olympic games, since the 19 year o...
16. Peyton Manning is Hot! Love him or not, you can't deny that Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts quarterback, is having his best year ever in 2009. And that is saying a lot since he has already won the Superbowl (2007) and been league MVP three times! He is considered by...
17. Maurice Greene Maurice Greene is an American sprinter in athletics. Maurice Green holds several world records.
18. PILLBOXES ARE THE PERFECT GIFT I think a pill box is a perfect gift. Everyone needs one - or more to carry perscription medicine, vitamins, pain relievers or even breath mints. I have 4-5 of them that I use all the time. Each one has a different use and a different look. I have o...
19. Carl Lewis Carl Lewis is a retired American track and field athlete.
20. Key marathon workouts Wanna run a faster marathon? Maybe get through your first with minimum dificulty and maximum enjoyment? Maybe try to qualify for Boston? Here are some important workouts that will help you get more out of your training program.