Poverty Olympics
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(CNN)-- A century after her childhood inspiration Jim Thorpe won two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics, synchronized swimmer ... restored them in 1983 -- 30 years after he died in poverty. While she has a long way to go to match Thorpe's ...
May 23, 2012 at 15:01 | Source: CNN
Despite boasting a population of over 100 million and a love of boxing, the Philippines will send just one fighter to the London Olympics later this year ... who came from a poverty stricken broken home to become the first man to win world ...
May 15, 2012 at 22:28 | Source: Reuters
London will use its spotlight to illuminate more than just the world's greatest athletes during the 2012 Olympics. British Prime Minister ... development community can help reduce hunger and poverty, and build self-sufficiency for millions ...
May 24, 2012 at 21:55 | Source: Huffington Post
We're delighted that the UK has seized the Olympics opportunity to lead global efforts to tackle ... it's more urgent than ever that we make the food system work for people living in poverty. There is enough food for everyone to have what they need but ...
May 24, 2012 at 06:32 | Source: AllAfrica.com
"A cycle of a family, of either poverty or lack of education ... trying to qualify for the Olympics for the first time. He says he's learned from them. "They play different," Calipari said. "They play more of a spread game like we play.
May 22, 2012 at 23:52 | Source: WKYT 27
Despite boasting a population of more than 100 million and a love of boxing, the Philippines will send just one fighter to the London Olympics later this year ... who came from a poverty-stricken broken home to become the first man to win world titles ...
May 18, 2012 at 15:29 | Source: Gulf News
It is a quality that Nurmi embodied, and had to: he was born in poverty, the eldest of five children ... Within a year he was representing his country in the Olympics. Strange as it may seem now, Nurmi entered sport at a point when no nation was as ...
May 18, 2012 at 10:35 | Source: The Guardian
He was a contemporary hero for a new Kenya, with the perfect backstory to match: the dirt-poor farm boy who literally outruns his poverty. Jeff Siner/Getty ImagesKenyan Sammy Wanjiru won gold in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
May 16, 2012 at 16:07 | Source: ESPN
The documentary started by taking viewers back to her childhood in Des Moines, Iowa, where she grew up in poverty. Jones' alcoholic father ... success as she failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics. But Jones persevered, working part-time at, among other ...
May 22, 2012 at 18:02 | Source: Bleacherreport.com
The 1976 Montreal Olympics are best known for Nadia Comaneci's 'perfect ... For starters, they hope the event will transform London's East End, a neglected area notorious for its poverty and crime since the days of the Industrial Revolution.
May 20, 2012 at 16:52 | Source: MSN India