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Deaflympics

DEAFLYMPICS UP-DATE 94km Roadrace – Jinshan area This was a race I had high hopes for and had prepared well for it. But sometimes things happen that stop you in your tracks. In my case, I suffered the misfortune of a puncture just 20minutes into the race. Normally in most road races, you can get [...]

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6th in the 1000m sprint

Today was my first event at the Deaflympics and I finished 6th out of 34 competitors. This was still a respectable result but I could not help feeling disappointed since my qualifying time and my first match sprint went really well. All 34 competitors each went individually on the “hot-dog” style course with 180 degree [...]

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Deaflympics in Taipei

Deaflympics opened in spectacular style last night with over 16,000 spectators crammed into the new Taipei Stadium. More than 4,000 athletes from 91 countries are here to compete in 20 events. Mega-stars Jet Li, A-mei, Patina Lin and even the first lady put in appearances during the opening ceremony! This opening ceremony was elaborate and [...]

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2 week countdown!

I got married on July 4th at Round Rock, Texas and then had a quick 3 day honey-moon in Georgetown before flying out to race and report Superweek in the Chicago area. Since I have the Deaf Olympic Games coming up in four weeks time, Superweek was perfect timing for me to get in some [...]

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Deaflympics in Taiwan

The Deaflympics will the be largest multi-sport event ever held in Taiwan and Taipei City is determined to make everything function as smoothly as possible. More than 4,000 athletes have registered, as have around 1,300 coaches, officials, medical personnel, and translators. This represents a 50 percent-plus increase over the 2,400 participants in the previous Deaflympics, [...]

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