Emilian Patrick Polino (born 11 May 1981) is a boxer from Tanzania who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.
In 2002 and 2006, the civil servant from Dar es Salaam competed in the Commonwealth Games but exited in the first round on both occasions. At the first Olympics qualifier he again lost in the first round, at the second he was defeated by veteran Bruno Julie but grabbed the last remaining berth by edging out Ugandan Aldina Muzei 6:5. Ultimately, Polino did not compete in Beijing, however.
The men's long jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 12 athletes from six nations competed. The event was won by Alvin Kraenzlein of the United States, the second consecutive victory for the American team. Myer Prinstein, also an American, took silver. Patrick Leahy, an Irish athlete competing for Great Britain, took bronze; it was the first long jump medal for a non-American athlete as the United States had swept the 1896 medals.
Karim Alami is a retired tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990.
Louis Richard Bruno Julie, known as Bruno Julie, is a Mauritian bantamweight boxer who won a number of medals in international tournaments and competed in the 2008 Olympics where he won the first-ever Olympic medal for the island nation of Mauritius.
Albania first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1972. After that, Albania boycotted the next four games for political reasons, as part of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, 1984 Summer Olympics boycott and the isolationist stance of Albania at the time. They returned for the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics and have appeared in all games since then. Albania made their Winter Olympic Games debut in 2006. Albania normally competes in events that include swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting, and wrestling. They have been represented by the Albanian National Olympic Committee since 1972.
Ireland competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. It was the 19th Summer Games that Ireland contested as a nation under the Olympic Council of Ireland.
Venezuela competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
The Israel National Baseball Team represents Israel in international competitions. It is managed by Ian Kinsler.
Zimbabwe sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Facundo Bagnis is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 55 reached in November 2016. Bagnis competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour where he has won 17 singles Challengers. He also won one ATP doubles title in Stuttgart.
The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London. Thirty-five teams entered the qualification, where AFC have three spots for automatic qualifiers and a spot for inter-continental play-off against the fourth representative of the Pre-Olympic Tournament in African zone. The competition commenced in February 2011 and was completed in March 2012.
Soñando por Bailar 2011 is an Argentinian reality show hosted by Santiago del Moro and broadcast by El Trece. Unlike Bailando por un Sueño, every week the contestants danced along with a professional dancer but the jury scored the couples with a positive vote and the remaining contestants give a negative vote to another contestant. A group of young contestants compete for the chance to be competing in Bailando por un Sueño, the show hosted by Marcelo Tinelli.
Vanuatu competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics.
Bailando 2012 was the eighth Argentinean season of Bailando por un Sueño. The first show of the season aired on 11 June 2012 on El Trece, with Marcelo Tinelli as host and 30 couples competing.
The men's cycling team pursuit at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 2 and 3 August.
The women's cycling team pursuit at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at the London Velopark on 3 and 4 August.
The Middle Eastern nation of Iraq competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics since its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the same host city.
This is a record of the Israel national team's results at the FIFA World Cup. They have qualified for the tournament on one occasion, in 1970. Israel qualified for the 1970 World Cup as an Asian team. Nowadays Israel competes in the European zone, as well as a full member of UEFA since the 1990s.
Roberto Carballés Baena is a Spanish professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 49 on 10 April 2023 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 127 on 2 March 2020. He is currently the No. 4 Spanish player.
Oman competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when the event was held from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Four Omani athletes, two men and two women, were selected to compete in athletics and shooting at the Games. Among them were sprinter Barakat Al-Harthi, the lone returning Olympian from the previous Games.
Seychelles competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul because of its partial support to the North Korean boycott.