Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, GOIH is a retired Nigerian-born Portuguese sprinter, who specialized in 100 metres and 200 metres. He was the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 metres. In the same race, he set the European record in the event at 9.86 seconds, which stood for nearly 17 years. At club level, he was a professional athlete for Sporting CP.
Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH, is a long-distance runner born in Penafiel, Portugal. The pinnacle of her career was at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she won the women's 10000 m gold medal, establishing a new Olympic record of 31:01.63. Her victory gave Portugal its third Olympic gold medal.
Ghizlane Samir is a French inline speed skater.
Queen Bees IHC is a women’s ice hockey club based in Slough, Berkshire, England. They play at the Slough Ice Arena, having previously played at the John Nike Leisuresport Complex in Bracknell.
The 2006–07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007.
Mario De Clercq is a Belgian former racing cyclist. He specialized in cyclo-cross racing but also rode on the road and circuit races during his career, he raced as a professional between 1991 and 2004. The majority of his years as a professional were under the sponsorship of Palmans–Boghemans and its various co-sponsors.
Elma de Vries is a Dutch marathon speed skater and inline speed skater. She is the older sister of marathon speed skater Bob de Vries.
Pia Ann-Katrine Sundstedt is a professional former cyclist, who competes in road bicycle racing and mountain bike racing, as well as cross-country skiing events. Sundstedt competed in the Summer Olympics for Finland. Having started in 2006, Sundstedt competes for Rocky Mountain/Business Objects mountain bike racing team.
Abdelhafid Benchabla is an Algerian amateur boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and is the current World Series of Boxing Light heavyweight champion.
The 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 2 December 2008 in Östersund, Sweden and ends on 29 March 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Aggressive inline skating is a sub-discipline of inline skating in the action sports canon. Aggressive inline skates are specially modified to accommodate grinds and jumps. Aggressive skating can take place on found street obstacles or at skate parks.
Scott Anthony McGrory is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
Chris Kovarik, is an Australian professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill mountain biking and four cross mountain bike racing. He is a multiple Australian national champion and multiple World Cup winner.
The 2010 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 2010 and 40th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship season. Champion was determined in six finals between 30 May and 19 September 2010.
The 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 25 November 2012 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 17 March 2013 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Vert skating or vertical skating is a discipline using skates like inline skates or roller skates on a vert ramp, a style of half-pipe. In vert skating, the skater is able to achieve more air-time as compared to other styles of skating, meaning skaters can perform complicated aerial maneuvers and acrobatic tricks, such as spins and flips.
Cesar Mora is an Australian professional vert skater and a pioneer in vert skating. Cesar is the only vert skater to compete in all ten of the first X Games. In 1998, he won vert gold, and he has two vert silver medals as well as a bronze ('00). A number one ranked skater and world champion several times, he skated for Roces Skates from 1994 to 1998 before switching to K2 Skates from 1999 to 2004. Born in Madrid, Spain and having lived most of his life in Sydney, Australia, Cesar represented Australia in soccer at a youth level, traveling to the US and England before returning to his city of birth Madrid and training with the Spanish football club Rayo Vallecano for several months, which at the time were in the 4th division of the Spanish league. He returned to Sydney and started skating at Bondi Beach, where he practiced his skills on the ramp and began an international skating career. Always "creative, explosive and exciting to watch", he promoted a drug-free lifestyle. Cesar also practiced art, illustration, creative drawing, and graphic design. In 2003, Cesar headlined a video game called Rolling, being included with some of the most well-known skaters in the world at the time. Sometimes referred to as the "King of Vert", in 1998 he was the first skater in history to land a 1080°, and later that year he achieved a reverse 1260°. Throughout his career, Cesar managed to avoid major injuries until the end of 2000, when performing at the Melbourne Planet X Games, he fell and broke his left arm and wrist. That year, he took a short hiatus focusing on healing his injuries. Once his confidence returned, Cesar's usual tricks of spins, flips, and airs were performed again. For many years, he was known for his backflips, always being described as a "crowd pleaser". Cesar, ever the showman, never left a ramp without giving his all, whether it be the X Games or a small show in Peru, where the ramp may have been less than appropriate. He wanted to leave the kids and fans with something special and signed autographs. Cesar's position as a role model made him wear a helmet, because when he started his first tour in the US, he never liked wearing a helmet but was told "no helmet no skate". As a skater with a respectable list of achievements, he had a successful time on tour and was grateful to anyone who supported him.
Yuliya Viktorovna Martisova is a Russian professional road cyclist. She has awarded two Russian championship titles in the women's road race, and later represented her nation Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Martisova currently races for Italy's Forno d'Asolo Colavita pro cycling team during the 2013 annual season.
The ASBL Shinobis Riders, more commonly referred to as Shinobis Riders, is a Belgian roller soccer club created in Brussels in 2009 and directed by Joël Ogunade. It is the first roller soccer club which was born in Belgium and the only one existing in the country until the Bruxelles Roller Foot appeared in 2013. The team is a member of the Belgian Frenchspeaking Skating Federation and currently challenging in the French League of Roller Soccer.
