Melbourne sets sights on hosting Olympic Games

Melbourne is ready to host an Olympics and should dream big for a possible 2024 or 2028 bid, the city’s lord mayor says. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said Melbourne’s venues and stadiums were ready and had been proven successful in major events.”I don’t think there’d be another city in the world not hosting the Olympics that is as well prepared as we are right now,” he told reporters on Tuesday.”Think what we could do if we did dream large for 2024 or 2028.”Mr Doyle said Melbourne would need federal support to fund the Games and maintained the city would host the event in its own cost-effective style.”We would do it differently. We wouldn’t try to replicate bigger and better. We’d do it in a very Melbourne way,” he said.”You find ways you can do things that are memorable that are typically us and within our budget.”  

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Stockholm Diamond league Entries

This weekend’s Samsung Diamond league is in Stockholm with the following Women’s vault entries

Athlete	DATE OF BIRTH	Nation	PB	SB
BENGTSSON Angelica	08.07.1993	SWE	4.58	4.58
BLEASDALE Holly	02.11.1991	GBR	4.71	4.71
BOYD Alana	10.05.1984	AUS	4.76	4.76
DAHLSTRÖM Malin	26.06.1989	SWE	4.50	4.50
MURER Fabiana	16.03.1981	BRA	4.85	4.77
PTÁČNÍKOVÁ Jiřina	20.05.1986	CZE	4.66	4.65
RYZIH Lisa	27.09.1988	GER	4.65	4.65
SILVA Yarisley	01.06.1987	CUB	4.75	4.75
SPIEGELBURG Silke	17.03.1986	GER	4.82	4.82
STRUTZ Martina	04.11.1981	GER	4.80	4.60
SUHR Jennifer	05.02.1982	USA	4.92	4.81

Isinbayeva’s Olympic story is not over just yet

August 13 – Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, who missed out on a third successive Olympic gold, has said that she is thinking of going on to the next Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 rather than retire.
Isinbayeva had planned to call it a day after London 2012, but was stunned in the final last week by America’s Jenn Suhr, who jumped 4.75 metres.
The Russian was nowhere near her world record of 5.06m, and finished behind Cuba’s Yarisley Silva, who also cleared 4.75m, in third.
Isinbayeva would have been the first women ever to win three gold medals in a row in the same individual track and sport event.
“My decision is changing every day,” said the 30-year-old, admitting that she was in a quandary over what to do next.
“Today I say, I will stop, but I will wake up tomorrow and say, I will continue.
“I think this bronze tells me: Elena, don’t quit, as I had planned to quit after London.
“I don’t want to retire with a bronze medal so maybe I will think about Rio so at least I can get my gold medal there and then decide.”
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Best athlete in area? Former German exchange student Efferoth prepares for Rio?

BLAIRSVILLE, Indiana — Best athlete at the recent American Legion state baseball tournament in Plymouth?Perhaps a spectator.Leverkusen, Germany, resident  Jonas Efferoth, a North Posey High School exchange student the first half of the 2009-10 school year, attended Princeton’s three state tournament games along with Cindy and Joe Stolz, parents of Post 25 infielder and pitcher Tyler Stolz, starting his high school senior year at age 17.The rural Posey County family, including oldest son and current University of Southern Indiana student Zach Stolz, began serving as an exchange student host family the 2007-2008 school year.Returning to visit, Efferoth arrived July 31, along with girlfriend and former Leverkusen coed Olivia Bodnar. They’re staying until Sept. 2, shortly before college classes start in Cologne, Germany.He’ll also resume practicing the pole vault, an event in which he has cleared 17 feet 5 1/2 inches and will contend to represent Germany in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  

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