Tagged with "Olympics"
Role for Romney in San Diego Olympic bid?
MR says: Romney is highly respected in the worldwide Olympic community. Is there another Olympics in Mitt Romney's future? San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, a Democrat, sure hopes so. He's telling reporters he wants Romney to be the honorary chairman of the Southern California city's joint bid with Tijuana,...
Four-time Gold Medalist: I'm a Mormon
MR says: Great video from Jason Smyth as part of the new "I'm a Mormon" media push in the UK. Smyth is an incredible sportsman despite being 90 percent blind; love what he says about working through challenges.
Mormon Olympic hopeful from Ghana learned priceless lessons on mission
MR says: "I just learned that you can't always think what you want is supposed to happen. The Lord has a plan for you." -Laryea-Akrong At the National Athletics Championship at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana, Allah Laryea-Akrong tenses at the line, crouched down, mind clear, on the verge of making...
Committee tells SLC to go after 2026 Winter Olympics
The state's Olympic Exploratory Committee unanimously recommended Salt Lake City launch a bid to host a second Winter Games, this time in 2026. "Utah's Olympic legacy is strong and vibrant and ready to provide the foundation for a future Olympic Winter Games," the committee stated in a 36-page...
Mormons in the Paralympics: 3 more medals
MR says: Updates on track & field and wheelchair basketball. Three Latter-Day Saint athletes earned medals as the 2012 London Paralympics came to a close this past weekend. Jason Smyth, of the Northern Ireland Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, won a second gold medal in the...
Mormons in the Paralympics, Day 8
MR says: More updates on wheelchair basketball. The United States men's wheelchair basketball team will play for the bronze after falling to Australia, 72-63, in the semifinal round Thursday. The Americans will compete against Great Britain on Friday for the bronze medal, followed by the gold medal game...
Mormons in the 2012 Paralympics, Day 7
MR says: Updates on wheelchair basketball. The United States men's wheelchair basketball team has moved to the semifinal round after beating Germany, 57-46, in the first round of the elimination tournament. The Americans will face Australia on Thursday. When Australia and the United States met in the...
Mormons in the 2012 Paralympics, Day 5
MR says: Updates on archery and wheelchair basketball. Eric Bennett was fourth in the men's individual recurve standing event in archery at the 2012 Paralympic Games on Monday. Bennett faced Timur Tuchinov of Russia in the semifinals, and then competed against Mikhall Oyun of Russia in the bronze medal...
Mormons in the 2012 Paralympics, days 3 & 4: Blind sprinter takes gold; archer advances to semi-finals
MR says: Congratulations to Jason Smyth for winning the gold, and for setting a second world record in just 24 hours! Mormon sprinter Jason Smyth won gold and set another world record in the 100-meter race Saturday at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London this weekend. Smyth, of the Belfast Northern...
Mormons in the 2012 Paralympics, Days 1 & 2: Jason Smyth sets a world record
MR says: Updates on track & field, swimming, wheelchair basketball and archery. Jason Smyth, of Northern Ireland, set a new world record of 10.54 seconds for the men's 100-meter sprint Friday during the qualifying round for T13 athletes. Smyth, of the Belfast Northern Ireland Stake of The Church of Jesus...
LDS faith, Olympics to be big at GOP convention
Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith will be front-and-center [this] week, presented to millions of Americans watching as Romney accepts his party’s presidential nomination. Romney’s biography presented on the closing night of the convention will feature speakers who have worked with Romney in his...
Defending the Faith: John Lennon was wrong, but right at the same time
MR says: How do you feel about John Lennon's "Imagine" lyrics? I was surprised, puzzled and even a bit shocked to see the London Symphony Orchestra and the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir showcase John Lennon's atheist anthem "Imagine" during the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. And...
Mormons in the 2012 Olympics, Days 15-16: A surprise gold medal
MR says: Adams' shot put silver turns golden after a doping scandal. Congrats to her! Valerie Adams' silver has now turned gold. The gold shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus won was withdrawn Monday for doping, the Associated Press reported. Adams of New Zealand, who is Mormon, was awarded the...
Worthy of admiration
MR says: The writer says that Olympic athletes aren't the only ones to be celebrated, but Christians with Christ-like attributes who are rarely endorsed are even better heroes to look up to. Over the past two weeks, hundreds of millions have enjoyed the 2012 Olympic Games in London. We have been collectively...
Mormons in the 2012 Olympics, day 13
MR says: The U.S women's water polo team won GOLD! The U.S. women's water polo team won the gold medal Thursday, beating Spain 8-5. The Americans were ahead 5-2 at halftime. The team had tied Spain in the preliminary...
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