The Olympic Medal Count is a much talked about aspect of every Olympic Games. But what does it really mean? And does it really give an indication of the performance of athletes, coaches, teams and nations at the Olympic Games? This article looks behind the Olympic medal table and asks is performance at the Olympic Games more than just the medals?
Winning in sport is tough. Winning again is even tougher. This article looks at the challenges and difficulties of repeating success in the most challenging sporting environment of them all….the Olympic Games.
Pressure – and the athlete’s ability to perform under pressure when it really matters – will play a major role in the outcome of every Olympic event: every sport, every race, every match, every game, every fight, every lift, and every throw … pressure has more influence over who wins Olympic medals than any other factor.
News Flash, Lausanne, Switzerland. Here is the latest news.
The IOC today announced that effective immediately there will be two Olympic Cycles.
The first one, known from this date forward as the “Pretenders Cycle” will run on the traditional four year Olympic cycle.
The second cycle, announced today as the “Contenders Cycle”, is a six year cycle. It is expected that the majority of Olympic medal winners will be using the new six year cycle.
Our Olympic reporter Wayne Goldsmith has more…..