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Celebration in Lagos as Nigeria’s women 4x400m grabs Olympics ticket
Celebration in Lagos as Nigeria’s women 4x400m grabs Olympics ticket
Favour Ofili (right) was in Nigeria’s 4x400m relay team that picked Tokyo Olympics ticket in Lagos yesterday
• Men’s 4x100m fumbles again
The financial boost of N2million dangled on the relay tickets by the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa paid off yesterday as Nigerian women 4x400m squad took a massive leap into the top 16 of nations that qualified for the…
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NIGERIA FEMALE RELAY TEAM SECURES SPOT IN TOKYO OLYMPICS
NIGERIA FEMALE RELAY TEAM SECURES SPOT IN TOKYO OLYMPICS
Nigeria is hoping for a medal finish in the relay event at the Olympics. Photo: Making of Champions
Team Nigeria women’s 4x400m relay team have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after racing to a 3:26.84 African lead time at the Lagos Open Athletics Championship at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.
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Lagos: 18 Athletes for 3rd qualifier of 2nd Scrabble Mindgames Premier Championships
No fewer than 18 athletes are expected to compete in the 3rd qualifier of the 2nd Scrabble Mindgames Premier Championships (MPC) scheduled to hold in August in Lagos.
Lukeman Owolabi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mindgames Incorporated (MGI), organisers of the competition made the disclosure on Wednesday in Lagos.
Owolabi said the 1st qualifier was held in May in Port Harcourt and the 2nd in June in Enugu, while the 3rd would take place in Lagos in August.
He said that 18 players had emerged so far in the open category, while five players were contending for the best intermediate player slot having attended two qualifiers so far.
He noted that Helen Orji was the best female among those who had qualified, while Charles Princewill had attended the two qualifiers and would qualify automatically if he attends the rest of the MPC qualifiers.
Owolabi warned that any of the players that qualified for the competition but refused to show up at the grand finale would forfeit his or her spot.
He said that such a player’s spot would be allocated to the next player in the line.
“Only clubs that partner with MGI and foreign players are eligible for wildcards at the grand finale holding from Nov. 22 to Nov. 24 at the Lagos country club, Ikeja.
“Under no circumstances will any player outside the group mentioned above be considered for wildcards,’’ Owolabi said.
He said that MGI believed that it would only be fair that only the players who had travelled round the country would claim their spots at the MPC final competition.
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Judy Murray To Host Summer Tennis Camps at Quinta Do Lago In Portugal
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If the Championships at Wimbledon this year grabbed your attention then this will certainly be of interest to you as, Judy Murray, former Great Britain Federation Cup Captain and mother of Grand Slam champions Andy and Jamie, has announced that she will be returning to The Campus, Europe’s newest five-star multi-sport and wellness hub at Quinta do Lago in the Algarve in Portugal, for her third in a series of adult and junior coaching camps.
Judy will join a team of coaches for fun and action-packed coaching camps, hosting a five-day junior tennis camp from the 19th - 23rd August and also a three-day adult tennis from 21st - 23rd August 2019
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The camps will focus on grass-roots coaching and development, making tennis fun for juniors of all abilities and learning skills from one of the most respected tennis coaches and ‘mums’ in the game. Judy will encourage youngsters to get active in the magnificent surrounds of The Campus, Europe's newest multi-sport and wellness hub.
Judy will offer a unique tennis coaching experience for juniors and adults who will benefit enormously from her many years of years of coaching at all levels of the game and which took her sons to No.1 in the world!
Judy says: "The camps are full of the exercises and games that I played with Jamie and Andy when they were growing up. We focus on three things: skill-building activities, tennis specific movement training and creating fun competition. Tennis is a “hit, move and think sport” so the camps aim to help players of all levels to do those three things at the same time.....while having a whole lot of fun! ”
Sean Moriarty, Chief Executive of Quinta do Lago, says “coaching opportunities like these is what makes The Campus stand out amongst sporting venues across Europe.”
"It’s great to have icon Judy Murray back to The Campus for more fun and engaging junior and adult tennis camps. Judy is one of the most respected figures in tennis and she adds to the list of incredible sports ambassadors we now have at The Campus.”
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Judy Murray is the latest addition of high-profile stellar sports stars adding to a world class level of sports coaching and mentoring who are now partnering with The Campus.
Former England and Manchester United football legend Rio Ferdinand is also set to return for more coaching camps after his successful series of camps last year, and also Irish rugby player Brian O’Driscoll is set to continue his partnership as well.
Head Tennis Professional at The Campus, Zé Lopes, adds:
“We’re thrilled to be working with Judy Murray once again after the great success of her recent Easter camp in April. It’s a fantastic opportunity to learn the coaching techniques she uses and she is such a great motivator to players, parents and coaches.”
The Campus is one of Europe’s newest state of the art multi-sports venues, created for elite athletes, teams and for families as well. The Campus is already becoming popular with
Premiership football and rugby teams, Olympic and Para-Olympic squads, performance athletes and coaches who are taking advantage of the perfect training climate and using The Campus as their warm-weather training base.
The recently opened High Performance Campus has added to The Campus' stellar reputation and cemented its reputation as the outstanding location for holiday makers looking for the ultimate sporting break, with dance classes, yoga, swimming and state-of-the-art saunas, steam rooms and wellness areas adding to the appeal.
Top Premier League clubs, the Ireland rugby team and Olympic athletes have trained at The Campus in the last year, with high profile teams and athletes set to use the High Performance Campus and wellness facilities that are of the highest caliber.
"The Campus further elevates Quinta do Lago as one of the finest sports and leisure destinations in the world. The beauty of this complex is you don't have to be a world-class or even professional athlete, as we also cater for guests who simply want to use the facilities at their leisure for fitness or as a hobby." added Sean.
JUDY MURRAY SUMMER TENNIS CAMPS
Junior tennis camps from the 19th - 23rd August
Adult tennis camps from the 21st - 23rd August 2019
BOOKING CAMPS
Junior camps - www.quintadolago.com/en/judy-murray-JUNIOR-tennis-camps/
Adult camps - www.quintadolago.com/en/judy-murray-adult-tennis-camps/
Call on +351 289 381 220
ABOUT JUDY MURRAY
Judy Murray was born on 8 September 1959 in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, the daughter of Eileen Shirley and Roy Erskine, an optician and former footballer who had played for Stirling Albion in the 1950s.
She says that growing up, there were no indoor tennis courts in Scotland, so she played tennis in the summer and badminton in the winter. She won 64 titles in Scotland during her junior and senior career, and decided to have a go at the professional tour in around 1976.
Murray gave up the idea of competing professionally as she was homesick and was robbed in Barcelona. However, she had played against players such as Debbie Jevans and Mariana Simionescu. Murray claims that her playing style did not have any big shots but she was quick around the court and read the game well.
She decided to go to the University of Edinburgh to study French and German, before dropping German in favor of business studies. In 1981, she graduated from the University of Edinburgh, and represented Great Britain at the World Student Games.
She began coaching and was the initial coach for both her sons before handing over the reins as their professional careers bloomed. In the early 1980s, Murray lived in the West End of Glasgow and was a member of Broomhill Lawn Tennis and Squash club, winning the Club Championships three times and playing for its teams (under her maiden name). She remains a visitor to the club.
Aside from her own sons, she has coached many players at regional and national level under the auspices of the British tennis governing body, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).
In December 2011 she was elected to lead the British Fed Cup team as their captain. She says she took the job in part to raise the profile of female coaches and alleviate some of the sexism that she says remains in the sport. She resigned as Great Britain's Fed Cup Captain in March 2016.
Murray was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to tennis, women in sport, and charity.
Murray was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Edinburgh on 8 October 2013. On 22 November 2013 Murray received an honorary doctorate from the University of Stirling. She received three honorary degrees in 2016, one from the University of Aberdeen another from the University of Glasgow, and a third from Abertay University for her "outstanding contribution to British sport."
Judy has developed several tennis initiatives including Miss-Hits, a starter programme for girls age 5 to 8, Tennis on the Road, which takes tennis into remote and deprived parts of Scotland, and, most recently, She Rallies, a programme with the LTA, to encourage more women and girls into tennis across the UK.
JUDY MURRAY FOUNDATION
MF takes tennis into rural and disadvantaged areas of Scotland. She builds workforces within local communities to make tennis fun and ‘dobale’. Tennis for Everyone.
Website - https://judymurrayfoundation.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/JudyMurrayFdn
Facebook - www.facebook.com/judymurrayfoundation
Instagram - www.instagram.com/judymurrayfdn/
All visitors to The Campus will experience world class tennis and padel courts, a wonderful cycling center led by Paralympic gold medalist Mark Rohan, as well as a top class swimming facility and a wellness section of the High Performance Centre that offers all visitors the ideal chance to unwind after an exhausting workout.
Guests can also stay at the magnificent The Magnolia Hotel, situated on the doorstep of The Campus and Quinta do Lago resort. It has a range of accommodation including 74 comfortable rooms, three suites and seven cottages. The rooms have been recently been fully refurbished and the five-star service will help guests unwind and destress at the end of their day. There is a free shuttle bus service to The Campus for all guests.
ABOUT THE MAGNOLIA HOTEL
Guests can stay at The Magnolia Hotel, situated on the doorstep of The Campus and Quinta do Lago resort. It has a range of accommodation including 74 luxury rooms, three suites and seven cottages.
The rooms have been recently been fully refurbished and the five-star service will help guests unwind and destress at the end of their day.
The Magnolia Hotel offers a beautiful heated outdoor pool and the pool area is at the heart of the hotel. Guests can also visit the spa and holistic rooms and reconnect with mind and body. A team of expert therapists are on-hand to soothe away any tired and achy knots.
For guests that are feeling energetic and in need of a good stretch then there is a fully equipped gym with premium quality equipment. The experienced personal trainers are available to help guests work out. There’s a shuttle bus service to The Campus for all guests too.
ABOUT QUINTA DO LAGO
Synonymous with elegance and privacy, Quinta do Lago is an exclusive golf and residential estate of nearly 2,000 acres bordering the Atlantic Ocean and nestled within the privacy and security of the Ria Formosa nature reserve.
Quinta do Lago is one of the most desired resorts in Europe and allows you to live an active outdoor lifestyle all year round, offering real estate plots between deserted dunes, sheltered pines, breath-taking beaches surrounded by three award-winning golf courses.
Since its inception, Quinta do Lago has been at the forefront of European golf with three award-winning championship courses matched by outstanding practice facilities including Europe’s only Paul McGinley Golf Academy and the only Taylor Made Performance Center in Southern Europe.
Among its recent accolades, the resort was voted ‘Europe’s Best Golf Venue’ at the 2015 and 2016 World Golf Awards. Quinta do Lago has enjoyed the honor of hosting eight Portuguese Opens as well as numerous other international golf tournaments and its world-class golf facilities are some of the best anywhere in the world.
Away from the fairways, Quinta do Lago now adds to its portfolio extensive state-of-the art leisure and racquets facilities guaranteed to keep families occupied with regular tennis and padel tennis events, cycling tours of the West Coast, family bike trips, a wide range of water, beach and lake sports as well as cultural and nature trips.
The resort’s stunning location by the beach offers the perfect place to relax and unwind while its wide array of restaurants, both formal and informal, take advantage of the fresh Mediterranean produce that the resort has become famous for.
More information
Call The Campus on +351 289 381 220
Visit - www.thecampusqdl.com/en/
Email - [email protected]
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Chess Competition in Lagos: 18 athletes to compete in the finals
Chess Competition in Lagos: 18 athletes to compete in the finals
Chess Competition in Lagos: 18 athletes to compete in the finals
Chess Competition in Lagos…No less than 18 competitors are required to contend in the chess last challenge – Mindgames Premier Championship (MPC), planned to hold in August in Lagos.
Chess Competition in Lagos: 18 athletes to compete in the finals
Lukeman Owolabi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mindgames Incorporated (MGI),…
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My father’s advice motivates me to stardom – Hurdler
My father’s advice motivates me to stardom – Hurdler
David Olowookere
My father’s advice motivates me to stardom – Hurdler.
David Olowookere, a 400m hurdles silver medallist at the 2018 ECOWAS Region II Championships in Ghana, on Friday attributed his success in the sport to his late father’s advice to put God first in all things.
Olowookere, a Kwara-based athlete, said in an interview in Lagos that when one puts God first, things would work out…
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Revellers welcomed 2019 with fireworks displays and festivities as a celebratory wave swept westward across the globe from Asia to Europe and Africa.The Americas will be the last to celebrate the conclusion of a tumultuous year, as they are five hours behind.Monday’s celebrations kicked off with Sydney hosting its biggest-ever pyrotechnics display and lighting up its harbour-front skyline for a full 12 minutes.More than 1.5 million spectators gathered to enjoy the spectacle that also featured a ceremony to celebrate Australia’s indigenous culture.In Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands of party-goers packed the streets on either side of Victoria Harbour for a spectacular 10-minute show that burnt through $1.8 million worth of fireworks.In the Indonesian capital Jakarta, more than 500 couples tied the knot in a free, mass wedding organised by the government to mark the arrival of a new year.Fireworks shows, however, were cancelled out of respect for victims of a December 22 tsunami that killed more than 400 people.In Japan, locals flocked to temples to ring in 2019, as US boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement to beat Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in a multi-million-dollar “exhibition” bout outside Tokyo.In Dubai, fireworks lit up the sky over the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, to the delight of onlookers, while nearby Ras al-Khaima sought to enter the Guinness Book of Records with the world’s longest fireworks show.Russia saw in the new year progressively over several time zones starting in the far east, with concerts and light shows planned for Moscow city parks, and more than 1,000 ice rinks opened for merrymakers.But a tower block gas explosion that killed at least four people and left dozens missing cast a shadow over New Year’s celebrations.In his New Year’s address to the nation, President Vladimir Putin urged people to work together to “increase well-being and quality of life so that all citizens of Russia… feel changes for the better in the coming year.”In Paris, fireworks and a light show with the theme “fraternity” were scheduled for the Champs-Elysees despite persistent “yellow vest” anti-government protests.French President Emmanuel Macron, in a televised address, acknowledged the French government “can do better” by citizens complaining of shrinking spending power.In Berlin, music lovers partied at a concert at the Brandenburg Gate, while Britain’s capital London opted to usher in the new year by celebrating its relationship with Europe, despite Britain’s impending departure from the European Union.London’s fireworks display would seek to show Europe that the British capital would remain “open-minded” and “outward-looking” post-Brexit, said the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan.In Portugal, dozens of people, some in costume, will brave the winter for a traditional New Year’s ocean dip near Lisbon, while in the Democratic Republic of Congo, election officials will be counting votes after a presidential election Sunday.In Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari used his New Year’s address to promise a free and fair election in 2019 and there were fireworks in many cities such as Lagos and Abuja and crossover services in many churches.In Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara vowed the creation of a new, independent, electoral commission for polls planned for 2020.When the celebrations reach the Americas, Rio de Janeiro’s famous hilltop Christ the Redeemer statue will be brought to 3D life with special light projections before fireworks illuminate the city’s Copacabana beach where around two million people are expected to party till dawn.As the world celebrates, many are wondering whether the turmoil witnessed in 2018 will spill over into the next.The political wrangling in Westminster over Brexit was one of the key stories of this year, with a resolution yet to be reached ahead of Britain’s scheduled March 29 departure.US President Donald Trump dominated headlines in 2018, ramping up a trade war with China, quitting the Iran nuclear deal, moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, and meeting his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un.North Korea’s commitment to denuclearisation will remain a major political and security issue into next year, as will Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s reassertion of control after Trump’s shock announcement of a US troop withdrawal from the country.The war in Yemen, which has killed about 10,000 people since 2014 and some 20 million at risk of starvation, could take a crucial turn in 2019 after a ceasefire went into effect in mid-December.Numerous countries go to the polls in the coming year, including India, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, Argentina, and Australia.Major sporting events on the calendar include the Rugby World Cup in Japan, the cricket one-day international World Cup in England, and the athletics World Championships in Qatar.
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Asaba 2018 AAC: Events Schedule Altered To Accommodate Late Arrivals
Asaba 2018 AAC: Events Schedule Altered To Accommodate Late Arrivals
Technical officials of the 2018 African Athletics Championships were forced to alter the opening day events, following the late arrival of some countries to Asaba.
It was only yesterday morning countries like Kenya arrived in Asaba after two days of delay in Lagos dues to hitches in flights arrangements.
Most of their athletes were expected to participating in some of the opening events.
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Arrangements were made for connecting flights to Benin from where they will take a short trip to Asaba
Chaos have marred the opening ceremony of the 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships holding in Asaba, Delta State Nigeria.
Athletes from more than 50 countries are competing at the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship which kick off on Wednesday, August 11.
Nigeria for only the second time are hosting the Championships since its inception in 1979. The 2018 Asaba, the Delta State capital is hosting the stadium at the newly renovated and renamed Stephen Keshi Stadium.
Ahead of the opening day on Wednesday, international athletes started arriving in Asaba on Tuesday, July 31.
Hundreds of the athletes from about 20 countries have however, been left stranded due to lack of local connecting flights to Asaba.
Arrangements were made for connecting flights to Benin from where they will take a short trip to Asaba.
More than 300 athletes from Uganda, Kenya, Morocco etc, slept at the Lagos Airport on Tuesday and Wednesday nights after failing to get connecting flights.
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Kalkaba, please borrow honour, resign now
Kalkaba, please borrow honour, resign now
*You have brought dishonour to African athletics *Confusion in Asaba wreaks big havoc on championships Colonel Hamad Malboum Kalkaba…where is thy honour?
By Olajide Fashikun
Please whoever has the contacts to the President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), Colonel Hamad Malboum Kalkaba, should find the nearest market in Asaba, buy a piece of white handerchief, a mark of honour, and…
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Lagos: 18 Athletes for 3rd qualifier of 2nd Scrabble Mindgames Premier Championships
No fewer than 18 athletes are expected to compete in the 3rd qualifier of the 2nd Scrabble Mindgames Premier Championships (MPC) scheduled to hold in August in Lagos.
Lukeman Owolabi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mindgames Incorporated (MGI), organisers of the competition made the disclosure on Wednesday in Lagos.
Owolabi said the 1st qualifier was held in May in Port Harcourt and the 2nd in June in Enugu, while the 3rd would take place in Lagos in August.
He said that 18 players had emerged so far in the open category, while five players were contending for the best intermediate player slot having attended two qualifiers so far.
He noted that Helen Orji was the best female among those who had qualified, while Charles Princewill had attended the two qualifiers and would qualify automatically if he attends the rest of the MPC qualifiers.
Owolabi warned that any of the players that qualified for the competition but refused to show up at the grand finale would forfeit his or her spot.
He said that such a player’s spot would be allocated to the next player in the line.
“Only clubs that partner with MGI and foreign players are eligible for wildcards at the grand finale holding from Nov. 22 to Nov. 24 at the Lagos country club, Ikeja.
“Under no circumstances will any player outside the group mentioned above be considered for wildcards,’’ Owolabi said.
He said that MGI believed that it would only be fair that only the players who had travelled round the country would claim their spots at the MPC final competition.
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Irish Rugby Legend Brian O'Driscoll to host more fun and engaging junior summer rugby training camps
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Irish rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll has announced his return to THE CAMPUS, Europe’s newest five-star multi-sport and wellness hub at Quinta do Lago in the Algarve in Portugal, to host more fun and engaging junior summer rugby training camps. Brian will host the camps on the pristine training pitch for young rugby hopefuls of all abilities, between 5-15 years of age and from 29th July to the 2nd of August 2019.
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Brian will join a team of coaches for a fun and action-packed rugby coaching camp at The Campus Summer school holidays from 29th July to the 2nd of August 2019. The camps will focus on grass-roots coaching and development, making rugby fun for juniors of all abilities and learning skills from one of the masters of the game.
Brian will encourage youngsters to get active in the magnificent surrounds of The Campus, Europe's newest multi-sport and wellness hub. This is a unique rugby experience for boys and girls to learn from former British and Irish Lions captain O'Driscoll and be inspired by one of the true greats of the modern game. His camps are certain to be loaded with fun and insight from a legend who played 133 internationals for Ireland.
Brian says:
"I’m really looking forward to returning to The Campus at Quinta do Lago in the Algarve to work with some young rugby players. The training pitches and facilities are world class and hopefully we will inspire a few rugby stars of the future at this summer camp.”
Sean Moriarty, Chief Executive of Quinta do Lago, says coaching opportunities like these is what makes The Campus stand out amongst sporting venues across Europe.
Sean says: "It's great to have Irish rugby icon Brian O'Driscoll returning to The Campus for more fun and engaging rugby training camps. Brian is one of the most respected figures in rugby and he adds to the list of incredible sports ambassadors we now have at The Campus."
Brian goes on to say:
"We will be looking to put on some fun and interactive coaching sessions, for boys and girls of all abilities. The sessions will focus on having fun and developing their knowledge of rugby, both from a technical and tactical view point. We’ll also be working on co-ordination, movement skills and areas of competitive play as well. All in all, it should be a great fun week!”
Brian O'Driscoll is the latest addition of high-profile stellar sports stars adding a world class level of sports coaching, knowledge and mentoring who are now partnering with The Campus.
High Performance Campus video:
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Also set to return is former England and Manchester United football legend Rio Ferdinand, will be hosting junior football camps and Judy Murray, former Great Britain Federation Cup
Captain and mother of Grand Slam champions Sir Andy and Jamie, hosting both junior and adult coaching camps after successful visits at Easter and last year.
BRIAN O‘DRISCOLL RUGBY CAMP DATES
29th July to 2nd August 2019
Timings: 9.30am-11.30am daily
550 € per child
Limited space available.
5-15 years of age
BOOKING CAMPS
Call us now on +351 289 381 220
To book - www.quintadolago.com/en/the-campus/rugby-camps/
MORE INFORMATION
Website- www.thecampusqdl.com/en/
Email - [email protected]
The Campus is one of Europe’s newest state of the art multi-sports venues, created for elite athletes, teams and for families as well. The Campus is already becoming popular with Premiership football and rugby teams, Olympic and Para-Olympic squads, performance athletes and coaches who are taking advantage of the perfect training climate and using The Campus as their warm-weather training base.
The recently opened High Performance Campus has added to The Campus' stellar reputation and cemented its reputation as the outstanding location for holiday makers looking for the ultimate sporting break, with dance classes, yoga, swimming and state-of-the-art saunas, steam rooms and wellness areas adding to the appeal.
Top Premier League clubs, the Ireland rugby team and Olympic athletes have trained at The Campus in the last year, with high profile teams and athletes set to use the High Performance Campus and wellness facilities that are of the highest caliber.
"The Campus further elevates Quinta do Lago as one of the finest sports and leisure destinations in the world." added Sean Moriarty.
The Campus new €10 million training, fitness and wellness facility designed to cater to both elite athletes and enthusiastic amateurs.
"The beauty of this complex is you don't have to be a world-class or even professional athlete, as we also cater for guests who simply want to use the facilities at their leisure for fitness or as a hobby." added Sean.
Visitors to The Campus will experience world class tennis and padel courts, a wonderful cycling center led by Paralympic gold medalist Mark Rohan, as well as a top class swimming facility and a wellness section of the High Performance Campus that offers all visitors the ideal chance to unwind after an exhausting workout.
Guests can also stay at the magnificent The Magnolia Hotel, situated on the doorstep of The Campus and Quinta do Lago resort. It has a range of accommodation including 74 comfortable rooms, three suites and seven cottages. The rooms have been recently been fully refurbished and the five-star service will help guests unwind and destress at the end of their day. There is a free shuttle bus service to The Campus for all guests.
ABOUT BRIAN O'DRISCOLL
Born: January 21st 1979 in Dublin Ireland
He was part of Ireland teams that won the Six Nations title in 2009 and 2014.
Captained Ireland to Grand Slam glory in 2009.
He is the top try scorer in the history of the Six Nations champions (26).
Claimed eight caps for the British and Irish Lions, captaining the side in 2005.
Brian won three European Cup titles with Leinster.
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll
ABOUT THE CAMPUS
Built in the summer 2017, The Campus provides training, coaching and wellbeing programme to Quinta do Lago residents and guests alike. The sports and wellbeing resort and high performance training center catering for adults and juniors as well as elite professional athletes and teams. The Campus welcomes everyone - from future Olympic Games competitors through to amateur, grassroots and families enjoying a family sports holiday.
The Campus is located just 15 minutes from Faro airport and the resort offers guests an unparalleled location benefiting from a year-round temperate climate. The resort offers a variety of lifestyle and sporting pursuits, a strong sense of community and offers residents, guests and holiday makers alike the chance to train, exercise and socialize.
Whats on offer:
Stadium quality DESSO GrassMaster hybrid pitch
Technical area
High performance gymnasium
Centre for active living and sports medicine
Recovery suite including hot/cold plunge pools and sauna and steam room
Studios for cycle and group exercise
Stadium specification locker rooms
Team rooms with high tech analysis capability
25m heated indoor swimming pool
Four acrylic tennis courts
Two synthetic clay tournament specification tennis courts
Four padel courts with shock pad features
The Bike Shed – a hub for cycling
Dano's Sports Bar & Restaurant
ABOUT THE MAGNOLIA HOTEL
Guests can stay at The Magnolia Hotel, situated on the doorstep of The Campus and Quinta do Lago resort. It has a range of accommodation including 74 luxury rooms, three suites and seven cottages.
The rooms have been recently been fully refurbished and the five-star service will help guests unwind and destress at the end of their day.
The Magnolia Hotel offers a beautiful heated outdoor pool and the pool area is at the heart of the hotel. Guests can also visit the spa and holistic rooms and reconnect with mind and body. A team of expert therapists are on-hand to soothe away any tired and achy knots.
For guests that are feeling energetic and in need of a good stretch then there is a fully equipped gym with premium quality equipment. The experienced personal trainers are available to help guests work out. There’s a shuttle bus service to The Campus for all guests too.
ABOUT QUINTA DO LAGO
Synonymous with elegance and privacy, Quinta do Lago is an exclusive golf and residential estate of nearly 2,000 acres bordering the Atlantic Ocean and nestled within the privacy and security of the Ria Formosa nature reserve.
Quinta do Lago is one of the most desired resorts in Europe and allows you to live an active outdoor lifestyle all year round, offering real estate plots between deserted dunes, sheltered pines, breath-taking beaches surrounded by three award-winning golf courses.
Since its inception, Quinta do Lago has been at the forefront of European golf with three award-winning championship courses matched by outstanding practice facilities including Europe’s only Paul McGinley Golf Academy and the only Taylor Made Performance Center in Southern Europe.
Among its recent accolades, the resort was voted ‘Europe’s Best Golf Venue’ at the 2015 and 2016 World Golf Awards. Quinta do Lago has enjoyed the honor of hosting eight Portuguese Opens as well
as numerous other international golf tournaments and its world-class golf facilities are some of the best anywhere in the world.
Away from the fairways, Quinta do Lago now adds to its portfolio extensive state-of-the art leisure and racquets facilities guaranteed to keep families occupied with regular tennis and padel tennis events,
cycling tours of the West Coast, family bike trips, a wide range of water, beach and lake sports as well as cultural and nature trips.
The resort’s stunning location by the beach offers the perfect place to relax and unwind while its wide array of restaurants, both formal and informal, take advantage of the fresh Mediterranean produce that the resort has become famous for.
More information
Call The Campus on +351 289 381 220
Visit - www.thecampusqdl.com/en/
Email - [email protected]
Padel - www.thecampusqdl.com/en/padel/
Cycling - www.thecampusqdl.com/en/cycle/
Tennis - www.thecampusqdl.com/en/tennis/
Fitness - www.thecampusqdl.com/en/fitness/
Wellness - www.thecampusqdl.com/en/wellness/
Dano's restaurant - [email protected]
Quinta do Lago villas – www.quintadolago.com/en/rentals/properties-to-rent/
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As far back as 1992, Monday Emoghawve (MON) was among foremost paralympians who won gold at Barcelona Paralympic Games. After opening the floodgate of medals for Nigeria then, the country’s Paralympic Athletes have been winning many medals at every other Paralympic event. Emoghawve who is contesting to become President of Para-Swimming federation ahead of February 15, 2018 election even as the President of Nigeria Paralympics
Committee (NPC), told
IKENNA OKONKWO AND PAUL OKAH of his intention and milestone since 1990 when he teamed up with other Physicallly-challenged Persons in Sports.
As an Athlete
When I started as an athlete, I, alongside others were flown out of the country in 1990 to England. I was into athletics at that time but I didn’t impress in my performance because of lack of equipment and I was looking around to see other sports I could do. I eventually settled for power lifting and collected the rule book on it.
There was no direction on the athletics we were doing then: no rule book, no coach. I was able to beg Black Moses who was coaching able-bodied athletes and he converted to become para-athletics coach.
Today, power lifting sports have been the engine room of para sports because we win a lot of medals at international competitions. When the need arose for us to establish Paralympics Committee of Nigeria, the authority of International Paralympics Council, the umbrella body that oversees all para-sports with headquarters in Germany, said that the three sports including para-lifting, table tennis and athletics we were doing, were not enough.
So, in 2010/2011, the sport ministry, Para-lifting Committee of Nigeria, the umbrella that overseas all para-sports inaugurated five sports federations to join the three federations I mentioned earlier.
Para-Swimming voyage
I became the president of the apex para-sport organization in Nigeria. I was also mandated to take charge of para-swimming federation because nobody could handle it or identify with the federation when it was inaugurated and there was no athlete or official on ground.
So I took it upon myself to look for athletes for the swimming federation.
To this end, I travelled to Bayelsa, Ondo and other Riverine states in Nigeria in order to recruit athletes and we were successful.
Four months after the inauguration, we were prepared by the sports ministry for an international competition then known as All African Games in Maputu, Mozambique and we won bronze at the very first attempt. Today, the swimmers have developed very well and can challenge athletes anywhere in the world.
My travails of a physically-challenged athlete
Actually, as an athlete, it has not been easy. My friends and I were in the Spinal-cord Injury Association of Nigeria rehabilitation centre. We didn’t have donors. People and foreigners were visiting the centre and shared video tapes with us and from them we knew that disabled people could take part in sports and some of my colleagues who were lucky enough to be flown abroad for treatment, returned to intimate us on how disabled people were taking part in sports abroad.
The idea was transformed into physical activities and we undertook different kinds of sports even without direction. We told the Ministry of Social Development about our sports intents and were able to attend a championship in 1990 and were better exposed to pressurize the federal government to move us from the rehab centre to the sports ministry because our sports was no longer recreational.
The National Sports Commission sponsored our trips abroad where we were able to discover other sports and events such as; wheel-chair basketball, amputee football, tennis and para-swimming. We were hitherto into only table-tennis, para-athletics, para-lifting but we later introduced five more sports.
When I was in athletics, I won gold throughout in all the competitions I was involved in such as All African Games, National, Regional, Continental, World Championships. I also won three gold medals in Olympics. I won first medal para-lifting in Barcelona, Spain 1992 when the organisers of the paralympics were given me awards for the best power-lifter of the year, which was the year I also represented the country as Athlete Representative. My colleague,late Ajibola Adeoye and I reprentated Nigeria.
He won two gold and one silver medal, while I won one gold. In Atlanta ’96, we repeated the same feat. I repeated it in Sidney 2000. So I won back-back gold medals every four years for myself and country. When I retired from active participation, I went into para-sports administration.
Para-Sports hurdles and leadership charisma
It has not been easy. As an athlete, before you will even make it to become a national athlete, you must have spent four years, just like in the University. With God on your side, you can either make it or continue struggling.
One of the reasons why we pressurized the federal government to move us to the sports ministry is because of the facilities there. They provide facilities for our training and travelling logistics and recommend us to the presidency for awards. So they have done so well. The sports ministry created a good atmosphere and employed many people with disabilities into the sports council.
Ahead of para-sports election
The election is coming up next week and I’ve been moving and rallying support for zonal election before the general poll. The ministry made it mandatory for a disabled person to emerge from the zone. So I am going to move to my zonal headquarters in Jos, North Central and from there, move to the national federation.
So I am in contact with people as the man that started the paralympic sports. I need to win the election for a second tenure because I started it out of nothing. Those coming after me will learn from me and manage the federation very well. I have my techniques in managing the sports and people. Human management is important.
Stubborn athletes need special techniques to get the best out of them.
They are many things involved. For instance, when you are given limited money to travel out, you can drop in order for the team to travel. We need sponsors too because we don’t leave everything to the government. We need passionate people who have the zeal for paralympic sports and not just to make it an appendage to one’s CV.
The sports minister has been able to use paralympic sports to elevate the status of people living with disabilities. I am a living example of someone who has surmounted obstacles to become a sport administrator and Olympic champion.
Concerns over Electoral guidelines
The first election which was for every other able-body federation that was done, we were exempted. It was unusual. The timeline given to able-body athletes was longer than that of the physically challenged. The election guideline came out in the middle of January and we are expected to conduct zonal elections on the 12th of February. Then, we go into federation election on the 15th. For physically-challenged people, we are not given enough time especially as it involves visiting all the states in Nigeria to campaign. We don’t have enough time to advertise our manifestoes to the electorates to enable them select credible candidates for vacant posts.
Facilities and the future of paralympic sports
When you talk of facilities in sporting activities, we do have obsolete equipment. We made it known to the sports ministry and they procure good ones for us. Once you use equipment for a competition like Olympics, it is subject to modification before the next edition.
Because of paucity of funds, we don’t change the facilities like it’s obtainable in advanced countries. The good thing is that Nigerians excel in competitions no matter the challenges posed by obsolete equipment.
We are blessed and talented and defeat even people with modern facilities. We will not relent. We have good facilities in wheelchair tennis but we need sponsors and partners in paralympic sports in order to develop and perform better. These disabled persons should be encouraged in order to keep their minds occupied.
Promoting Para-soccer
I was among the committee that formed para-soccer in University of Lagos, Akoka campus, when one of the lecturers, late Andrew Ajudua was the chairman and served as the president of our federation then.
Cosmos Okolie formed the committee and was the chairman then when we consulted Dr Andrew Ajudua and we had the vision of developing the sports very fast but there was no money then to register and push the organization as we planned. When I came as the president of Paralympics, I called the president of para-soccer to tell me how far he’s gone and he told me he has covered four West African countries. I requested for him to raise a letter for me so that I can send it to International Paralympics Committee (IPC) in Germany to open a sports federation.
Again, I raised the issue to IPC to establish a body to regulate para-soccer all over the world and I was told that it is an unknown indigenous sport and that I should liaise with Nigeria’s sports ministry to spread the sport across the world and then get back to them because they can’t open a para-soccer federation without its being known in Africa and the world. Money is our greatest problem.
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Trump finds golf isn't the way to Congress' heart
One weekend in early June, President Donald Trump tested out his golf course diplomacy with Sen. Bob Corker, making the Tennessee Republican one of his first congressional partners at his Northern Virginia country club.
The pair shared a cart and partnered up in a match that included former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. They discussed both politics and policy – “a little of it all,” Corker recalled in an interview earlier this week – and there wasn’t much in the way of the trash talking that Trump is known for on the green.
Story Continued Below
“Honestly, it was enjoyable,” Corker told POLITICO. “You learn a lot about him personally.”
But that springtime round hasn’t stopped Corker from undercutting Trump since then, firing off a series of blistering attacks in media interviews and Twitter against a president who he characterized as in need of “adult daycare.”
Trump also didn’t have much luck with another recent golfing partner: Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul. Just days after the former 2016 GOP presidential primary rivals played at the president’s members-only Virginia golf course, Paul sided against Trump on a critical budget resolution vote that the president hopes can pave the way for a wider measure cutting taxes.
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The president found some early success using golf to his advantage in office, inviting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to play with him at two of his South Florida courses in February to cement their personal relationship – a favor Abe is planning to repay by hosting a golf game when Trump visits Tokyo next weekend. But it has worked less well in Washington, where the president hasn’t been able to leverage his nearby golf club into close relationships on Capitol Hill.
Trump’s other recent golfing partner has been South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said in an interview that his two rounds with the president over back-to-back October weekends have helped pave the way for him to be critical of the White House in a way that can ultimately advance his agenda.
“I said I want to beat you on the golf course,” Graham said in an interview. “But the best thing I can do for you is tell you what I think and be respectful about it. Here’s the one thing about playing golf, and you’re getting to know someone, you’re far less likely to take gratuitous shots because you’ve spent time with them.”
Graham hasn’t missed a beat in playing this role. He recently praised Trump for assembling a strong national security team that’s “good for the Republican party.” And after a recent visit to South Carolina together aboard Air Force One, Graham jumped at the president’s offer of a helicopter ride back to the White House.
But Graham remains a critic on one of the biggest White House sore spots: the Russia investigations. The senator a few weeks before his first golf outing with Trump issued a scathing warning to the president over the notion of firing special counsel Robert Mueller, saying it “could be the beginning of the end” of his administration. Last weekend on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Graham said Trump continues to have “a blind spot on Russia I still can’t figure out.”
Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt – a member of GOP leadership who cautioned that he’s “not in the club championship ranks” of golfing ability – said it wasn’t clear whether the president’s recent overtures on the golf course have been productive in building support for Republican policies.
“I don’t think it hurts,” Blunt said. “Anything that builds relationships is generally helpful, though I’d like to see…more specific votes that respond to the investment of time.”
Trump is likely at the tail end of his weekend golf trips this year to his Washington-area course. He leaves on Friday for a 12-day, five-nation Asia trip, and he won’t have many warm weekends left in 2017 by the time he returns to the capital.
Meantime, the president’s private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach beckons. It will open again for the season around Halloween, and Trump has his pick of three South Florida golf courses with his name on them, including one that’s a short motorcade ride from his beach home.
Trump’s bid to connect with lawmakers through golf is limited in no small part by a lack of people who play at his level. Former House Speaker John Boehner was the last congressional leader known to seriously golf. But he retired two years ago, and the current ranks of House and Senate leadership are bare when it comes to the type of quality player Trump prefers. The field of good golfers among rank-and-file members is small, too.
“I would not call it widespread at all,” said Rep. John Yarmuth, a Kentucky Democrat who is both a member and property owner at the president’s semi-private golf club in Ireland.
By all accounts, Trump is a top-notch player. Golf Digest in January ranked him No. 1, ahead of John F. Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower and Gerald Ford among the 16 most recent presidents who played the game. But his skills – and desire to keep a round moving – also can work against him when it comes to finding playing companions from the political ranks.
“It’s almost that he’s too good,” said Mike Sommers, a former Boehner chief of staff. “You can’t see him driving through the rough helping someone find their ball.”
Chris Ruddy, a Trump friend and Mar-a-Lago member, said Trump only likes golfing with people around his same skill level. “He doesn’t enjoy playing with real amateurs. He likes to move around quick. Someone who isn’t great is slower,” said Ruddy, the CEO of the conservative website Newsmax.
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, a conservative Freedom Caucus founder, said he plays golf on some weekends back home with his brother-in-law. But he said he’d fall into the category of amateur golfer who would suggest that Trump – should he ever offer an invitation – try looking elsewhere.
“He wouldn’t enjoy playing with me because I’m nowhere near that handicap level,” Jordan said. “If the president asks you to do something you’d consider that. But I’d also tell him, ‘Mr. President, I’m not very good. You might want to play with someone else.’”
Another obstacle for Trump to forge golfing connections in Washington: his schedule. Playing as often as he does on Saturdays and Sundays doesn’t match up well with members of Congress who make it a point to go back to their states and districts on the weekends.
Sen. David Perdue, a Georgia Republican ranked by Golf Digest last year as the best golfer among members of Congress, said he had just discussed playing 18 holes with Trump when the president visited the Capitol for a GOP luncheon earlier this week.
“I’ve been invited for sure,” Perdue said. But Perdue said that finding a date in recent weeks has been challenging because of his commitments back in Georgia.
While Perdue said he expected to talk political shop when he does finally play golf with Trump, he also expected the round to be heavy on the social side.
“I’m not sure he’s using it as a tool,” Perdue said. “It’s a personal thing to do. This man has friends and uses it that way. He uses it to get relaxation. He uses it to think.”
Ruddy said he also didn’t see Trump as trying to use golf to win allies or policy converts. “The idea that somehow you get an inside track just because you play golf is just a nonstarter,” he said. “Trump uses it as a good way to understand people and hear them out.”
Trump repeatedly disparaged President Barack Obama for golfing as much as he did during eight years in office. But Trump has ended up playing even more golf than his Democratic predecessor.
In his first 40 weeks in office in 2009, Obama played 23 rounds of golf. Trump, during that same period of time this year, has played at least 32 rounds that have been confirmed by either the White House, social media reports or journalists traveling with the president. There have also been another 28 times where Trump was known to be at one of his country clubs and seen as likely playing golf, according to data compiled by the website Trump Golf Count.
Trump and Obama have also followed similar paths in eschewing fellow politicians as their playing partners. Obama often filled out his golfing foursome with longtime staffers and close friends. In fact, just 5 of the 333 rounds that the Democratic president played over his two terms were with members of Congress, according to a tally kept by CBS News reporter Mark Knoller. Obama only played golf three times with foreign leaders.
For Trump, the playing partners he’s had who have been publicly named have included longtime friends like New York real estate executive Richard Levine and professional athletes, including Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins and PGA professional Rory McIlroy.
Golf during Trump’s life prior to politics – and Washington — was all about making money. He frequented the links with his fellow golf-obsessed Manhattan billionaires and CEOs. His name is also attached to 12 courses in the U.S., including the iconic “Blue Monster” Doral in Miami, and five more abroad in Dubai, Ireland and Scotland.
Partisanship also wasn’t a factor in who Trump teed off with. In 2012, for example, former President Bill Clinton in a CNN interview – conducted by guest host Harvey Weinstein, standing in for Piers Morgan – volunteered this about Trump: “I love playing golf with him.”
But 2012 is not 2016. And the idea of hitting the links with the president is hardly seen as a smart career move for a Trump critic – especially in the smart phone era where club members and guests frequently post video and pictures of Trump whenever he’s at one of his courses.
“I’m not sure there’s a lot of Democrats who’d want to go out and spend four hours with him,” said Yarmuth, the ranking member of the House Budget Committee and a serious golfer who plays at about the same level as the president.
Asked if he’d entertain playing golf with Trump, Yarmuth hedged. He waited nearly six years before finally getting out on a course with Obama — at Joint Base Andrews in suburban Washington in 2015.
“That’d be a very tough call for me,” Yarmuth said. “I say it because I so cherish my one presidential golf experience. I don’t want to necessarily tarnish it. I’d like to keep it as my only presidential golf memory because it was so good.”
Burgess Everett contributed to this report.
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Trump finds golf isn't the way to Congress' heart
One weekend in early June, President Donald Trump tested out his golf course diplomacy with Sen. Bob Corker, making the Tennessee Republican one of his first congressional partners at his Northern Virginia country club.
The pair shared a cart and partnered up in a match that included former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. They discussed both politics and policy – “a little of it all,” Corker recalled in an interview earlier this week – and there wasn’t much in the way of the trash talking that Trump is known for on the green.
Story Continued Below
“Honestly, it was enjoyable,” Corker told POLITICO. “You learn a lot about him personally.”
But that springtime round hasn’t stopped Corker from undercutting Trump since then, firing off a series of blistering attacks in media interviews and Twitter against a president who he characterized as in need of “adult daycare.”
Trump also didn’t have much luck with another recent golfing partner: Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul. Just days after the former 2016 GOP presidential primary rivals played at the president’s members-only Virginia golf course, Paul sided against Trump on a critical budget resolution vote that the president hopes can pave the way for a wider measure cutting taxes.
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The president found some early success using golf to his advantage in office, inviting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to play with him at two of his South Florida courses in February to cement their personal relationship – a favor Abe is planning to repay by hosting a golf game when Trump visits Tokyo next weekend. But it has worked less well in Washington, where the president hasn’t been able to leverage his nearby golf club into close relationships on Capitol Hill.
Trump’s other recent golfing partner has been South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said in an interview that his two rounds with the president over back-to-back October weekends have helped pave the way for him to be critical of the White House in a way that can ultimately advance his agenda.
“I said I want to beat you on the golf course,” Graham said in an interview. “But the best thing I can do for you is tell you what I think and be respectful about it. Here’s the one thing about playing golf, and you’re getting to know someone, you’re far less likely to take gratuitous shots because you’ve spent time with them.”
Graham hasn’t missed a beat in playing this role. He recently praised Trump for assembling a strong national security team that’s “good for the Republican party.” And after a recent visit to South Carolina together aboard Air Force One, Graham jumped at the president’s offer of a helicopter ride back to the White House.
But Graham remains a critic on one of the biggest White House sore spots: the Russia investigations. The senator a few weeks before his first golf outing with Trump issued a scathing warning to the president over the notion of firing special counsel Robert Mueller, saying it “could be the beginning of the end” of his administration. Last weekend on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Graham said Trump continues to have “a blind spot on Russia I still can’t figure out.”
Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt – a member of GOP leadership who cautioned that he’s “not in the club championship ranks” of golfing ability – said it wasn’t clear whether the president’s recent overtures on the golf course have been productive in building support for Republican policies.
“I don’t think it hurts,” Blunt said. “Anything that builds relationships is generally helpful, though I’d like to see…more specific votes that respond to the investment of time.”
Trump is likely at the tail end of his weekend golf trips this year to his Washington-area course. He leaves on Friday for a 12-day, five-nation Asia trip, and he won’t have many warm weekends left in 2017 by the time he returns to the capital.
Meantime, the president’s private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach beckons. It will open again for the season around Halloween, and Trump has his pick of three South Florida golf courses with his name on them, including one that’s a short motorcade ride from his beach home.
Trump’s bid to connect with lawmakers through golf is limited in no small part by a lack of people who play at his level. Former House Speaker John Boehner was the last congressional leader known to seriously golf. But he retired two years ago, and the current ranks of House and Senate leadership are bare when it comes to the type of quality player Trump prefers. The field of good golfers among rank-and-file members is small, too.
“I would not call it widespread at all,” said Rep. John Yarmuth, a Kentucky Democrat who is both a member and property owner at the president’s semi-private golf club in Ireland.
By all accounts, Trump is a top-notch player. Golf Digest in January ranked him No. 1, ahead of John F. Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower and Gerald Ford among the 16 most recent presidents who played the game. But his skills – and desire to keep a round moving – also can work against him when it comes to finding playing companions from the political ranks.
“It’s almost that he’s too good,” said Mike Sommers, a former Boehner chief of staff. “You can’t see him driving through the rough helping someone find their ball.”
Chris Ruddy, a Trump friend and Mar-a-Lago member, said Trump only likes golfing with people around his same skill level. “He doesn’t enjoy playing with real amateurs. He likes to move around quick. Someone who isn’t great is slower,” said Ruddy, the CEO of the conservative website Newsmax.
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, a conservative Freedom Caucus founder, said he plays golf on some weekends back home with his brother-in-law. But he said he’d fall into the category of amateur golfer who would suggest that Trump – should he ever offer an invitation – try looking elsewhere.
“He wouldn’t enjoy playing with me because I’m nowhere near that handicap level,” Jordan said. “If the president asks you to do something you’d consider that. But I’d also tell him, ‘Mr. President, I’m not very good. You might want to play with someone else.’”
Another obstacle for Trump to forge golfing connections in Washington: his schedule. Playing as often as he does on Saturdays and Sundays doesn’t match up well with members of Congress who make it a point to go back to their states and districts on the weekends.
Sen. David Perdue, a Georgia Republican ranked by Golf Digest last year as the best golfer among members of Congress, said he had just discussed playing 18 holes with Trump when the president visited the Capitol for a GOP luncheon earlier this week.
“I’ve been invited for sure,” Perdue said. But Perdue said that finding a date in recent weeks has been challenging because of his commitments back in Georgia.
While Perdue said he expected to talk political shop when he does finally play golf with Trump, he also expected the round to be heavy on the social side.
“I’m not sure he’s using it as a tool,” Perdue said. “It’s a personal thing to do. This man has friends and uses it that way. He uses it to get relaxation. He uses it to think.”
Ruddy said he also didn’t see Trump as trying to use golf to win allies or policy converts. “The idea that somehow you get an inside track just because you play golf is just a nonstarter,” he said. “Trump uses it as a good way to understand people and hear them out.”
Trump repeatedly disparaged President Barack Obama for golfing as much as he did during eight years in office. But Trump has ended up playing even more golf than his Democratic predecessor.
In his first 40 weeks in office in 2009, Obama played 23 rounds of golf. Trump, during that same period of time this year, has played at least 32 rounds that have been confirmed by either the White House, social media reports or journalists traveling with the president. There have also been another 28 times where Trump was known to be at one of his country clubs and seen as likely playing golf, according to data compiled by the website Trump Golf Count.
Trump and Obama have also followed similar paths in eschewing fellow politicians as their playing partners. Obama often filled out his golfing foursome with longtime staffers and close friends. In fact, just 5 of the 333 rounds that the Democratic president played over his two terms were with members of Congress, according to a tally kept by CBS News reporter Mark Knoller. Obama only played golf three times with foreign leaders.
For Trump, the playing partners he’s had who have been publicly named have included longtime friends like New York real estate executive Richard Levine and professional athletes, including Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins and PGA professional Rory McIlroy.
Golf during Trump’s life prior to politics – and Washington — was all about making money. He frequented the links with his fellow golf-obsessed Manhattan billionaires and CEOs. His name is also attached to 12 courses in the U.S., including the iconic “Blue Monster” Doral in Miami, and five more abroad in Dubai, Ireland and Scotland.
Partisanship also wasn’t a factor in who Trump teed off with. In 2012, for example, former President Bill Clinton in a CNN interview – conducted by guest host Harvey Weinstein, standing in for Piers Morgan – volunteered this about Trump: “I love playing golf with him.”
But 2012 is not 2016. And the idea of hitting the links with the president is hardly seen as a smart career move for a Trump critic – especially in the smart phone era where club members and guests frequently post video and pictures of Trump whenever he’s at one of his courses.
“I’m not sure there’s a lot of Democrats who’d want to go out and spend four hours with him,” said Yarmuth, the ranking member of the House Budget Committee and a serious golfer who plays at about the same level as the president.
Asked if he’d entertain playing golf with Trump, Yarmuth hedged. He waited nearly six years before finally getting out on a course with Obama — at Joint Base Andrews in suburban Washington in 2015.
“That’d be a very tough call for me,” Yarmuth said. “I say it because I so cherish my one presidential golf experience. I don’t want to necessarily tarnish it. I’d like to keep it as my only presidential golf memory because it was so good.”
Burgess Everett contributed to this report.
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IMPORTANCE OF TABLE TENNIS FLAG BEARERS IN OLYMPICS
Olympic Games are international sports where thousands of athletes from different countries around the world participate in variety of competitions. The categories are Summer and Winter Olympics. Olympics is conducted every four years with Summer and Winter Olympics held two years apart. They have badminton, lawn tennis, swimming, table tennis and many more.
A “flag bearer” is selected in each competition to represent their country. Flag bearers are the ones who are honored to carry their national flags and march the stadium for the opening ceremony.
“One of the proudest moment for any Olympian is to be a flag bearer for their country”.
Let us look into famous Table Tennis athletes who were given this opportunity to be a flag bearer at Rio Summer Olympics 2016.
At the Rio Summer Olympics 2016, few of the table tennis athletes were lucky to chosen as a flag bearer and here is a list of them.
Funke Oshanaike – born in Lagos, Nigeria. She has been passionate towards this sport since her childhood and used to amaze everyone whenever she used to play. In Rio 2016, preliminary round she defeated Mariana Sahakian of Lebanon. Also she has won medal at women’s table tennis championship. She was the flag bearer for Nigeria.
Ian Lariba – born in Filipina. At the age of 9, her parents told her to learn something new and she chose “badminton”. Later she realized that badminton is not the right choice for her. So she decided to take up table tennis. One day coach of Philippine national table tennis observed her skills in table tennis while she was playing at Paralong Pambansa. Just after a year of her selection she started participating in national and international table tennis championships at a very young age. Not only was she just flag bearer for Philippines but also the “first” player to even represent Philippines in Olympics.
Liu Jia – she is a famous Chinese table tennis player who now represents Austria. She is a professional player in a club Shian Nuntan. Even though she was invited by Japan, she flew to Austria and started playing for their team. Soon after she arrived, she became an Austrian citizen and played for Austrian table tennis team. She represented as a flag bearer for Austria.
Yoshua Shing – born in Port Vila. He is a Vanuatan table tennis player. ITTF had initiated a program called With the Future in Mind Road to Rio. Surprisingly, Yoshua was one of the 12 potential players selected in this program by ITTF to represent Vanuatan. He is the first male table tennis player from Vanuatan to complete Olympics in 2012 London. He beacame the flag bearer for Vanuatan situated in South Pacific Ocean.
Timo Boll – born in German is a famous German table tennis athlete. He is the only player who is chosen through votes by fans and athletes on who should carry the flag. He got coaching by his father at a very young age. One day a coach named Helmut Hampel saw his talent and entered him to a club at the age of 8. From then on he never lost any match and presently his ranking is number second in German Table Tennis League. He earned to become a flag bearer for German through his fans and athletes of Germany.
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