Today at midnight CET, the 2016 Summer Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 28th time in a row. You can watch the opening ceremony live on TV Slovenija 2 or online on MMC TV. Rio 2016 is the first Olympic Games in South America, and there will also be a strong Slovenian expedition. Find out below when we expect the first Slovenian performances.
Recreation
In addition to athletes, the honor of performing at the Olympic Games also belongs to a handful of musicians. Just like athletes, musicians also have to go through a qualifying sieve, the winner - many musicians compete for this honor. groups - but there can only be one and it must be finally approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The official OI anthem (Cantato or Olympic Ode) was written by Kostis Palamas and set to music by Spyros Samaras. It was performed for the first time at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens (Greece) in 1896. Unofficially, the Cantata was the anthem of the OI until 1958, when it became official. From the same year onwards, songs that are anthems or official compositions of the current Olympic Games. The basic purpose of these compositions is to spread and promote Olympism. In the following, we present the top 10 Olympic hits, which we remembered more than sporting achievements!
As we all know, alpine skiing is an expensive sport. But it is not only the Slovenian national team that has problems with money, the French national team also faces a lack of financial resources. That's why the French alpine skiers - Speed Frenchies, as they call themselves, which could be translated as Flying French women - pulled an interesting marketing move. At training, instead of ski jerseys, they appeared in swimsuits in order to attract the attention of the public and collect money on the crowdfunding platform for training in Ushuaia, which is the summer training base for many national teams, including the Slovenian national team.
When Lionel Messi, Luise Suarez and the rest of the football giant FC Barcelona stepped onto the football pitch of the St. George Park (Newport, England), an unusual sight awaited them there. In addition to soccer balls, there were also running balls (these body zorbis) waiting for them on the green. Coach Luis Enrique prepared a very special training session for them and the players enjoyed themselves like little children.
Golf is returning to the Olympic Games after 112 years! The Spaniard Sergio Garcia will also take part in the Rio 2016 Olympics, who says that for him, taking part in the Olympics will be a dream come true. This is how he thinks before the start, which will be on August 5, 2016.
Six years, six stages of evolution of the Reebok CrossFit Nano crossfit sneaker. The Reebok CrossFit Nano 6.0 sneakers are the next chapter in this Reebok crossfit story, as the company is considered the leading manufacturer of crossfit equipment in the world. The new sneakers boast an innovative sole suitable for the most intense training and offer anatomical adjustment. They provide stability and control, and the Kevlar is there for their durability.
Do you still remember the euphoric Icelandic commentator from Euro 2016, who won the hearts of all of us with his heartfelt cheers? Of course it does! But Gudmundur Benediktsson got a serious competitor in the fight for the title of the most euphoric football commentator, namely the Slovenian commentator Dejan Vedlin, who commented on the match between the football clubs Maribor and Aberdeen from Scotland. Listen to his "outburst" after Novakovic's leading goal.
The Slovenian handball team is ready for anything! Such is the message of the motivational video of the Slovenian handball players, who faced a serious challenge at Rogla. Opposite them stood fear-inducing and above all unpredictable competitors - forest savages! But the Slovenians were not afraid of them, just as they will not be afraid of their rivals at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, where they will face Brazilians, Poles, Swedes, Germans and Egyptians.
"My dream has always been to stand at the top of the podium," once said the British Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her dream came true. She also stood at the highest place at the Olympic Games on her home soil, in London in 2012, and in Rio she will try to defend the Olympic title in the heptathlon. In the meantime, today the 30-year-old athlete gave birth to a baby boy, and you can read below how the Omega brand ambassador thinks before going to the Rio 2016 Olympics.
We are less than 14 days away from the start of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, when modern gladiators will once again fight for the most glittering medals. Also at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Omega timekeepers will measure the hundredths and thousandths that will determine the medal winners. Among the candidates for them will be the swimmer Michael Phelps, Omega brand ambassador, who in 2008 won as many as eight gold medals at the OI, surpassing the achievement of Mark Spitz in 1972. We spoke with the great American swimmer before his imminent departure to Latin America. America.
Is this the dumbest own goal in football history? Spectators of the friendly match between the football teams Minnesota United (USA) and Bournemouth (England) saw a really unusual goal. After the goalkeeper Sammy Ndjock already had the soccer ball safely in his hands and wanted to pass it to his teammate, with a great amount of clumsiness he kicked it into his own net instead of his teammate!
The longboard is admittedly a more urban means of transport, but among its supporters there are also many who do not only swear by the asphalt and concrete jungle, but also like to get out into nature - without a longboard, of course. We have found the perfect board for all lovers of both nature and longboards. A longboard by 31 & Change, which is made from a raw log board. So different, so attractive!