The story of Kenyan athlete Julius Yego is truly unusual. Although Kenya has always been considered the land of runners, Julius Yego is not a runner. Julius Yego is a javelin thrower. And not some average one. He came to the Rio Olympics as a favorite. The force came to this title in an unusual way. After being written off by the coaches in high school and realizing he wasn't a good runner, he tried his hand at the javelin. The problem? Where the hell do you get a javelin coach in Kenya and most importantly where do you even get a javelin? Regarding the latter, he has somehow found his way, and he even hired a YouTube channel as a coach! This honed him into one of the best javelin throwers in the world!
Olympics
The Olympic spectacle begins today with the parade of the national teams, which has become a kind of fashion show, where the athletes show off their new Olympic outfits. The Olympic Committee of Slovenia entrusted the task of designing the Olympic collection to Sandi Murovec, who has already signed the last two collections, and many countries in the past entrusted the task of designing the Olympic collection to renowned fashion designers. Let's take a look at their creations.
The 23rd Winter Olympics begin this Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. And even though temperatures are forecast to be well below freezing, the atmosphere will be warmed by these hot athletes.
It takes years of training and perseverance to win the Olympics. The team at Runrepeat.com analyzed more than 16,027 medal winners from 51 Olympic Games (from 1896 to 2018) and their birth dates to determine which zodiac signs possess the ability and tenacity to compete and succeed at the Olympics.
In cooperation with the Olympic Committee of Slovenia and the Brazilian Embassy of Slovenia, a series of Olympic events of various concepts will take place in the Grand Hotel Union, where they will connect Slovenian athletes with fans, present Olympic preparations and current events in Rio, and build a bridge between the two destinations - Slovenia and Brazil. The next in the series will be the cooking academy (Olympic ReUnion: We cook with the Olympians - the flavors of Brazil) with the renowned Brazilian chef Silvia dos Santos, and the Olympic "beep" will be delivered by Bojan Tokič and Benjamin Savšek.
What drives Olympic athletes to excellence? Immense love for what they do. In the spirit of often self-sacrificing and painful, but at the same time fruitful and sweet, we bring from Russia the happiest kisses of the past. Warm scenes that remind of the true essence of the Olympic Games - peaceful bonding through the love of sport.
Usain Bolt knows Slovenian! The Jamaican sprinter, who once again declared his superiority in the 100-meter race at the Rio 2016 Olympics and thus maintained his status as the fastest earthman in the world, answered a number of journalist's questions after winning the seventh gold medal at the Olympic Games. He spoke to Slovenian journalist Anja Hlače Ferjančič in Slovenian. Check out what he confided in her in Slovenian.
On August 26, 2016, BTC Ljubljana will host the reception of the Olympic team of Slovenia. The Olympic flame in Rio may have gone out, but the sporting achievements will reverberate for a long time. Also Slovenian. Tina Trstenjak became the Olympic winner, Peter Kauzer and Vasilij Žbogar won the silver, while Anamari Klementina Velenšek won the bronze as Trstenjak. Come and honor the heroes and heroines of the Slovenian Olympic team.
In the last three days, the front pages of the world's online media have been writing about Slovenia with extraordinary enthusiasm and populist headlines, which can be a source of great honor and pride for us. Slovenia was thus completely rightfully on the headlines of all the world's media. Some about her as the Cinderella of world sports.
Who are the most beautiful athletes to compete at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics? Maybe they missed the profession? Which one would win if these athletes had a beauty contest?
As an official partner of the Olympic Games in Sochi, Volkswagen took its role very seriously. More than 3,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda vehicles contributed, but what stands out the most is the monstrous Polar Expedition Amarok, which was designed a year ago to promote the event even in the most remote regions of Russia.
What does Leonardo DiCaprio do when he takes a break from making movies? Enjoying a yacht with the girls and scaring his friends? No! He participates in the Olympic Games. At least that's what many believed, who confused him with American archer Brady Ellison, who recently won a silver medal with his national team in a team competition in Rio. But the seventh-ranked player in the world did not attract attention because of his sporting achievements. Brady, who months ago proposed to the well-known Slovenian archer Toja Černe, closely resembles the famous actor, and many were convinced that DiCaprio was on the American team.