DID YOU KNOW… Yao Ming is an Chinese professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA (National Basketball Association). Like Dikembe Mutombo (Democratic Republic of Congo), Tracy Mc Grady (United States) and Luis Scola (Argentina), he is one of the best players in the world. Liu Xiang won the gold medal […]
Sports in Central America – Interesting Facts and Figures!
Road to London 2012! Athletics Did you know- Guatemala’s racewalker Julio Urias obtained a bronze medal for placing third in the men’s 50 km walk in the Pan American Games in 1995. Boxing Did you know- Without a doubt, Alexis Arguello was one of the world’s most successful professional boxers. Certainly he was the toast […]
Types of Sports Equipment
Are you in to sports? Do need exercise equipment? Do you want to avoid injury when playing? If you are any of the above, then knowing the types of sports equipment will be necessary for you. Sports equipment is used for both sporting activities and even exercising. This is because when you do sports, you […]
Sports in Belize – A Nation of Sports Lovers!
Road to London 2012! Belize Did you know- After its independence, on September 21, 1981, British Honduras became Belize and has competed in the international events -for example Olympics, World Championships, World University Games, Pan American Games and Central American and Caribbean Games- under that name. Like many countries and dependencies of the world, this […]
Sports in Jamaica – Ambition, Discipline and Talent!
From Athletics and Boxing to Swimming! Aquatics Did you know- In recent decades, Jamaica has had two important swimmers.Janelle Atkinson, for example, was Latin America’s second best female swimmer, after Claudia Poll (Costa Rica), in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Miss Atkinson, a graduated from the Bolles School (Jacksonville, Florida), took fourth place in […]
Beetroot Juice for Health Benefits and Sports Performance
Organic Beetroot Juice as a Performance Enhancing Drink. In the UK there have been studies observing the effects of organic beetroot juice to boost stamina and as an enhancer to athletic performance. Studies carried out in Exeter University showed very promising results that when compared with a group of men taking a placebo of blackcurrant […]