Something unusual is happening in Friborg this Sunday morning. On the station platform, an abnormally high number of travelers got off the train from Bern. They join dozens of others waiting at the Gare de la Gare for a bus that is not crowded. They came with friends or family. Everyone speaks Swiss-German and crowds happily towards the ice rink. For the first time, the unihockey “superfinal” is relocated to French-speaking Switzerland. But the event – which crowns in a single afternoon the best men’s and women’s teams in the country in this sport only practiced at a high level east of the Sarine – was more about traveling than stimulating local curiosity.
It’s a shame, because there are things to see. First the peaceful coexistence of supporters of three teams: the green of SV Wiler-Ersigen (BE), the blue and yellow of Kloten-Dietikon Jets and the white and blue of Zug United (who qualified their two women’s and men’s teams ). No virilist procession, no cordon of police officers in riot gear, no closed sector or separation in the ice rink. The Zougois came in large numbers, but they are not the favorites: Kloten-Dietlikon for the women and Wiler-Ersigen for the men have monopolized the titles since the introduction of the superfinal in 2015.
During a unihockey “superfinal”, Friborg became the suburb of Zug
Renowned world athletes value announcement of prize money for Olympic golds in Paris 2024
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The payment of a prize of $50,000 for each Olympic gold, approved by World Athletics starting from Paris 2024, but criticized by the rest of the federations, it is seen favorably by the renowned athletes and legends of world sport.
Among them, there are athletes such as the sprinter like Edwin Mosesor the tennis player Martina Navratilovawho only regret having arrived late to those incentives.
“I’ve been talking about it for 40 years, for me it’s nothing new”said Moses, a two-time Olympic 400-meter hurdles champion (1976 and 1984).
“When talking about the distinction between professional and amateur sports, I was the first one to skip out and get a sponsor something that was illegal. I have talked about it many times: the athletes had to be paid, each one had to receive compensation. The money is there, the budget is there. It is not new but it has taken 40 years for this to surface,” said the former American athlete.
A member of the Laureus Academy who will present his 2024 Awards in Madrid this Monday, Moses shared with other legends an analysis of the current moment and the payment of prizes in exchange for medals.
“It is a step in the right direction”assured Martina Navratilova.
“The Olympic Games are always the biggest event, in which everyone earns money except athletes“said the Czech-American former tennis player and nine-time Wimbledon champion.
He is also an extensionist Boris Becker He was equally blunt when he assured that “Athletes should not be last” in the distribution of Olympic funds.
“Sebastian Coe is a colleague at the Laureus Academy and president of World Athletics and, well, finally someone agrees with the times,” said the German about the awards.
He Brazilian surfer Filipe Toledotwo-time world champion, indicated that cash prizes are essential for the professionalization of athletes and to advance goals of equality and inclusion.
“I think it’s great,” he said. “The awards, equal for men and women, make people grow and open opportunities.”
The association of Olympic federations (ASOIF) considers, however, that the payment of money decided unilaterally by World Athletics “undermines” the Olympic spirit.
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124 goals scored in both Premier League groups
Benghazi, December 21, 2023 (Al-Anbaa Al-Libya) – Today, Thursday, the Libyan Premier Football League enters its seventh week in the first group, led by Al-Nasr team with three wins and a draw, and Al-Akhdar comes second with 11 points, winning three, drawing two and losing a match, and Al-Hilal is third in the group with ten points. From one draw and three wins, it has two postponed matches.
Taawoun Ajdabiya played five matches, winning two and drawing three, and has nine points. Al-Ahly Benghazi ranks fifth in the five matches, with three wins and two draws bringing them eight points, Al-Challenge is seventh out of four draws and two losses, Al-Anwar is eighth, losing four, drawing one and winning one, Al-Sadaqah and Falcons with three. Points for each, and they are equal in three draws and three losses. The first group teams scored 63 goals against them.
The second group reaches the eighth week and ends its seventh round with Ahly Tripoli leading with 17 points from five wins and two draws, Al-Madina is second in the ranking with 15 points from five wins and one loss, Al-Ittihad Al-Misrati is in third place with nine points, winning two, drawing three and losing two, and Asaria Al-Zawiya has seven points. In one victory, four draws and one loss, the fifth is in fifth place with one win, three draws and two losses.
The Libyan Stadium won two, lost four, collected six points, and finished sixth. Al-Ittihad is seventh, out of four draws, one win, and one loss, and scores four points. Al-Suwaihli loses four, wins one, and loses the same, and holds four points. The Olympic holds four points, out of four draws, and one loss. Abu Salim. He played only two matches and had several postponed matches, winning one and losing the same, and remains with three points, with Al-Bashaer at the bottom of the standings with three draws and losing two matches.
The second group approached the goals of the first group, scoring on 61 occasions. (Libyan News – Benghazi) F H/H A
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