"date, the Philippines was represented by the POC's predecessor, the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation which was founded in 1911. The Philippines is a recognized member of the International Olympic Committee since 1929. Filipino athletes have won a total of ten Olympic medals (as of 2016 Summer Olympics), with boxing as the top medal-producing sport. No Filipino athlete has ever won a gold medal, making the Philippines the country that has won the second most medals without winning gold behind Malaysia (which have only 11 medals). The Philippines first competed in the Olympic Games in 1924 in Paris, making it the"
"the U.K. children's programme ""Crackerjack (TV series)"" together with Lynsey de Paul and Kim Wilde. Neil Adams (judoka) Neil Adrian Adams, (born 27 September 1958 in Rugby, Warwickshire) is an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain. Adams was educated at Myton School in Warwick. Adams' brother was the late professional wrestling star Chris Adams, who himself had a successful career in judo before turning to pro wrestling in 1978. Adams was the first British male to win a World title, and the first British male to simultaneously hold a world title"
"Neil Adams (judoka) Neil Adrian Adams, (born 27 September 1958 in Rugby, Warwickshire) is an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain. Adams was educated at Myton School in Warwick. Adams' brother was the late professional wrestling star Chris Adams, who himself had a successful career in judo before turning to pro wrestling in 1978. Adams was the first British male to win a World title, and the first British male to simultaneously hold a world title and a European title. Other achievements include a gold medal at the 1981 World Judo"
"Championship. All totalled, he held 26 titles over a 23-year career. Adams is known for training wrestlers such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and Scott Hall (Razor Ramon), and for popularising the superkick finishing move, which would later be used by many other performers. Adams was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the oldest son of Cyril and Jean Adams. Beginning at the age of nine, he was involved in judo, training in it exclusively for 14 years. He and his younger brother Neil went on to win national and world championships in judo, with Neil going on to win a silver"
"retain her title. In late 2010 Jean-Pierre Egger took over as her coach from Poppe. Adams won the 2011 World Championships equalling the championship record 21.24 met by Natalya Lisovskaya in 1987. At the 2012 World Indoor Championships Adams won the competition with a throw of 20.54 m, a new indoors personal best. Adams originally won the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics but was promoted to the gold medal after the initial Olympic champion, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, failed two drug tests, one a day before the event and the second on the day of the event. The Belarusian Ostapchuk"
"the 2012 Summer Olympics. On the taekwondo mat, Jade Jones added the European Games gold to her Olympic title, only months after a controversial loss at the World Championships. Newcomer, and converted kickboxer Charlie Maddock also won gold, but Bianca Walkden was unable to repeat her World title success. Meanwhile, the publicised rivalry between former Great Britain athlete Aaron Cook, now fighting for Moldova, and Olympic bronze medalist Lutalo Mohommad failed to materialise as both lost early in their competition. However, as in 2012, Mohommad recovered to take bronze through the repechage. At the closing ceremony, the flag of Great"
"first team fencing medal at European or Global level in fifty years, and the first gold ever at that level. Seventeen-year-old Amber Hill overcame a marathon shoot off in the final to claim Britain's only shooting Gold in women's skeet, while the pool proved a happy hunting ground, with eleven golds across swimming and diving. In the boxing hall, Nicola Adams continued her domination of her weight category, to add European Games gold to her Commonwealth and Olympic Games titles. Joe Joyce maintained Great Britain's grip on the super-heavyweight division, taking gold to echo the achievements of Anthony Joshua in"
"to bobsledder Nicola Minichiello. Minichiello has been coach to Jessica Ennis since she was 13 years old. Minichiello won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award in 2012 after guiding Ennis to Olympic gold in the Heptathlon at the London 2012 Olympic games. He also won the Coach of the Year at the UK Coaching Awards. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/04/jessica-ennis-hill-coach-toni-minichiello-british-athletics https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/athletics/jessica-ennis-hill-coach-toni-minichiello-2890055 Toni Minichiello Toni Minichiello (born 1966) is an athletics coach/commentator and coach to British athletics champion Jessica Ennis-Hill until her retirement. The pair met at the Don Valley athletics stadium when Ennis was at a summer holiday camp as a"
"women's boxing, Nicola Adams became the world's first woman to win an Olympic boxing Gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Originating in 17th and 18th-century England, the thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. The National Hunt horse race the Grand National, is held annually at Aintree Racecourse in early April. It is the most watched horse race in the UK, attracting casual observers, and three-time winner Red Rum is the most successful racehorse in the event's history. Red Rum is also the best-known racehorse in the country. The 1950 British Grand Prix"
"Olympic champion from 2012 (initial champion Nadzeya Ostapchuk remained banned for doping). Adams had regained form, ranking second in the world with 20.19 m, after two injury affected seasons. Christina Schwanitz had won the 2015 World Championships in her absence and had taken gold at the European Championships the previous month with a throw of 20.17 m. Gong Lijiao (the 2015 world runner-up) led the rankings at 20.43 m. Michelle Carter, who had won World Indoor and American titles that year, was the only other woman to have thrown beyond twenty metres that year. In the qualifying round, Adams was"
"in Baku, Azerbaijan, Joshua marked his sudden arrival on the world scene when he beat Italian reigning World & Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle, and went on to stop Erik Pfeifer of Germany in the semis before losing by a single point to local boxer, Magomedrasul Majidov winning a silver medal. En route to the final, Joshua secured his place at the 2012 Olympic Games in the 91 kg+ division as a relative newcomer to the elite level of the sport. Joshua went into the 2012 London Olympics as a novice on the international scene, despite being a world silver medalist."
"2012 in sports Various sporting events were held in 2012, notably the Summer Olympics were held in London, United Kingdom. Results: 5–10 August Kenneth To from won the men's race, while Katinka Hosszú from won the women's race NBA Finals Events defeated in the final and clinched their third title. defeated in the final and clinched their first title. The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2012 in chronological order. The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month. January 1/27 — MFC 32 - Bitter Rivals 1/28 — February 2/11 — 2/25"
"March 9 2012 he faced Ondrej Pala for the second time to retain his IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title and for Pala’s WBO European heavyweight title. This time Airich defeated Pala by TKO in round 9. On 19 May 2012 he faced Odlanier Solis, who was coming back from a defeat and knee injury suffered during his last fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko a year before. Airich lost the fight by unanimous decision. On 13 September 2014, Airich faced British fighter, and London 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, Anthony Joshua in an 8-round fight. During the third round, Joshua knocked"
"tuned in to watch Klitschko vs. Fury in 2015. It did lower numbers than Klitschko's win over Mariusz Wach in 2012, which was watched by 11 million and Klitschko vs. Haye, which was seen by over 16 million. In Ukraine, the match averaged 4.4 million viewers, becoming the most watched sporting event of 2017 in the country. Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko was a professional boxing match contested between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko. The event took place on 29 April 2017 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with Joshua's IBF and the vacant WBA"
"and chairman of the association Keven Williams, a position he resigned in March 2009. Having in the 1980s been engaged to British Olympic swimming star Sharron Davies, Adams has since the 1990s been married to former Canadian Olympic Judoka Niki Jenkins. The couple have two daughters, and the family lives in Coventry. Adams was so fondly regarded in Japan that he was given the nickname ""Happo Bigin"" (""Everyone's friend""). A canine version of Neil Adams made a 'guest appearance' in episode 44 of the online comic series Dog Judo On 2 December 1983, he was one of the guests on"
"2014 and the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013. She had the longest shot put performance of the season every year from 2006 to 2014, bar 2008 when she was second to Natallia Mikhnevich (later banned for doping that year). Adams won silver medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2005 World Championships in Athletics, and the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2018. She was also a bronze medallist at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. While still a teenager, Adams was a finalist at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and the 2004 Summer"
"Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko was a professional boxing match contested between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko. The event took place on 29 April 2017 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with Joshua's IBF and the vacant WBA (Super) and IBO heavyweight titles on the line. Joshua won the match via technical knockout in the 11th round. Klitschko announced his retirement from boxing a few months after the fight. It was announced in August 2016 that Joshua would be making a second defence of his IBF title at the Manchester Arena on 26 November. This"
"having won double gold in the four in 2008 and 2012. Alistair Brownlee became the first triathlete to successfully defend an Olympic title and his younger brother Jonny Brownlee upgraded his London bronze to a silver in the men's triathlon, one of three events with the men's pommel and men's individual sprint where Great Britain finished first and second. No British woman having ever defended an individual Olympic title, Trott, Dujardin, taekwondo-ka Jade Jones and boxer Nicola Adams became the first four British female Olympians ever to successfully defend individual Olympic titles, with Trott becoming the first British female, and"
"Olympics. At national level, she has won fifteen shot put titles at the New Zealand Athletics Championships between 2001 and 2018, as well as having a hammer throw national title in 2003. Adams also won four times at the Australian Athletics Championships between 2004 and 2008. From 2006 to 2012 she was chosen as the New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year seven times consecutively and has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup on five occasions in recognition as the leading national athlete in an Olympic sport. In 1998 Adams met former javelin thrower Kirsten Hellier, who would become her coach for"
"total of eight badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: one entry each in the men's and women's singles, and a pair in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles. Great Britain entered twelve boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Galal Yafai, Muhammad Ali, Qais Ashfaq, Joseph Cordina, Antony Fowler, Joshua Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie, and Joseph Joyce claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey. London 2012 flyweight champion Nicola Adams"
"35 - Explosive Encounter November December 12/1 — KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation 12/29 – UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 2012 in sports Various sporting events were held in 2012, notably the Summer Olympics were held in London, United Kingdom. Results: 5–10 August Kenneth To from won the men's race, while Katinka Hosszú from won the women's race NBA Finals Events defeated in the final and clinched their third title. defeated in the final and clinched their first title. The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2012 in chronological order. The following is a list"
"also narrated. Natasha Jonas Natasha Jonas (born 18 June 1984) is an English professional boxer from Liverpool, England, who competed as an amateur in the lightweight division and represented Rotunda ABC & GB Boxing. She was ranked #5 in the AIBA world rankings. In 2012, Jonas became the first female British boxer to fight at the Olympic Games. Jonas took up boxing in 2005 and by 2010 she had won five ABA Championships in the 64 kg Division for Liverpool club Rotunda ABC. In November 2009 she became the first female boxer to compete for GB Boxing. In the same"
"participated in 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle, where he finished in 9th place. In December 2012, already 32 years old, Nicholas Santos attended the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul and won the gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly with a time of 22.22 seconds, beating the Championship record. At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Santos qualified to the 50-metre butterfly finals in the first place, with a time of 22.81 seconds. In the finals, his time worsened to 23.21 seconds, finishing in 4th place. In the 4 ×"
"Britain team in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the F34 shot put event. Before the start of the Paralympics, Adams confessed that he did not expect to win a medal, but would use the London 2012 games as a spring board to achieving success in the 2016 Games in Rio. Jonathan Adams (athlete) Jonathan Robert Adams (born 11 September 1992) is a paralympian athlete from England competing mainly in category 34 throwing events. He qualified to represent the Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, competing in the F34 shot put. Jonathan failed to qualify for Rio 2016. Adams"
"Championships in Maastricht, the Netherlands, plus silver medals in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games and the 1983 Judo World Championships. Adams was also five-time European Champion. On 18 December 2018 he was promoted to 9th Dan at the age of 60. Since retiring, Adams has run a coach education business called Neil Adams Effective Fighting, as well as teaching Judo around the world. He was national coach of VJF judo in Belgium. He then became head coach of the Welsh Judo Association, a position he took on after being asked to take up the role by close friend"
"Games and one female entrant, by virtue of being the host nation. However following the 2011 World Championships, five British boxers had claimed their places. The special 'host' places for men's boxing therefore became void. The boxers who qualified through the world championships were; Andrew Selby, Luke Campbell, Tom Stalker, Fred Evans and Anthony Joshua. Following the World Championships Andrew Selby and Khalid Yafai had both attained the qualification standard for the Olympics in the flyweight division. NOCs may only nominate one boxer per event, and since both had reached the quarter finals of the World Championships, a box off"
"in the United States and the world, some include Ronda Rousey (2008 Beijing Bronze Medalist & Former UFC Champion), Nick Delpopolo (2x Olympian), Nick Kossor, Brad Bolen, Kyle Vashkulat (2012 London Olympian), Carrie Chandler, Alex Turner. Morris program has seen athletes travel from all over the United States and the globe including England, Australia, Germany, and Japan, to be a part of it. Jason Morris Jason Newth Morris is a retired American judoka. He was Born on February 3, 1967 in his hometown of Scotia, New York. Morris a 4 Time Olympian and 2008 Olympic Coach, is best known for"
"medal at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Adams was a member of Britain's 1976 Summer Olympics judo squad, but never competed in the Olympics. He held a black belt in Judo and was also an expert in other areas of the martial arts. In addition, he competed in rugby, cricket, football, and amateur wrestling; away from athletics, he was also studying architecture. Adams first entered professional wrestling in 1978 with no true formal training, instead relying on his judo background. He worked for Joint Promotions and frequently wrestled on ITV's ""World of Sport"" show). Adams"
"Championships in Athletics. In 2012 he improved his National Senior Record to 1:43.11 during a race in Mannheim. He became champion at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, finishing in a new championship record of 1:43.79. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Amos won a silver medal in the men's 800 m race, the first Olympic medal for his country. His time of 1:41.73 established a new World Junior Record behind the new World Record set by David Rudisha and is tied with Sebastian Coe for the third fastest individual ever. After an injury-filled 2013 season, Amos returned to form"
"is not competing, Milton works as Disabled Winter Sport Australia (DWA) National Development Coach, and is assisting in the development of Australia's future alpine skiers. Scott Adams (born 17 March 1971 in Australia) was a landscape gardener who grew up in Toongabbie, Sydney. He lost the lower half of his right leg in a freak accident in London, when he was hit by a bus while walking on the footpath. He became involved in skiing through Disabled WinterSports Australia, but his skiing career took off after he won three medals, one gold and two silvers, on debut at the 1999"
"2012 Summer Olympics in the K-1 200 m and K-1 500 m events. Before the start of the Games, she and her canoe teammates trained in Italy at the AIS European Training Centre located in Varese. Alana Nicholls Alana Nicholls (born 6 April 1986) is an Australian kayaker. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-1 200 m and K-1 500 m events. Nicknamed Lans, Nicholls was born 6 April 1986 in Perth, Western Australia. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes in Perth before going to high school at Chisholm Catholic College. She has a part-time job"
"Jonathan Adams (athlete) Jonathan Robert Adams (born 11 September 1992) is a paralympian athlete from England competing mainly in category 34 throwing events. He qualified to represent the Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, competing in the F34 shot put. Jonathan failed to qualify for Rio 2016. Adams was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England in 1992, to Robert and Sharon Adams. He is the younger sibling to sister Ayesha. Adams was born 9 1/2 weeks premature and spent his early life requiring medical support before being diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He became involved in sport while"
"to Anthony Joshua 13–11. At the 2013 World Championships, Dychko beat Satish Kumar and Pfeifer to reach the final once again, where he was to rematch Majidov. Majidov got a convincing win by knocking Dychko out in the final round despite the latter winning the first 2 rounds. Dychko was first knocked down by an overhand. He'd get up but after the referee resumed the fight, Majidov landed the same shot and knocked down Dychko once again. At that point, the referee stopped the fight. Dychko bounced back by winning a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games. Dychko would"