Future Olympians

Olympic Gold Medalist Coaches Cary Gymnasts

Published on Friday August 15, 2008 at 7:35 pm by Diana Carag

By Jaclyn Asztalos, NBC17 Reporter
There are some young gymnasts at Impact Athletics in Cary learning from one of the best.
“I went to the 1992 Olympics and I went on bars. Six judges gave me perfect tens,” Olympic medalist and Coach Li Lu said.
Lu won the gold for the uneven bars and the silver on the [...]

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Young Raleigh Fencer Hopes To Follow In Olympic Gold Medalist’s Footsteps

Published on Monday August 11, 2008 at 5:12 pm by Diana Carag

By: Chantee Lans, NBC17 Reporter
Sabre fencer Mariel Zagunis was the first American to win a gold medal in Beijing during the summer Olympic Games on Saturday.

Junior fencer Zoe Schaper, 14, of Raleigh is training for upcoming local and national tournaments.

The rising high school freshman has competed in sabre fencing for three years.

“I want to be [...]

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The ‘Bouncing Bulldogs’ Take Game To Beijing

Published on Monday August 11, 2008 at 10:52 am by admin

Just outside the gates of Tian’ an Men Square lies The Forbidden City, a grand tribute to the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties who ruled over China for about 500 years. Members of the Bouncing Bulldogs Team, based in Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina, were there on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008.
The symbolic [...]

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USA Baseball Plays Final Game Before Olympics

Published on Tuesday August 5, 2008 at 8:32 am by Erica Bustamante

Mike Hessman hit two more home runs, and in a seven-inning, 10-run-rule-shortened game, Team USA dismantled Team Canada, 17-5 on Monday evening in the final of a four-game exhibition series.
Mike Hessman hit two more home runs, and in a seven-inning, 10-run-rule-shortened game, Team USA dismantled Team Canada, 17-5 on Monday evening in the final of [...]

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USA Olympic Baseball Team Prepares For Olympics In Cary

Published on Thursday July 31, 2008 at 6:30 pm by Diana Carag

By: Justin Moss, NBC17 Reporter
The USA Olympic Baseball Team took to the field Thursday at Cary’s USA Baseball National Training Complex in preparation for the Olympics in Beijing.
The team is comprised of 24 players, most of whom are standout minor league players.
They signed autographs for fans and gave interviews during a media meet-and-greet Thursday.
The players [...]

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Paralympic Swimmer Speaks To Apex Rotary Club

Published on Thursday July 24, 2008 at 3:50 pm by Diana Carag

Jaclyn Asztalos, NBC17 Reporter
APEX, N.C. - Tucker Dupree is legally blind but is heading to Beijing, China in mid-August to swim in the Paralympics.
Thursday, Dupree spoke with Apex Rotary Club about his disease, accomplishments and how he is using public speaking to raise money for his family to join him in China.
Dupree said it will [...]

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Triangle Swimmers Compete To Qualify For Olympics

Published on Wednesday July 9, 2008 at 4:57 pm by StacyPeterson

FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. - Olympic swimming preliminaries began Sunday afternoon, with finals airing on NBC17 in the evening. Included in the long list of Olympic hopefuls are a lot of people with ties to the Triangle.
A lot of people are paying close attention to the trials: family, friends and teammates who couldn’t make it out to [...]

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Raleigh Swim Club Has Shot At Beijing, NCSU Swimmers Included

Published on Wednesday July 9, 2008 at 4:49 pm by StacyPeterson

RALEIGH, N.C. — For members of the Marlins of Raleigh (MOR) swim club, the trip to Omaha, Neb. in the next few days may prove to be the most exciting time of their lives. There, the club will be performing trial-runs for possible Olympic qualifying.
The local club, formed by coach Paul Silver and North Carolina [...]

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Cary Teen Makes Splash At Olympic Trials

Published on Wednesday July 9, 2008 at 3:01 pm by Diana Carag

By: Chris Cowperthwaite, NBC17
The Olympic Trials have come and gone, and now close to a dozen area swimmers are getting back to their regular routine.
Among those is one Triangle teenager who made a splash out in Omaha, breaking a North Carolina record while going up against the likes of Amanda Beard.
Cary’s Sarah Henry says diving [...]

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