Tag: Golf
Olympic Sports - a rant
Last week the IOC Executive Board took a vote on which 2 sports out of 7 finalists to recommend to all the IOC members to include as Olympic sports from 2016. I’m still a bit confused as to the process of eliminating or adding sports to the Olympics - it seems to be quite fluid, [...]
Posted: August 24th, 2009 under Olympics.
Tags: Baseball, Beach Volleyball, Gender Equality, Golf, Olympics, Rugby 7s, Softball, Sports, Tennis, Uniforms
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The media flirt
I was recently accused by a cousin of being a “media flirt” - I appreciated the restraint in her language.
It was not long ago that I was described in a feature article in a national paper as “lacking the physical attributes of an Olympiad.” Whilst I could argue that it is true - I don’t [...]
Posted: August 11th, 2009 under Fiji, Work life.
Tags: Fiji, Golf, Media, Olympics
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FAQ
There are a few things I have been asked repeatedly about Fiji and what I’m doing over here, so perhaps they will be of interest to a wider audience…
Q. Is Fiji bidding for the Olympics!?
A. No - Fiji has an Olympic Committee to do the administration for sending Team Fiji to the Olympics - just [...]
Posted: July 4th, 2009 under Fiji, Travel, Work life.
Tags: Albert Park, AYAD, Cricket, Entertainment, Fiji, Food, French, Frisbee, Golf, Housing, Olympics, Politics, Rain, Shopping, Softball, Sports, Sunset, Suva, Tennis, Transport
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