Southern California Speed Skaters Continue to Impress
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Galleries. Diving
Festival. Middle School Flag Football. (new)
Summer Swim Festival. Synchronized
Swim Festival.
Water Polo Festival.
Video Gallery. The Magic of Sports.
New Report: Anabolic Steriod Use by High School Athletes
Only 1 percent of Southern California high school students report using anabolic steriods themselves, but claim 10 percent of athletes at their school and 10 percent t 25 percent of students on competing teams use the banned substances, according to a new study by the LA84 Foundation. The study, which surveyed Southern California high school athletes, found highly negative attitudes toward steroids and strong support for drug testing in sports, including high school athletics. Press release. Full report.
A Legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games
The
LA84 Foundation is a direct legacy of the highly successful 1984 Los
Angeles Olympic Games. The 1984 Games defied expectations, featuring
stirring ceremonies, memorable sports performances, teams from a record-number
140 nations, innovative designs, thousands of dedicated volunteers and
smooth-running logistics. The Games also produced a surplus of $232.5
million. The United States Olympic Committee received 60 percent of
the surplus to fund athlete development programs. The remaining 40 percent
provided the endowment for the LA84 Foundation, which to date has invested
more than $164 million in youth sports in Southern California. Learn
more about the 1984 Olympic Games and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing
Committee.
Virtual Olympic Congress
Between now and December 31, 2008, the International Olympic Committee invites members of the public to participate in its virtual Olympic Congress prior to the IOC’s Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, October 3-5, 2009. Click the icon to learn more.
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On July 29, 2008 the LA84 Foundation and Nike dedicated a new,
high tech soccer field at Algin Sutton Recreation Center. This
field is one of the 84 surfaces to be completed under the Nike and
LA84 Foundation partnership. The field incorporates Nike Grind,
recycled rubber left over from the manufacture of Nike shoe products.
The modular structure around the field is a multi-sport structure
called Freegame, made by Kompan. This is the first such structure
installed in North America. Jorge Campos, one of Mexico's most celebrated
professional soccer players joined the festivities. |
