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Did you know that the British Army has been at the forefront of British Biathlon for over four decades? Their dedication has not only led to many Olympians but also contributed significantly to the growth of the sport in the UK. Their ongoing support and commitment to delivering top-tier competition demonstrates their unwavering passion for excellence. The British Biathlon Union continues to appreciate the incredible efforts of the British Army in shaping the biathlon landscape and inspiring athletes nationwide. This amazing video captures it perfectly 🏅🇬🇧 #BritishArmy #Biathlon #SportsExcellence"

Lesson for the day. If you want to know the value of one year, just ask a student who failed a course. If you want to know the value of one month, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby. If you want to know the value of eighty minutes, ask the South African World Champion 2023 rugby players, and furthermore the value of 1 point. If you want to know the value of one hour, ask the lovers waiting to meet. If you want to know the value of one minute, ask the person who just missed the bus. If you want to know the value of one second, ask the person who just escaped death in a car accident. And if you want to know the value of one-hundredth of a second, ask the athlete who won a silver medal in the Olympics

Can we compare a dificult #businessmeeting with a #tournament? I think yes. When you decide to fight a #BJJ tournament, you must be #committed with the #preparation. In the same way, if you have an important meeting, you need to find #time to prepare yourself for it. Although you have set your #strategy, game plan, studied your opponents, you still need to #adapt and #react appropriately to your #adversary. The same is needed during your meeting. #Excuses and #Justifications will not bring you the 🏆. At a #tournament, most of the times, the #gold medalist is not the #athlete with best #technique. He is the one with best #emotionalcontrol. You need the same emotional control at a meeting to #control your #actions and #reactions. The similarities goes on and on. If you are really interested, make a try ! Contact BJJ Nuernberg

I heard a great interview last week with a British Olympic athlete from the 1990’s - Roger Black. Black was a 400 meter runner who performed for Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and, again, in Atlanta in 1996. The interviewer asked why he’d celebrated the 400m Silver medal he won in 1996 as if he’d actually won the race. Roger said that if finishing first was the singular definition of winning, then 99% of all those amazing athletes who’d worked so hard to reach the Olympics at all, would all be categorized as “losers”. That clearly seemed unfair, and frankly flat out wrong! Instead, Roger explained that over the course of his career he’d raced legendary US sprinter, Michael Johnson, approximately 20 times and never come even remotely close to winning. Johnson was head and shoulders above everyone in the world when it came to this event, and he totally dominated the race in 1996. He won it going away from the rest of an elite field (including Roger Black) and finished at least 10 meters ahead. Roger continued : “Winning for me was not an Olympic Gold medal around my neck, it was actually crossing that line and knowing, under the greatest pressure of all - an Olympic final - I’d prepared as best I could, I’d given it my all and left nothing out on the track… I could’ve easily finished 4th or 8th, but that just didn’t matter”. What an amazing example of focusing on things he could control and letting go completely of those he absolutely could not. Additionally, though he knew what his target was, he had a complete disconnection from the result. Instead, he had a 100% focus on the process, the effort, and doing his absolute best. This, and only this, is how he could influence the result….whatever that might be. He continued to explain how no matter how hard he tried, he’d never be able to make Michael Johnson run any slower, so all he could focus on was his own effort, attitude and approach. A singular focus on the process as it pertained to him, nothing about anyone else, nor the actual result of the race, just things he could control, his own inputs. Great lessons for all of us right there….we simply cannot control results, we only influence them through performance. In fact, if we singularly focus on results, we likely take our eye off the ball of what we’re actually doing. Tough to gain increased effectiveness and efficiency in our processes if we’re not focusing on them.    #vistage #processimprovement #olympics

"Often athletes are at the bottom of most power imbalances within sport," says two-time Olympic bronze medallist Bronwen Knox OLY. She is using her position in our Athlete Advisory Group to bring athletes to the forefront of decision making. The AAG, which features Olympians, Paralympians and representatives from professional sporting codes, works with us to help us understand the integrity threats within sports. Meet our AAG ▶ https://lnkd.in/gqnRGjWV #ProtectingSportTogether #AAG

I butted my way into a conversation on this excellent post recently. They were covering some of my Go-to topics: Kiwis Olympics Kiwis AT the Olympics and Cheeseburger eating competitions at the Olympics! I feel my contribution moved the conversation along helpfully when I pointed out my 2002 and 2006 Olympic Brakeman, Matt Dallow had managed 21 Cheeseburgers in the allotted hour of competition. It reminded me of other stupid stuff we used to do while on tour qualifying for the Olympics. One particularly stupid one, I was undefeated in: Underwater swimming for distance. For those with knowledge, please understand that I have a) stopped doing this and b) been instructed in the error of my ways. However remembering it reminded me of recent posts around stress and recovery. I would generally swim at least a length further underwater than my team mates. I did this by ignoring all my body's feedback that I needed to breathe. I had a system that allowed me to override all my natural impulses and the relevance to the workplace (and the reason I stopped doing it) was that the potential to start making catastrophic decisions went up as my fatigue increased and oxygen levels decreased. The workplace, until very recently, presented fatigue as a badge of honour and achievement. In effect celebrating pushing to the end of one's limits with no regard for the sustainability of this approach nor for the potential reduction in quality of performance and thinking that occurs. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! Factor in, and plan your fatigue and recovery strategies. What would you say is the first sign that your fatigue is, or is about to, impact performance? What is a point prior to that, that you could identify as the moment you need to stop and re-energise?

I was a schoolboy javelin thrower. I got to represent my county (Greater Manchester). Solid thrower, but nothing remarkable. Rugby was my main sport. I remember in my event only ever seeing white competitors. Actually, rugby wasn't much different. Fast forward to the 2023 World Athletics Championship: 🥇gold to India 🇮🇳 🥈 silver to Pakistan 🇵🇰 In the top 10 throwers: three Indians 🇮🇳 one Pakistani 🇵🇰 and one Egyptian 🇪🇬 How cool! Some are blessed with more talent than others. Talent needs training. Talent and training need support. Showing up inspires others. Winning inspires even more and changes the script. Sport is hard, but athletics is one of those things where if you turn up, the track and the field are open to all, and you stand a fair chance of having an opportunity to win. I contrast this with many workplaces, discussions on LinkedIn etc where some suggest a lack of diversity is due to a lack of talent or appetite from the underrepresented. I don't believe that. The talent is there, they are trained and hungry. They've made the qualification times and distances, but too often the track and field (workplaces) are closed to them. We need to offer more support... #athletics #sport #worldchampionships https://lnkd.in/e_Tx8fPe

Athletes need to feel supported and protected when speaking up. This requires systems change, a cultural change in the daily training environment so that they can feel safe and supported to speak. But in addition, to get to this place we need to support and educate our coaches to know how to create these health promoting and safe environments for their athletes. We also need to equip coaches with the skills, capabilities and confidence to speak up when they are unsure or need further guidance when managing athlete health and wellbeing issues in sport. I do not believe bad behavior is ever acceptable - but I know for the most, our coaches want to do the right thing but are just not equipped with the necessary understanding, knowledge, skills and capabilities. 2024; a cultural revolution in sport.

i have just put up a post about france the host nation for the rugby world cup check it out over on https://lnkd.in/dPeWDtT3 this blog is for my Ulster University course

🏆Historic Win for Olympiacos!🏆 Olympiacos has secured their first-ever European trophy in a dramatic Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina! Ayoub El Kaabi’s late extra-time goal sealed the victory, making Olympiacos the first Greek team to win a European title. The intense match, held at the home ground of rivals AEK Athens, ended in jubilant celebrations for Olympiacos fans. The game was largely uneventful until the dying moments, with Fiorentina having a goal disallowed by VAR and missing several key opportunities. El Kaabi’s decisive goal, confirmed after a lengthy VAR check, brought the game to life and secured a historic victory for Olympiacos. This triumph is a significant milestone for Olympiacos, who have long dominated Greek domestic football with 47 league titles and 28 cups. It also marks the first European trophy for any Greek team since the national team’s win at EURO 2004, adding an extra layer of pride to the achievement. For Fiorentina, it was another painful defeat, repeating last year’s heartbreak in the same competition. Despite their dominance in the match, missed opportunities and a late goal dashed their hopes once again. Read our full blog for a detailed account of this historic match: https://lnkd.in/ejPHiCdu #Olympiacos #FootballHistory #EuropaConferenceLeague #HistoricVictory #GreekFootball #ReadMore