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  • WOMEN IN WORLD ATHLETICS

    Wednesday 08 May 2013

    I took part in the Women in World Athletics Seminar in Solihull, near Birmingham, from 12 to 15 April.

    The seminar was very well prepared and I had a tremendous time in Solihull with women working in athletics in different countries. You could feel an amazing atmosphere and magical relation between participants and speakers.

    It was a great experience for me; very valuable and inspiring. To be with all these great women made me feel more motivated and ready for action as an athletics leader in my country. The seminar made me believe not to be afraid to take initiatives ...

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  • Story about a leader fighting against doping

    Saturday 04 May 2013

    I am Veronika from Slovenia, and I am one of the members of the project “With Junior Ambassadors against doping” which is registered in the community. This is the link so you all can take a look at it:
    http://athleticscommunity.org/projects/project/With-Junior-Ambassadors-Against-Doping/

    Being junior anti-doping ambassador brings many new experiences. Our job is to educate young athletes about dangers and consequences of doping. We want to convince young athletes to compete clean. Competing clean means not cheating and playing by the rules. It's about time we change that.

    When I was an active athlete, we didn ...

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  • Let's Rock 'n' Roll Madrid 2013

    Sunday 28 April 2013

    Today it was the first time I saw a maratón on live. It was the “Rock ’n’ Roll Madrid 2013” where more than 26,000 people overran the streets of the Spanish capital. Two close friends from the USA (Nicole Minardi and Abby Stanley) ran the ½ marathon and my brother and I were following the race by bike. Both of them had ups and downs, but they succeed and reached the finish line. I was so impressed by the sacrifices these girls did, and not only them, but thousands of amateur runners that never in their lives had ran ...

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