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Get Healthy at Any Age [FOX: 5-14-2011]

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Subscribe for news updates every 10 minutes. Like/Dislike, Favorite, Comment, Embed on Blog, Facebook Share, and Tweet this video. Get the word out on this video. Get an email once a day tinyurl.com Like on Facebook to get updates tinyurl.com Follow on Twitter to get updates tinyurl.com – Saturday May 14, 2011, 10:46 am en.wikipedia.org Diamond Valley Little Athletics Centre is one of the largest little athletic centres in Victoria, Australia and is based at Willinda Park, GreensboroughLittle athletics is an Australian sporting event comprising a subset of athletic events, specially modified to suit the abilities of children (aged 5 to 14). Little A’s, as it is affectionately referred to by those who enjoy it, is not just about winning, but also about having fun, making friends and getting families involved in healthy activities. It is little surprise, then, that the motto of Little Athletics is: ‘Family, Fun and Fitness’. Little Athletics recognises that children vary widely in shape, size and athletic ability, and is thus one of few sports that successfully caters for them all. During the September 1963 school holidays, Trevor Billingham a maths and science teacher from Geelong who had a long association with senior athletics made the first attempts at conducting coaching clinics to attract boys from secondary school to join senior athletics. At the time there were no women’s clubs in the Geelong area. Much to Trevor’s surprise the majority of children attending the …

Countdown for Athletics World Championships

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ANCHOR: And the countdown begins for the IAAF Athletic World Championships which will be held in Daegu, South Korea in 2011. The 1000-day countdown began on Sunday in anticipation of the major athletic event. STORY: 1000 days and counting…South Korea held a ceremony in lead up to the Athletic Championships. The days will be kept score on the scoreboard clock for everyone to see. Daegu Mayor Kim Bum-il is calling for the participation of all citizens in the Athletic World Championships. [Kim Bum-il, Daegu Mayor]: “As an earnest request to the Daegu people, to ensure the success of the event, every citizen should be like a host of the Athletic World Championships. A representative of the IAAF also attended the event. [Pierre Weiss, Secretary-General, IAAF]: “Close systematic cooperation with the government will be not only a primary role but also raise the level of the Athletic World Championships.” The Athletics World Championship was first held in 1983 and is held every 2nd year. At the 2011 Daegu Athletics World Championships, 213 countries and 3500 athletes are expected to participate. Daegus City Council expects a 600 billion dollar boost to the economy from the event. The games officially start on the 27th of August and run through September 4, 2011. NTD, Daegu, South Korea.