Comenius 2011-2013

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Comenius 2011-2013

Comenius 2011-2013
SPORTS BOOKLET
POLAND
SPAIN
TURKEY
SLOVENIA
SLOVAKIA
THE BOOKLET IS A PRODUCT OF OUR COMENIUS TEAM WHICH SHOULD BE
PERCEIVED AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF COOPERATION AND RELIABILITY
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OF INTERNATIONAL GROUP WORK. THE INFORMATION INCLUDED HERE WILL
HOPEFULLY ADD TO OUR SCHOOLMATES’ KNOWLEDGE ON ITEMS CONNECTED
WITH THE WORLD OF SPORT AND PROVOKE THEIR CURIOSITY AND
WILLINGNESS TO EXTEND HORIZONS TOWARDS OTHER PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
THE BOOKLET CONCERNS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT DISCIPLINES, THE MOST
POPULAR SPORTSMEN AND THE MOST IMPORTANT SPORTS EVENTS IN 2011
IN THE COMENIUS PROJECT PARTNERS’ COUNTRIES. THE INFORMATION
INCLUDED IN THE BOOKLET COMES FROM SCHOOL KIDS’ SURVEYS AND THE
DATA GATHERED FROM THE INTERNET SPORTS WEBPAGES.
Sports gives your life structure, discipline, and a pure fulfillment that few
other areas of endeavor provide.
– Bob
Cousy, basketball player
Individual glory is insignificant when compared to achieving victory as a
team.
– Dot Richardson, softball player
Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be
compensated for.”
– Pierre de Coubertin
CONTENTS:
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Poland
1.The most popular sport – football
1.1.A little bit of Polish football history
1.2.The most important achievements of Polish national football team
1.3.Renown Polish footballers
1.4.Coaches who have changed history of Polish football
1.5. National football kit
1.6. Fans
2.The best sportsman - school survey
3.The most important sports event in 2011
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Spain
4.The most popular sport- FOOTBAL
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Soccer field and equipment
4.3. Spanish tournaments
4.3.1. Spanish league
4.3.2.The king cup
4.4. Spanish selection
5. The most popular sportsman
5.1. Pau Gasol profile. basic information
5.2. Pau Gasol´s professional career
5.3. Pau Gasol and his Spanish career
5.4. More information
6.The most important sports event – surfing championship
6.1. Introduction
6.2. San Miguel Pro” surfing event.
6.3. Information about champion surfers
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Turkey
7. Football in Turkey
8. The most famous sportsman
9. sport event
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Slovenia
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11. Survey analysis – »športni Comenius
12. Football
12.1. Football generally
12.2.Slovenian national football team
12.3. World cup 2010
12.4. Slaviša Stojanović
12.5. Current squad of Slovenian national football team
12.6. Interesting facts
12.6.1. Football kit
12.6.2.football songs
13.The best Slovenian sport person in 2011
14.The most important sporting event in Slovenia in 2011
14.1.Planica fis world cup ski jumping final
14.2.History
14.3.About Planica
14.5.The best achievements in Planica
14.6. Planica 2011
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Slovakia
15.Popular sports
16.Popular sportsmen
17. Sport event
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A sports glossary – basic vocabulary
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POLAND
1. The most popular sport
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A
ccording to the statistics soccer is the world’s most popular sports discipline, so no
wonder that football matches are very important events also for Polish fans. Football is popular
among people of any age and sex. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions
more playing occasionally. To play soccer you need nothing but comfortable shoes, shorts and
a T-shirt. You can play it in a sports field, football pitch or just a meadow. All these things
make it accessible for everybody. When it’s getting warm outside, you can see lots of people
playing football all around. No matter how old you are, what your profession or sex is. It is for
all those people who want to be fit, share emotions with friends and pass the time in an
effective way.
1.1.A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
The history of football in Poland started in the late 19th century The first Polish football
clubs were Lechia Lwów (1903), Czarni Lwów (1903). The Polish national federation, called
the Polish Football Union (PZPN) was founded in 1919, in Warsaw. The PZPN joined FIFA in
1923 and UEFA in 1955. In 1921 the Polish national football team played its first international
match.
Prof. Henry Jordan, a court physician of the Habsburgs is said to be the pioneer of
sports in Poland who began promoting football as a healthy sport in the open air; some sources
also credit him with bringing the first football to Poland from his travels to Brunswick in 1890.
The Cambridge Rules and parts of the International Football Association Board regulations to
Polish language were translated into Polish by Dr. Edmund Cenar.
Initially the rules and regulations were very simplified, with the size of the field and the
ball varying greatly. Despite being discouraged by many educational societies and the state
authorities, the new sport gained extreme popularity among pupils of various gymnasiums in
Galicia. The first football teams were formed and in 1903–1904, four Lwów-based
gymnasiums formed their own sport clubs: the IV Gymnasium for Boys formed a club later
renamed to Pogoń Lwów, while the pupils of the I and II State Schools formed the Sława Lwów
club, later renamed to Czarni Lwów. In the same season the Lechia Lwów was also formed. It
is uncertain which of the clubs was created first as they were initially poorly organized;
however, the Czarni Lwów are usually credited as being the first Polish professional football
team. The following year, the popularity of the sport spread to nearby Rzeszów where Resovia
Rzeszów was formed, while in the German-held part of Poland, the 1. FC Katowice and Warta
Poznań were formed.
After the outbreak of World War I, most of the Galician football players, many of them
members of either Strzelec or Sokół, joined Piłsudski's Polish Legions. The unit, fighting
alongside the Austro-Hungarian Army, fought mostly in various parts of Russian-held Poland,
which led to popularisation of the new sport in other parts of Poland. After Poland regained her
independence, on December 21, 1919 the Polish Football Association (PZPN) was formed.
Headed by Edward Centrarowski, it united most of the then-existent Polish football clubs. The
league could not be formed due to the Polish-Bolshevik War, but in 1922 the PZPN
published the rules of football and the following year it joined FIFA. In 1921 the league was
resumed and the first Champion of Poland was Cracovia, followed by Pogoń Lwów in 1922,
1923, 1925 and 1926. As Poland was then a fully independent state, in 1921 the Polish national
football team was formed. On December 18, 1921 it played its first international match in
Budapest against the Hungarian team and was defeated 1:0. In the third international match in
Stockholm on May 28, 1922 Poland defeated Sweden 2:1, scoring its first international victory.
During World War II, football in occupied Poland was subject to significant restrictions (see
Football in occupied Poland (1939–1945)) for more.
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1.2. THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF
OUR FOOTBALL TEAM
1972 - Olympic gold medal
1974 - 3rd place at the World Championships. In the tournament Polish striker Grzegorz
Lato won the Golden Boot for his seven goals.
1976 - Olympic silver medal
1982 - 3rd place at the World Championships
1.3. FAMOUS POLISH FOOTBALLERS
According to the best footballer Internet research here is a list of Polish
most successful footballers:
Zbigniew Boniek is a former Polish footballer and a coach. He was
named by Pelé as one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers and by FIFA as
one of the 100 best-ever players. On 12 October 2009 he received a Golden
Foot career award.
Kazimierz Deyna starred as Poland won gold at the
1972 Olympic Games and finished third at the 1974 World Cup. He was
one of the most highly regarded players of his generation. He was voted
best ever Polish footballer in 1994.
Grzegorz Lato is the all-time cap leader for the Polish National Football
Team. He was the leading scorer at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where he won
the Golden Shoe after scoring a tournament best seven goals. Lato retired from
professional football in 1984 with 45 internationalgoals, a record that stands to
this day.
Artur Boruc is Polish well-known goalkeeper. He was selected to the 23men national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals held in Germany. He
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was also first-choice goalkeeper during the World Cup. He plays for Serie A club Fiorentina in
Italy.
1.4. A LOT OF POLISH FOOTBALLERS PLAY
IN EUROPEAN CLUBS
Wojciech Szczęsny Łukasz Piszczek
Jakub Błaszczykowski Robert Lewandowski
Arsenal London
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
1.5. COACHES … who became a part of Polish football history.
It is said that the key to the success of a good football team are not as many players as a
coach, which is a kind of the whole brain of this operation.
Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski was the most successful
Polish football coach. He was credited with starting the golden age
of Polish football in the 1970s and early 1980s. His team, known
as 'Górski’s Eagles' won the gold Olympic medal in Munich in
1972, silver Olympic medal in Montreal in 1976 and third in the
World Football Championships in 1974.
Franciszek Smuda is a Polish football manager and
former player. Who played in Poland, the United States, and
Germany. He has been a coach of Polish National team since
2009. His role is profound because he is to lead Poland to the
Euro 2012 Championships which Poland is hosting with Ukraine.
He is a very charismatic and full of energy person. Poles strongly
believe that he will change Polish football condition for better.
1.6. NATIONAL KIT
The national kits of Poland reflect the colors of the national flag which is white and red.
The kit has traditionally been adorned with the white eagle, Polish coat of arms
and not, as with many other national teams,the national football federation logo.
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Away football kit
New Polish home kit
Euro 2012 kit
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1.7. FANS
Football is associated with passion, emotion, excitement and dedication across Europe.
Football fans are claimed to be as essential to the success of the team as the players and
coaching staff. It is the actions performed by fans during the game that motivates the team and
perhaps even influences referees' decisions.
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2. The most popular sportsmen
2.1. OUR SCHOOL SURVEY:
Votes:
6%
12%
1. Adam Małysz
41%
2. Justyna Kowalczyk
3. Robert Kubica
12%
4. Marcin Gortat
5. Kamil Stoch
6. Agnieszka Radwańska
13%
16%
2.2. THE MOST POPULAR SPORTSMAN IN MY
COUNTRY
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dam Małysz was born 3 December 1977 is a former Polish ski jumper, one of the greatest
ski jumpers in the history. The most important Małysz's successes are 4 individual Olympic
Games medals, 4 individual World Championships gold medals (all-time record), 4 individual
World Cup titles (all-time record shared with Matti Nykänen), 39 individual competition wins
and 92 podiums in total. Małysz announced the end of his career on the 26th of March 2011.
Victories:
Olympic Games
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2010 Vancouver
Silver
2010 Vancouver
Silver
2002 Salt Lake City
Silver
2002 Salt Lake City
Bronze
World Championships
2001 Lahti
Gold
2003 Val di Fiemme
Gold
2003 Val di Fiemme
Gold
2007 Sapporo
Gold
2001 Lahti
Silver
2011 Oslo
Bronze
Individual NH
Individual LH
Individual LH
Individual NH
Individual NH
Individual LH
Individual NH
Individual NH
Individual LH
Individual NH
And many others...
Adam Małysz, one of the best ski jumpers
finished his career on 26th March 2011. The last jump
took place in Zakopane!!!
“It was my last World Championship. It’s hard to tell my
fans about this decision, but it was made long ago”
- said Małysz.
Adam Malysz has now found a new challenge after the end of his ski jumping
career.
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ustyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since
2000. Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of
the FIS Cross-Country World Cup. She is one of only two female skiers to win the World Cup
three times in a row (the other one being Finn Marjo Matikainen) Kowalczyk finished second
in the individual sprint at the 2003 World Junior Championships. She finished 31st in the
individual sprint event at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Recently in
Canmore, Canada, on Jan 22, 2008, Justyna Kowalczyk won the race for her second World
Cup triumph. She followed in Canmore with two more bronze medals in the same World Cup
event. Kowalczyk was 3rd in World Cup 2007. She has also won eighteen individual events at
various distances of various levels since 2001.
At the 2009 world championships in Liberec, Kowalczyk won two gold medals, one in
the women's pursuit (7.5 km classical + 7.5 km free technique), and another one in the 30 km
mass start. She also secured a bronze medal in the 10 km classical event.
She won the overall 2008–09 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup.
On March 24, 2009, Kowalczyk was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia
Restituta.
On February 27, 2010, Kowalczyk beat Norway's Marit Bjørgen by 0.3 seconds to win
the gold medal in the women's 30 km classical event in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She posted
a time of one hour, 30 minutes, 33.7 seconds. She earned two more medals in Vancouver,
taking silver behind Bjørgen in the individual sprint classic on February 17, 2010, and bronze
in the 15 km pursuit on February 19, 2010.
In January 2011 Justuna Kowalczyk won Tour De
Ski in Val Di Fiemme and World Cup.
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Victories:
Olympic Games
World Championships
Gold
2010 Vancouver 30 km classical
Gold
2009 Liberec 15 km pursuit
Silver
2010 Vancouver Individual sprint
Gold
2009 Liberec 30 km
Bronze 2010 Vancouver 15 km pursuit
Silver
2011 Oslo
10 km classical
Bronze 2006 Turin
Silver
2011 Oslo
15 km pursuit
30 km
Bronze 2011 Oslo
30 km
Bronze 2009 Liberec 10 km
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3. The most important sport
event in 2011
3.1. THE UEFA EURO 2012 DRAW
On the 18th of April 2007 the President of UEFA, Michel Platini, announced that the
hosts of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship will be Poland and Ukraine. Both
countries automatically qualify for the event and are preparing for the historic event.
The draw took place on 2 December 2011 at the Ukraine Palace of Arts
in Kiev and divided the 16 finalists into four groups. Ukraine and Poland both
host finals. Hosting Euro 2012 is a very important issue and challenge for
Poland. It is a high scale project both in terms of infrastructure and logistics
and creates many investment opportunities in the development of the host
cities, regions and the whole country. New stadiums, roads, hotels are being
prepared. We do our best to make travelling in Poland easy and fast. We want to
have our guests satisfied.
Groups for Euro 2012:
Group
A:
Group
B:
Group C:
Group
D:
Polska
Holandia
Hiszpania
Ukraina
Grecja
Dania
Włochy
Szwecja
Rosja
Niemcy
Irlandia
Francja
Czechy
Portugalia
Chorwacja
Anglia
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Stadiums
Uefa Euro 2012 mascots
Slavek and Slavko
Written by:
Aleksandra Szymuś
Wojciech Środa
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SPAIN
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4.FOOTBALL
4.1. INTRODUCTION
Football was first played in Egypt. The leather ball was invented by the
Chinese in the fourth century BC. This arose when one of the five great rulers
used several hard pressed roots to form a spherical mass which covered with
pieces of raw hide. The first thing they did with it was passing it from hand to
hand.
The game became a national English sport since the early nineteenth
century and gave origin to rugby.
The modern football is originated in England in the nineteenth century.
But his birth is dated much earlier, since ball games which were played with
both feet, were already practiced by many ancient peoples.
During the middle Ages, the football was banned because of its violence,
and in 1848 the first Regulation of Cambridge appeared. In 1863 new rules
were created and football and rugby finally split. On May 21th, 1904 the FIFA
(Federation International of Football Association) is founded and for the first
time global rules are set.
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4.2.SOCCER FIELD AND EQUIPMENT
Football is played in an area of natural
or artificial grass. It has a rectangular shape.
The land permitted measures go from
90 to 120 meters long and from
45 to 90
meters wide. The two lines located along the
field lines are called “bands”, while the other
lines are called goal lines.
The goals consist of two vertical poles
or sticks of 2.44 meters high located 7.32
meters apart from the center of each goal
line. The top of the posts are joined by
another horizontal pole, known as crossbar.
The equipment is the clothing and accessories that players must wear
during the official FIFA matches.
The rules of the game set the basic equipment that each player must use,
as well as prohibit those other objects that may be dangerous.
The players usually have identifying numbers on the back of their shirts
and sometimes on the front side and on the pants. Some teams also tend to
show the name, surname or nickname of the player.
The equipment of the players has evolved from the early days of sport,
when players wore thick cotton shirts, pants below the knees and rigid leather
boots.
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4.3.SPANISH TOURNAMENTS
4.3.1 Spanish league
The Spanish league is the most important football competition at
national level. It began in 1929 and is one of the most successful and oldest in
the football’s world.
The league is formed by 20 clubs. It has had big international figures. At the
moment the most important teams are: R. Madrid , Barcelona, Valencia,
Levante, Málaga and Sevilla.
During the 50’s, Real Madrid and Barcelona Football Club controlled the
league. Together, they have won 48 out of 76 possible titles.
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4.3.2 The King Cup
It is a football tournament by direct elimination which is played annually
among the best clubs in Spain.
This tournament is organized by the Spanish Federation of Football.
Presently, the champion is the Real Madrid. The club with more titles is
the F.C Barcelona with twenty-five.
4.4.SPANISH SELECTION
Spain became the European champion after beating Germany in the
final by 1-0. The team also defeated Russia in semi-finals by 3-0 and Italy in
quarters.
At the end of the championship Torres was who scored the only goal.
Spain also became the World champion after beating 1-0 to Holland in
the extra time with a goal by Iniesta (from Castilla-La Mancha region).
The National Football Team consolidated the leadership of this dazzling
generation.
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5.PAU GASOL
5.1. PAU GASOL PROFILE. BASIC INFORMATION.
Pau Gasol Sáez was born in Barcelona in 1980; he plays for Los Angeles
Lakers in NBA. Pau was the second Spanish player in NBA after Fernando Martin.
Pau Gasol
Personal data
Name: Pau Gasol Sáez
Nickname: “Gasolina”
Birth: July 6th, 1980. Barcelona, Spain (31 years old)
Height: 2,15 m
Weight: 114 kg
Team
Position: Power forward and center position.
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Number: 16
League: NBA
Career
FC Barcelona (1999-2001)
Memphis Grizzlies (2001-2008)
Los Angeles Lakers (2008 -)
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5.2. PAU GASOL´S PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
When he was sixteen years old he began to play in his home town basket
team. He began his career in the ACB (Spanish basket league) in 1999, but he
didn’t join it definitely until 2000.
Pau Gasol was chosen in the NBA draft in 2001 and finally he began to play
with Memphis Grizzlies. He played seven years with this team. He got very
important successes during these years, like “Rookie of the year” award or
playing the play-off matches.
In 2008, Pau was signed up by Los Angeles Lakers. This year, Pau became the
best scorer in the play-offs but his team didn’t win the title of NBA champions.
However, Pau won the NBA champion rings in the next two years with Los
Angeles Lakers.
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List of career achievements
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The best power forward in NBA with Los Angeles Lakers: 2010.
NBA Champion: 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 with Los Angeles
Lakers.
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Champion of the NBA Western Conference (All Stars Weekend):
2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 with Los Angeles Lakers.
Champion of the NBA Pacific Division: 2007-2008, 2008-2009,
2009-2010 and 2010-2011, with the Angeles Lakers.
ACB Champion League: 1998-1999 and 2000-2001, with the FC
Barcelona.
Copa del Rey Champion: 2000-2001, with the FC Barcelona.
Junior Championship in Spain: 1997-1998, with the FC Barcelona
Junior.
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5.3. PAU GASOL AND HIS SPANISH CAREER.
Pau is also one of the most important players in the Spanish basket team.
Pau made his acting debut with the national team in 2001 and he has won a lot
of prizes during these years such as the Asturias Prince Award – prize which
he also aspired in the individual category- or the silver medal in 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games. Nowadays, Spanish Selection team is the champion of
Lithuanian Eurobask
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List of career achievements with the Spanish selection
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Gold medal at Eurobasket 2011 in Lithuanian.
Gold medal at Eurobasket 2009 in Poland.
Gold medal at the World Championships 2006 in Japan.
Gold medal in the Junior World Championships 1999 in Lisbon.
Gold medal at Junior Eurobasket 1998 in Varna.
Gold medal in the Junior tournament 1998 in Mannheim.
Silver medal in Beijing Olympics 2008.
Silver medal at Eurobasket 2007 in Spain.
Silver medal at Eurobasket 2003 in Sweden.
Bronze medal at Eurobasket 2001 in Turkey.
Bronze medal at Junior Eurobasket 2000 in Ohrid.
5.4. MORE INFORMATION.
With 31 years old, Pau already has more than 30 achievements, awards and
honors. He is also UNICEF Spain Ambassador.
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6.SURFING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
6.1. INTRODUCTION
The surfing world championship is carried out every year since 2006 in
Zarautz, a village located in the northern Spain, in Basque Country region.
Zarautz is Known as “The Queen of all the beaches”.
ZARAUTZ
ZARAUTZ
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This competition takes place on the beach known as “The little desert“
at the beginning of September. The name of this competition is “San Miguel
Pro” which is one of the most important competitions of the second category
in surfing world.
This sport event is the last tournament of the European stage, and the
fifth between eleven proofs of six stars category (six stars mean high surfing
level in Men´s Star Event) which is carried out in every continent.
6.2.“SAN MIGUEL PRO” SURFING EVENT.
1. The surfing world championship is divided into eleven proofs which are
carried out in different parts of the world.
2. Surfers compete in knockout tournament in which they are eliminated.
3. Surfers have a limited time to ride the waves and to be evaluated by the
judges.
4. The judges evaluate the complex grade of the wave in the following
range: 1 – 10 points.
5. The surfer who gets 3,500 points will be the winner.
6. The winner will add the points to his score in the ranking of the second
category in surfing world.
7. Finally, the best 16 surfers will be selected to compete in the first
category known as WAT, in which only 45 surfers will be able to show
their skills in the water. It takes place in other countries.
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6.3.INFORMATION ABOUT CHAMPION SURFERS
The current season of the surfing
world
championship
started
on
26th
February in Australia and finished on 20th
December in Hawaii.
The winner was Kelly Slater from
Florida (USA), a famous professional surfer
who has won eleven times this championship.
Kelly Slater
In Spain there are several surfers,
but the most important is Aritz Aranburu.
- Date of birth: August 30th, 1985.
- Aritz Aranburu lives in: Zarautz,
Guipúzcoa, Spain.
- He was the European Champion in
2007.
- Until 2007 he participated in the
second division of the surfing world.
- He was the fifth European selected
to compete in the first category of
surfing world championship in 2008.
- He is number 52nd in the current
world ranking because of his scores
in last competitions.
Aritz Aranburu
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7.F
OOTBALL IN TURKEY
Association football is a national sport in Turkey, tracing its roots
back to the Ottoman Empire.
The first matches were played in Selanik in 1875.
The sport was brought over by English people living in the area.
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The Turkish football league system currently consists of four professional
leagues.
There is also a professional league competition for women.
European Competition Records
UEFA Cup
Galatasaray (1999-2000 – Champion)
Besiktas (2002–2003 – Quarter-finals)
Göztepe A.Ş. (1968–1969 – Semi-finals)
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UEFA Super Cup
Galatasaray (2000 Champion)
UEFA Champions League
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Galatasaray (1993–94 – Quarter-finals), (2000–01 – Quarter-finals)
Fenerbahçe 2007–08 – Quarter-finals
Turkish national team
The Turkish national team's first match came on October 26, 1923 in
a 2–2 draw with the Romania national football team. Turkey have qualified
for the FIFA World Cup twice, in 1954 and 2002. Their greatest success
was coming third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Turkey also finished third in the 2003 Confederations Cup, reached
the semi-finals of Euro 2008 and played in the quarter-finals of Euro 2000.
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8.THE MOST FAMOUS SPORTSMAN
CANDIDATES OF
The Most Famous Sportsman In 2011 (TURKEY)
CONTEST
- 2011 European Championship - Best Scorer
NESLİHAN DARNEL
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volleyball scene.
She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team
between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the
national team (as of 2008). She also played
forYeşilyurt and Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta in Turkey. At
age 19, Darnel was the leading player in the Turkish team
that won the silver medal at the EC 2003 in Turkey
making her a star in her home country and in the
In 2007/08 Darnel took a break to volleyball to become a mother.
Playing with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom at the CEV Indesit
Champions League, she won the "Best Scorer" award.
She was named Best Scorer at the 2006 World Championship and 2010
World Championship[3]
For the 2010-2011 season, she played for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva.
Awards 2011
2011 European Championship - best scorer
2011 European Championship Bronze Medal
2011 Turkish Cup -
Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
NURİ ŞAHİN -( Best player of the season in the Bundesliga for 2011)
Şahin was born on 5 September 1988 in Ludenscheid, Germany. His early
football days can be traced back to Meinerzhagen prior to joining Borussia
Dortmund's academy in 2001. On 6 August 2005, Şahin set a record by
becoming the youngest player to debut in the Bundesliga in a match against
Wolfsburg. Three months later (26 November), he also became the youngest
player to score in the Bundesliga with a goal against Nuremberg.
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His international career has been equally as successful. Sahin played
and won the European Championship with Turkey's Under-17 side at the age
of 16. He later participated in the Under-17 World Cup, and despite falling
to Brazil in the semifinals, Sahin was one of the best players in the
championship and finished as the second highest scorer of the competition.
He debuted for Turkey in October 2005 against Germany and became the
youngest player to ever score for his country.
He made his Bundesliga debut when he was 16 years and 335 days old,
becoming the youngest player ever to do so. He also became the
comeptition's youngest goal scorer three months later.
He became the youngest player to make his international debut with Turkey
and score for the national team.
He visited Cristiano Ronaldo when he was training with Portugal for the
Euro 2008. He gave Ronaldo his shirt and had his picture taken with him. He
will now share a dressing room with his idol.
He likes to use social networks, especially Facebook, on which he shares
many photographs with his fans.
Honours 2011Bundesliga: 2011
For more information visit the web site:
http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1330062218233/jugador/
Jugador/Sahin.htm
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NEVRİYE YILMAZ- ONE OF THE BEST FIVE PLAYER’S OF Euro Basket
Women 2011
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One of the best all-around frontcourt players in Europe, Nevriye
Yilmaz will celebrate her 31st Birthday at Euro Basket Women 2011 and she
will be looking for it to be a happy one and to make up for the agony of
missing the action in Latvia in 2009. A dominant figure in the paint, Yilmaz is
a tower of strength for Turkey and yet for all her talent and attributes, she
is known for remaining humble and very much a team player. Whether she
has her back to the basket or is facing up to a defender, she ahs an array of
skills necessary to convert the situation into points. She is almost
unstoppable when catching the ball within a couple of metres of the basket.
With excellent footwork, the ability to pass in the lane to her teammates
and her unquenchable thirst for rebounds, she is a nightmare for opposing
coaches. It is difficult to reduce the impact of Yilmaz as her superb record
over the years with both the National Team and her club sides have proven.
Much of this is also due to her willingness to set the tone and lead by
example in her approach to the game and work-rate.
Yılmaz is the first Turkish woman to play in the Women's National
Basketball Association (WNBA). In 1999, she participated in the Charlotte
Sting's training camp, but was released before the season started. In 2000,
she attended the training camp for the now-defunct Miami Sol, but was also
released prior to the start of the regular season. Then in 2003, Yılmaz
signed a free agent contract with thePhoenix Mercury and played five games
for them. The following year, 2004, she played seven games for the San
Antonio Silver Stars.
Honors
Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2011 ,National team (1): 2011 (silver),All tournament
team, Eurobasket Women 2011
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And the winner is
NURİ ŞAHİN
WHO IS NURİ ŞAHİN ?
Şahin was born on 5 September 1988 in Ludenscheid, Germany.
He made his Bundesliga debut when he was 16 years and 335 days old,
becoming the youngest player ever to do so. He also became the
comeptition's youngest goal scorer three months later.
His early football days can be traced back to Meinerzhagen prior to joining
Borussia Dortmund's academy in 2001
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On 6 August 2005, Şahin set a record by becoming the youngest player to
debut in the Bundesliga in a match against Wolfsburg.
Three months later (26 November), he also became the youngest player to
score in the Bundesliga with a goal against Nuremberg.
On 9 May 2011, after weeks of speculation Şahin announced his
departure from Borussia Dortmund in a press room at Signal Iduna
Park. He signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid.
He visited Cristiano Ronaldo when he was training with Portugal for
the Euro 2008. He gave Ronaldo his shirt and had his picture taken with him.
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He is now sharing the dressing room with his idol.
International Career
His international career has been equally as successful. Sahin played and won
the European Championship with Turkey's Under-17 side at the age of 16.
He later participated in the Under-17 World Cup, and despite falling
to Brazil in the semifinals, Sahin was one of the best players in the
championship and finished as the second highest scorer of the
competition.
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9. FAMOUS SPORTSMAN OF
ZONGULDAK
His ancestors are from Devrek, Zonguldak in Northern Turkey
Özil is a third-generation Turkish-German,who, in reference to his
game, concludes, "My technique and feeling for the ball is the Turkish
side to my game. The discipline, attitude and always-give-your-all is
the German part’’
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Özil began his youth career playing for various clubs
in Gelsenkirchen and then played five years for Rot-Weiss Essen
.
In 2005, he moved to the youth department of FC Schalke 04.
On 31 January 2008, he moved to Werder Bremen for a reported fee of
€4.3 million, signing a contract with the German club until 30 June 2011
Due to his performances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he ensured his
place among Europe's top young talents.
On 17 August 2010 the team announced that they had reached an
agreement with Real Madrid.
His nicknames have included "der Rabe" (The Raven, or in Spanish, "El
Cuervo") –at Werder Bremen “der neue Diego” (the new Diegoe )
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10. SPORT EVENT
In Turkey, as a regular in the sports
organization
Ted Tennis Tournament
Short History
Fıratpen main sponsor for 12 years and "the ITF Circuit" series on
International Women's Tennis Tournament, the first years of an
award of $ 10.000 .
The first 4-year award of $ 10.000 tournament, 5 started to award $
25,000 in.
The tournament, opened its gates to the world ranking score high
professional athletes.
Tournament tennis players ranked among the world's top 150 tennis
players and audiences in the introduction of guests allowed the Turks.
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SLOVENIA
11.Survey analysis – »športni Comenius«
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The aim of the survey was to include our pupils, therefore they have
been solving the poll from Wednesday (30 October 2011) till Monday
(5 December 2011). The survey was asking pupils about who the most
popular sport person is in the year 2011 in Slovenia, which sporting
event is the most important in Slovenia in 2011 and which is the most
popular sport – all by their opinion. The survey access was limited
only to the time during the classes, and pupils couldn't answer the
survey in afternoons or during that weekend, because we wanted to
get a vote from each person just once.
The survey was solved by 454 pupils of Elementary School Žiri. There
were few girls more voting than boys. Pupils who were absent from
school during that time, didn't vote. The survey was very short.
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When they had to vote for the best sport person, Dejan Zavec
(boxer) got 31 % of all votes, Tina Maze is in second place (skier)
with 28 %, and Petra Majdič (cross-country skier) in third place with
20 %.
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Our survey showed, that pupils of Elementary School Žiri think that
the most popular sport is football (with 33 % of all votes), then
comes basketball with 24 % and skiing with 10 % of all votes.
Our respondents also decided on the most important sporting event in
Slovenia in the year 2011. Ski jumping in Planica in March 2011
got 33 % of all votes, football qualifications for Euro 2012 finished in
second place with 20 %, and 16th Ljubljana Marathon in third place
with 12 % of all the votes.
We would like to introduce him to you: Dejan Zavec as the most
popular sport person in 2011 in Slovenia, football as the most popular
sport and Planica – ski jumping as the most important sporting event
in the year 2011 in Slovenia.
Analysis prepared by Branko Filipič, Maja Brezovar for Elementary
School Žiri, December 2011.
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12. FOOTBALL
12.1. FOOTBALL GENERALLY
Football is a team game and it's one of the most popular sports in the world.
There are many forms of football. We know American football (in America) and
Australian football (in Australia). None of them is similar to our football.
The game takes place on a
football playing field. This is a
grass square marked with white
lines – touchlines (the length is
about 100 meters and the width is
about 70 meters). The shorter
boundaries are goal lines. The
goal is 2.44 meters high and 7.32
meters wide.
The perimeter of the football ball is
about 20 or 30 centimeters.
In the team there are 11 players.
One of them is the goalkeeper and
his equipment must be different from the other players’. There are defense
players, center players and forward players. There are also substitute players.
Their task is to score as many goals as possible. If both teams have the same
score, the result is a tie. Officially, the game lasts 90 minutes, but the judges can
also determine extensions. There can be 2 extensions, but they can last only 30
minutes.
The head referee can punish the players with red or yellow cards. If the player
gets a yellow card, he can continue with the game, but if he gets a red card, he
must stop with the game, and mustn’t play on the following match. If he collects
3 of 4 yellow cards, he isn’t allowed to play on the following game.
12.2. SLOVENIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
The Slovenian national football team is controlled by the Football Association of
Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992.
The first selector was Bojan Prašnikar. Slovenia participated in their first
unofficial match which took place on 19 June in 1991. Their first formal match
was on 3 June in 1992 in Tallin against Estonia. In 1994, Zdenko Verdenik
became the new head coach, which brought Slovenian football team to their first
qualifications for the European championship in 1996. Slovenian team got the 5th
place in their group. Our football team didn’t achieve a good position in the world
championship in 1998 in France. The next head coach became Srečko Katanec,
and in 2002 Bojan Prašnikar became the head coach again. Branko Oblak soon
replaced him.
When Matjaž Kek became the new head coach, luck was on our side again. With
his help, the team got to the qualifications for World Cup 2010.
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR WORLD CUP 2010: Slovenia was drawn into a group
with Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and San Marino.
Slovenia finished second and was headed to the playoffs. The final score of the
playoffs against Russia was 2 : 2 and Slovenia qualified due to the away goals
rule.
12.3. WORLD CUP 2010: Slovenia qualified to the World Cup 2010 that took
place in South Africa from 11June to 11 July 2010. Slovenia was drawn into
Group C alongside England, Algeria and USA. They won their opening game
against Algeria Robert Koren scoring goal for Slovenia. In their second game
against the United States, Slovenia was leading 2 : 0 at half time with Valter
Birsa and Zlatan Ljubijankič scoring for Slovenia, however Landon Donovan and
Michael Bradley scored for the USA for the score to finish 2 : 2. In their last
match, Slovenia lost to England 0 : 1 by a goal from Jermain Defoe. Because the
United States beat Algeria with the only goal scored in the 92 nd minute of the
match, the Slovenian team was eliminated.
12.4.SLAVIŠA STOJANOVIĆ
He is the current head coach of the Slovenian football
team.
He was born on 6th of December in 1969 in Serbia.
Stojanović started his coaching career at the age of
29. He was appointed at NK/FC Domžale in 2002.
Stojanović qualified his squad for UEFA Cup (2005
and 2006). Slaviša's glory years were 2007 and 2008,
when NK/FC Domžale won the title. The Slovenian
coach became the youngest manager in the
Slovenian history to win the championship two times
in a row. NK/FC Domžale played for the first time in UEFA Champions League.
Slaviša Stojanović signed for NK CM Celje in 2008. In that season, his new team
finished the Slovenian PrvaLiga with 3 points more than the champions from
NK/FC Domžale. In 2009, Slaviša Stojanović took his job as assistant coach at
United Arab Emirates national football team. On 24 th of October 2011, Slaviša
Stojanović became the new coach of Slovenian national team.
12.5. CURRENT SQUAD
There are 3 goalkeepers in our squad: Aleksander Šeliga (#16), Jasmin
Handanovič (#12) and Samir Handanovič (#1). In 2011, Jan Koprivec also joined
the group.
We have 8 defense players: Mišo Brečko (#2), Elvedin Džinič (#3), Marko Šuler
(#4), Boštjan Cesar (#5), Branko Ilič (#6), Bojan Jokić (#13), Suad Filekovič
(#19) and Matej Mavrič (#22), and in 2011, Mitja Škarabot, and Siniša
Anđelković have been called up to the group.
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The midfielders are: Robert Koren
(#8), Valter Birsa (#10), Armin
Bačinovič (#15), Adraž Kirm (#17),
Aleksandar Radosavljevič (#18),
Josip Iličić (#19), Goran Šukalo (#20)
and Dalibor Stevanović (#21). In
2011, Rene Krhin and Haris Vučkič
have been called up.
The forward players are: Nejc Pečnik
(#7) Zlatan Ljubijankič (#9), Milivoje
Novakovič (#11), Zlatko Dedič (#14),
and Tim Matavž (#23).
Robert Koren is the team captain. Top goalscorers are Milivoje Novakovič,
Zlatan Ljubijankič and Zlatko Dedič.
12.6. INTERESTING FACTS
12.6.1. KIT
Slovenia played their first official games in 1992 in the traditional colors of
Slovenian nation – white, blue and red. In 1994 the board of Slovenian football
association decided to change the colors to white and green, which are the
traditional colors of the capital city of Ljubljana. Because of the fact that green
was never the national color of Slovenia, many people had argued that the new
combination was inappropriate and a movement was started to return the colors
back to where they were from the start. In December 2009, the board voted for
the change of the jersey colors and from 2012 onwards the main colors of the
team will be white for home and blue for away matches with shades of red. The
current kit provider of the national team is Nike.
12.6.2.FOOTBALL SONGS
Anthem of the Slovenian national football team is “Dviga Slovenija zastave”,
which translates to “Slovenia is raising their flags.” It’s originally sung by a
Slovenian rock band Siddharta, and features some well-known singers from
Slovenia: Pero Lovšin, Vlado Kreslin, Zoran Predin and Grega Skočir. The song
is about pride and about supporting our heroes.
Other football songs in Slovenian language are: “Na fuzbal me pust” (“Let me go
to the football match”), “Slovenija gre naprej” (“Slovenia is moving forward”),
“Slovenja spet se zbuja” (“Slovenia is waking up again”) and many others.
Prepared by: Blažka Rupnik, Santina Likar
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13. The best Slovenian sport person in 2011
DEJAN ZAVEC
Dejan Zavec is the only Slovenian boxer ever to hold a world boxing champion
title. He was born on 13 March 1976 in Ptuj. He spent his youth in Gabrnik in
Slovenske gorice and in Ptuj. As a teenager, he joined the boxing club in
Maribor.
He was brought to box by football. Do you know why? One day, when he was
waiting for football training, a man asked him, if he wanted to train box. A
sixteen-year-old boy said: »Yes.« He started to train the next day. The trainings
were exhausting. His first coach was like father to him. They were really good
friends. Later jis fans gave him a nickname Mr Simpatikus.
At the end of the year 2010, a
Slovenian writer Esad Babačić
published
a
biography
(Trdobojec. Zgodba Dejana
Zavca v dvanajstih rundah) on
personal life and carrer of
Dejan
Zavec
(aka
Jan
Zaveck), IBF World Boying
Champion. In 1993 his first
coach decided, Dejan should
move to an apartment in
Ljubljana to have a normal
family life.
His first coach wasn't very good in boxing but he decided to make Zavec a world
famous boxer and he did it. He has been a professional boxer from 2003. He is
172 cm tall. Dejan became the Slovenian Personality of the year 2010; he was
chosen by around 30.000 public votes and readers of weekly magazine
»Nedeljski dnevnik«. In previous years, the prestigious title was given to Slovene
presidents, athletes and other important personalities. Of course, Dejan is the
first Slovenian boxing champion with this title. Now his coach is Dirk Dzemski,
his fitness trainer is Tomi Jagarinec and his manager is Ulf Steinforth. He trains
in Sports Events Steinforth in Germany. His professional record includes 32
fights: 31 wins, 2 defeats.
He has got a wife Nataša and two daughters, Tija and Ivona. They are
supporting him every time, but not always by boxing arena, but in front of the TV.
He really loves his family. His parents weren't really good parnts, that is why he
is trying to be a good father.
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News about Zavec from 2009 to 2011
He climbed up to be number one, when he became a welterweight (66,7 kg) IBF
World Champion on 11 December 2009.
Ljubljana, 9 April 2010 – Dejan Zavec, Mr Sympathicus has remained the IBF
World Champion! In the 12th round he beat Rodolfo Martinez with a technical
knockout and defended the title.
Ljubljana (Slovenia), March 2011 –
On Friday 18 February 2011 Dejan
Zavec
defended
IBF
world
welterweight boxing title after
winning against Paul Delgado
(USA) with technical KO in 5th
round.
Ljubljana, 11 May 2011 – Dejan Zavec revealed potential opponents for the next
match: Andre Berto and Randall Bailey are among favourites.
Las Vegas, 8 June 2011 – IBF has published new ranks at the end of the last
week. No big changes took place in welterweight category where Dejan Zavec
(aka Jan Zaveck) has been the IBF World Champion for 18 months already.
Ljubljana (Slovenia), July 2011 – Dejan Zavec (aka Jan Zaveck) has spoken
about September’s bout against Andre Berto on his official press conference. »I
am going to the USA to win!« was a clear message from the IBF World
Champion. An exclusive and appealing calling out video clip was launched for
American public alongside the Dejan’s official website new look.
Ljubljana (Slovenia), 9 July 2011 – Dreams of the World Boxing Champion Dejan
Zavec came true – he is going to defend his IBF World Champion’s belt on 3 rd
September in the USA against Andre Berto, one of the best and most
recognised boxers in the world. »He has no bad sides, he is good in all parts, but
definitely not unbeatable« were Dejan’s words about his opponent.
In 2011 Dejan Zavec fought with Adre Berto from the USA. They were fighting
very well until Andre hit Dejan in his eye. Andre hit him very strongly. Dejan
Zavec was hurt badly, so he had to stop the fight. That was his secoun defeat.
He didn't win, but he is still our winner.
Prepared by: Neža Oblak, Lili Čadež
14.The most important sporting event in Slovenia in 2011
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PLANICA
FIS WORLD CUP SKI JUMPING FINAL
14.1.HISTORY
Planica is a unique and beautiful glacial valley, it was Julius Kugy who
discovered it but eventually more Slovenians followed.
An engineer and inventor Stanko Bloudek was the first person who got an idea
about a ski- jump. He chose a steep grassy slope and Ivan Rožman designed it.
The jump was about to be built. The first and biggest problem was financial
support. There was almost none. The project was partially funded by The Skiing
Club, but Mr Bloudek and Mr Rožman helped with the money too. Brothers
Gorišek invited famous Norwegian ski jumpers to come to Planica. In 1934,
Slovenia got the first big ski- jump and the first competition. In March 1969, the
first real flight occurred. There were 90.000 spectators in three days and that
was an extreme number for that time.
.
.
The best jumper was Manfred Wolf, who jumped 165 metres. Long ski jump or
better ski flying fans could see five world records at the end of that week. Planica
became a legend. After that it had the honour to host the World Cup ski flying
competition in 1972, 1979, 1985, 1994 and 2004. There is a World Cup jumping
competition in Planica each year.
14.2.ABOUT PLANICA
Planica is an alpine valley in the northwest of Slovenia, extending south from the
border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska
Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking
destination in the Triglav National Park.
The Valley is famous for ski-jumps, where there are World Cup competitions
every year. On the famous ski flying hill of Gorišek brothers several world
records were achieved. Between 1987 and 2011 the world record was owned by
Planica. Now the longest ski jumps in the world are those of Vikersund,
Norway. The last world record in Planica was 239 metres. It was achieved by
Norwegian Bjørn Einar Romøren in 2005. Finn Janne Ahonen jumped very well
on the flying hill Planica too. He jumped 240 metres but unfortunately he fell. The
most famous competition in Planica was the World Cup final in 2005. In 2011 the
record was achieved by Johan Remen Evensen on Vikersundbakken ski flying
hill. He jumped 246,5 metres.
On the right of the hill there is the jump K-90. And on the right there is
Bloudek’s ski- jump, which collapsed ten years ago and is waiting to be
reconstructed.
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14.3.THE BEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN PLANICA
240 m - Janne Ahonen (Fin) –FALL– 2005
239 m - Björn Einar Romören (Nor) – RECORD – 2005
236 m - Tommy Ingebrigtsen (Nor) – FALL – 2005
235,5 m - Matti Hautamäki (Fin) – 2005
234,5 m - Björn Einar Romören (Nor) – 2005
234,5 m - Andreas Widhölzl (Avt) – FALL – 2005
233,5 m - Gregor Schlierenzauer (Avt) - 2008 - in Janne Ahonen (Fin) – 2005
232,5 m - Anders Bardal (Nor) ter Gregor Schlierenzauer (Avt) – 2008 – in VeliMatti Lindstroem (Fin) - FALL – 2003 … 229,0 m – Robert Kranjec (Slo) – 2007
226 m – Rok Benkovič (Slo) – 2005
Nordic centre Planica
14.4.PLANICA 2011
The event occurred from 17 March 2011 to 20 March 2011. There were a lot of
spectators, about 60.000. There was a lot of food, drink and of course great
atmosphere.
PROGRAMME in PLANICA 2011
Thursday, 17 March 2011
- 09:00 official training
- 1st series 10:00 official training
- 2nd series 11:00 qualifications
Friday, 18 March 2011
- 14:15 Trial series
- 15:15 the first series, Final series
Saturday, 19 March 2011
- Team competition:
- 09:00 trial series
- 10:15 1st series, final series
Sunday, 20 March 2011
- 09:00 trial series
- 10:15 1st series, final series
RESULTS
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INDIVIDUALLY:
1. Kamil STOCH (POL)
2. Robert KRANJEC (SLO)
3. Adam MALYSZ (POL)
4. Gregor SCHLIERENZAUER (AUT)
5. Anders BARDAL (NOR)
6. Severin FREUND (GER)
7. Thomas MORGENSTERN (AUT)
8. Wolfgang LOITZL (AUT)
9. Johan Remen EVENSEN (NOR)
10. Martin KOCH (AUT)
Winners, individually
(from left: Kranjec, Stoch,
Malysz)
TEAM:
1. AUSTRIA
2. NORWAY
3. SLOVENIA
4. POLAND
5. GERMANY
6. CEZCH REPUBLIC
7. FINLAND
8. FRANCE
Team winners (AUT)
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15. POPULAR SPORTS
Many people in Slovakia like to watch ice-hockey, talk about football and comment on
tennis. Some of them swim in the summer and ski in winter.
In Summer, many people spend the warmest days near water. There are quite many
natural and artificial lakes, that allow people to swim or sail a boat.
Slovakia is a mountainous country. Winter ski resorts are usually full of skiing people.
Beside of ski, some people are trying their snowboards.
The tourist roads in the mountains are very well marked and hiking maps are available
for each region. You can meet hikers in the woods of High Tatras ("Vysoké Tatry"), as
well as around Bratislava in Small Carpathes ("Malé Karpaty"). Many of these roads are
suitable for bikes too. Some roads are used by inline-skaters, but there is no real track
network.
So what are the most popular games?
Football (European football, soccer, "futbal") is the most popular game in Slovakia. It is
the cheapest collective game - only a relatively flat ground and a ball is needed to make
almost any number of people (four up to twenty-two or more) enjoy the game. Almost
every town and village has its own playground and a team that is playing in the regional
league.
Ice-Hockey ("ľadový hokej", "hokej") is more expensive to go in. However, all clubs
have their youth teams to support young talents. Other popular games are volleyball
("volejbal"), basketball ("basketbal"), tennis ("tenis"), handball ("hádzaná") and for the
wealthier also golf.
Games, that are very popular in other countries, such as baseball, rugby, softball or
pétanque have only started their invasion of Slovak playgrounds. There are some
organizations, that try to propagandize the games and hold public tournaments.
The number one is probably ice-hockey. Since the team of Slovakia takes part at every
World Championship since 1996 and in the past few years has reached very good results
(gold in 2002, silver in 2000 and bronze in 2003), many people like to identify
themselves with the team and become the greatest patriots, at least for the two weeks the
championship lasts. The results of the North-American NHL are also one of the most
important news items, because there are quite many NHL-players from Slovakia.
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16. POPULAR SPORTSMEN
Marek Hamšík
Marek Hamšík is one of the best football
players in Slovakia. He was born in Banská
Bystrica, in 27th July 1987, so now he’s
24. And he’s very talented, his pattern is
Pavel Nedvěd. He played in our Slovak
league, after that in Italy, Brescia Calcio,
and now he’s playing in SSC Neapol. He’s
playing midfielder. He has played a lot
of games in his life. About
217 games in senior league,
till now. 211 games he has
played in Italy. In Brescia it was
65 games and he scored 18 goals
and in Neapol he has played 146
games and he has scored 54 goals.
He was also representing Slovak
Republic as a captain on World
Championship
2010 in South
Africa. And
he led our
team to
Round of 16, where we lost the game with Netherlands
2:1 .
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Dominika Cibulkowa
Dominika Cibulkova was born 6 May 1989 in
Piešťany, Slovakia.
She is Slovak professional tennis player. She is also
a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that rating
in May 2005.
Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on 6 July 2009. Her best result
was reaching the semifinals of the 2009 French Open, while she has also reached the
quarterfinals at the 2010 US Open and the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. Cibulková
has also won one title on the WTA tour, winning the tournament in Moscow in 2011.
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Pavol Demitra
BORN
November 29, 1974 , Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
DIED
September 07, 2011 (aged 36), Tunoshna, Russian
POSITION Centre
SHOT
Left
KHL TEAM
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
PLAYED FOR KHL: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
NHL: Vancouver Canucks
Minnesota Wild
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
PLAYING CREEN 1993-2003
Pavol Demitra
(November 29, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Slovak professional ice hockey centre
who last played for the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
He first played in the NHL in 1993, having previously played with the Ottawa Senators,
who selected him in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings and
Minnesota Wild. Before he joined the NHL, Demitra played in Slovakia, as well as the
American Hockey League (AHL) and International Hockey League (IHL), minor
professional leagues in North America. In Demitra's NHL career spanning 16 years, he
has achieved the 300-goal mark and won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship in
2000. On September 7, 2011, at 4:02 PM local time, Demitra died when a Yakovlev
Yak-42 passenger aircraft, that was carrying the entire hockey team of Lokomotiv
Yaroslavl crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia. The plane was on its way to Minsk, Belarus, to
start the 2011-12 KHL season..
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17. SPORT EVENT
The ice-hockey world championship 2011 was a big event, because it was held in
Slovakia. The Championship took place between sixteen teams from 29 April to 15
May 2011. This was the first time the independent Slovakia hosted the World
Championships. However, this was the third time that Bratislava co-hosted the
World Championships. The first two times were 1959 and 1992, each time with
Prague, and while part of Czechoslovakia. After a lot preparations and many
reconstructions the championship could start in a new ice-hockey stadium in the
capital city Bratislava known as Ondrej Nepela arena opened in 1940 and for the
ice-hockey event it was named Orange arena. Arena has the capacity of 10,000
spectators after the reconstruction. The other ice-hockey stadium was in Steel
arena in Kosice.
After many fights Slovakia became the 10th. The last match played with Finland with
the result 1:2. Finland won the gold medal after beating Sweden in the final 6–1.
This was the second title for Finland, the first being from 1995 also from beating
Sweden. And the bronze medal went to Czech Republik after beating Russia with
the result 6:4.
Official Song
Song Life is a Game by Slovak singer Kristina was officially released on 18 March.
Mascot
Goooly is the official mascot of the tournament. Goooly is a Gray wolf, and Igor
Nemeček, the 2011 IIHF World Championship general director, said he was chosen
because: "Wolves are animals which are typically Slovak, evoking our forests and
countryside". Over 14,000 entries were submitted for a national contest to name the
mascot organized in association with Radio Expres and the Slovak Ice Hockey
Federation. It is a word-play on the Slovak words for goal, and/or goals (Slovak: gól,
góly).
Motto
Slovenská republika. Hokejová republika. (Slovak Republic. Hockey Republic).
My sme tu doma. (We are at home)
Ambassadors
The official ambassadors of the 2011 IIHF World Championship Slovakia are Slovak
hockey players Peter Bondra, Zdeno Chára, Marián Gáborík, Ľubomír Višňovský,
Pavol Demitra, Jozef Stümpel, Marián Hossa, Miroslav Šatan and Slovak President
Ivan Gašparovič.
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ASPORTSGLOSSARY-BASIC
VOCABULARY
ANG
SLO
POL
SVK
SPA
TUR
welcome
dobrodošli
witajcie
vitajte
bienvenidos
hoşgeldiniz
healthy
zdrav
zdrowy
Zdravy
saludable
saglikli
ball
žoga
pilka
lopta
Balon
top
champion
prvak
mistrz
sampion
Campeon
sampiyon
match
tekma
mecz
zapas
Partido
Mac
friends
prijatelji
przyjaciele
priatelia
Amigos
Arkadas
skis
smuči
narty
lyze
esquis
kayak
Swimming pool
bazen
plywalnia
plavaren
piscina
Yuzme havuzu
team
ekipa
druzyna
tim
equipo
takim
fit
fit
sprawny
fit
En forma
fit
fruit
Sadje
owoce
ovocie
fruta
meyve
medal
medalja
medal
medaila
medalla
madalya
referee
sodnik
sedzia
rozhodca
arbitro
hakem
olympics
olimpijada
olimpiada
olympiada
olimpiadas
olimpiyat
teenagers
najstniki
nastolatki
tinedzeri
adolescentes
genc
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„Niniejszy produkt został zrealizowany przy wsparciu finansowym
Wspólnoty Europejskiej w ramach Programu Life Long Learning.
Treści samego projektu lub materiałów nie odzwierciedlają stanowiska
Komisji Europejskiej czy Agencji Narodowej w danej sprawie, a w
związku z tym ani Komisja Europejska, ani Agencja Narodowa nie
ponosi za nie odpowiedzialności.”
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