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...that level. During the past two years, the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) has plowed $13.7 million into athlete scholarships, and another $100 million into training centers, regional competitions and sports development. Without the money that OS invested in him, Alassane would never have left Niger to train, got a world-class coach or won a bronze medal at the African championships in May, the feat that qualified him for Athens. OS "is indispensable," says Hassene Ikhlef, who coaches Alassane and 19 other scholarship holders at the International Center for African Judo (CIJA) in Rabat, Morocco. Without the funding, nations like...
...days should suffice for an even-paced visit that includes the essential comforts (great food and lodging) and exciting champagne. Experience the Grande Marques--the Clicquots, Moets and others that make world-class, world-recognized wines. Art lovers should visit the impressive chalk caves of Champagne Pommery in the town of Reims, where edgy art installations and Art Nouveau carvings adorn the 20 million bottles of champagne resting inside. While most wineries are open to visitors, some houses, like Krug, Salon and Bollinger, are open only by appointment, and it helps to know someone...
...little bit like two campuses.” On one hand, the library and many classrooms are visually stunning, and faculty offices are spacious. On the other hand, she said, there are some buildings that one wouldn’t expect to find on a world-class law school’s campus...
Even before a single Olympic medal has been hung around his neck, Michael Phelps is rewriting the manual on what it means to be a world-class swimmer. Entered in five individual events and a candidate for each of the three relay races in Athens, Phelps has the potential to win eight gold medals, and eclipse the standard held by Mark Spitz, who won seven golds in 1972. It's a long shot, but no one is better prepared to do it. Just 19, Phelps holds the world record in three of those five individual events and is a fingernail...
...think it sends a message that...he takes undergraduate education seriously and is willing to make sacrifices in order to maintain a world-class undergraduate program,” said Terry...