Boycott olympic games 2012

While it has been rare in recent years for the prime minister to attend an Olympics, Canada normally sends multiple government representatives including cabinet ministers and often the governor general.

Kirsty Duncan, then the sport minister, attended both the Olympics and Paralympics along with several staff members. There were some calls for countries to stage a boycott of the Summer Olympics in Beijing over human rights concerns, or at least to refuse to attend the opening ceremonies.

But former prime minister Stephen Harper rejected that idea and sent his foreign affairs minister, David Emerson, to attend the games, including the opening ceremonies. China denies allegations of human rights abuses and is accusing the United States of upending the political neutrality of sport. Chinese diplomats slammed the decisions by the U.

Here is a look at who stood out. Gray excelled as a backup point guard. Both were first-time Olympians. The result disappointed Vashti Cunningham, but her father Randall is encouraged by her improvement from a 13th-place finish at the Olympics. Bishop Gorman graduate Vashti Cunningham will compete in the high jump final Saturday at the Olympics. He will go through rehabilitation in Henderson.

The International Olympic Committee has stripped four more athletes of medals from the Beijing Olympics after their doping samples were retested and came back positive. By signing up you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Unsubscribe at any time. Don't miss the big stories. You be the judge. The Blue Devils held a advantage when Forte made a clean steal and looked poised to cruise in for a breakaway dunk to cut the lead to one with just under 17 minutes left in the game.

Instead, Battier flew in to block the dunk, sparking a Duke run and delivering one of the iconic plays of a fantastic collegiate career. Garrison Hearst never quits on a game-winning touchdown run Some of the greatest plays in sports history, ones that are immortalized for their excellence, are also examples of great hustle.

Hearst breaks multiple tackles along the way, and, exhausted, manages to drag the final New York defender into the end zone. Bonus hustle points to Terrell Owens, who sprinted down the field to run interference and made the last 25 or so yards possible.

A masterwork of skill, speed and, of course, hustle. He is one of the best offensive shortstops ever please ignore the fact that he had no range defensively , but he got elevated to godlike status because he spent his whole career with the Yankees. That being said, the more I watch this play, the more I appreciate the fact that Jeter was going into the crowd, whether he wanted to or not, because of how all-out his effort was.

Tucker appeared to have a slight lead, but he went all out to ensure a victory, diving to cross the finish line first by nine-hundredths of a second. It really took a toll. Young, starting in place of the injured Joe Montana, had not had a great game. Still, with just under two minutes to go and facing a third-and-short, Young took off after being pressured, broke several Vikings tackles and managed to stay upright despite stumbling for the last several yards of his run, eventually diving into the end zone for the game-winning score.

Josh Harrison escapes inescapable rundowns - twice The scrappy former Pirate was a folk hero during his time with the club, as his all-out style of play endeared him to Pittsburgh fans. He was particularly good reaching a base safely once caught in a rundown. Here are his two most famous efforts — enjoy them both, and really bask in how furious the Mets are about Harrison's work against them possibly for good reason.

The event? The 4x meters at the NCAA championships. You already know who is going to win, but that makes the sight of it actually happening no less jaw-dropping. Jackson catches the ball in stride and takes off, and at the very top of the screen you can see a Saints defender, but they disappear as Jackson rumbles down the sideline.

Then he looks, tries to speed up, and still gets caught by Jenkins, who shifted into overdrive to catch him. Jenkins' hustle did not go for naught, either. Jason Lezak keeps Michael Phelps' golden dreams alive Phelps ended up winning a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, but he wouldn't have done so without some historic heroics from Lezak, who swam the anchor leg of the 4x meter freestyle. Lezak somehow overtook him at the finish to win the race by 0.

Rams cornerback Al Clark dragged down Rashad as he was nearing to the goal line, having reversed field several times after his catch. Phil Healy, running the anchor leg for University College Cork, looked to have no chance at anything better than a possible third-place finish. Instead, after a dramatic lead change seconds earlier in the race, she stormed to the front just in time to cross the finish line first.

As fun as the race is, the delirious commentary from the announce team is even better. Ohio State held a lead over Miami early in the third quarter when Sean Taylor picked off a Craig Krenzel pass in the end zone and appeared to have a chance to run it all the way back. Clarett caught him from behind and ripped the ball away, and the Buckeyes ended up kicking a pivotal field goal to push their lead to on their way to an eventual national championship.

Metcalf chased him down, Terminator-style. The play instantly became a meme, and will likely be shown in highlight packages from now to eternity.