Comparison.. that's what we
always do.. we compare an athlete to another, a country level to
another, the national level to the international one, the endurance of
athletes, or the speed and the throws or the jumps.. We compare a
performance to the record.. This is the point, we always compare
something to something better, excellent and perfect, even if the
perfection doesn't exist.
By definition, Excellence is a
talent or quality which is exceptionally good and so
surpasses ordinary standards. It is also an aim for standard of
performance. In Track and Field, scientists say that the human body has
limits, if you take it logically, of course it has, but how far can that
body go? From the 19th century till now, world records are improving,
and the human body is always pushing the limits. If we Believe what the
scientist are saying, we must see the progression stopping at a certain
limit, but no one can tell.. If we "compare" the training conditions and
techniques of the 20th century and now, we see a huge difference in
thinking, in concepts and strategies, of course, due to the
technological revolution. But, if we can't determine how far the
technology can go we can't determine how far the human body can go.
There are also other conditions, such as the weather conditions which
are slowly and gradually becoming worse. This can directly affect the
improvements of the athlete, even though, humans can
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Date: 2012-01-15
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When previously the CSJ added 2 individual records set by Daniel Bassous and Athony Mikael, this time the CSJ midget and youth Team added 2 new records to the history book! The youth boys, with Michel Maalouly, Daniel Bassous, Anthony Mikael and Pierre Sarkis, clocked a superb time of 45.15s in 4x100m relay smashing the previous one held by Maristes Jbeil by 1 second! The same team one week ago in 2011, did the same great achievement but at that time the electric timer didn't work.. They didn't give up and improved also the manual time. Furthermore, the Midget Girls finally broke the 4x80m relay record, after 4 attempts! Joelle Feghali, Christina Maalouly, Nayla Saniour and Joy Abou Sleiman (the world silver medalist in Taekwondo ITF) scored 42.84 seconds, the previous record was 42.96 seconds by CAEJ.
Congrats!
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Date: 2012-01-09
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2011 was an exceptional year for track and field in Lebanon. In the first half of the year, we saw our young athletes achieving great performances and breaking records. In the second half, we saw seniors and some young athletes excelling and collecting titles and medals in the major championships. The season is always short for the young athletes and we say that "when they breathe they improve". This is why, every year we expect these athletes to do something great, we expect to see new faces, new talents who will be following the steps of their ancestors and become champions one day.
The Achievement Of the YEAR!
I want to start by the Achievement of the year, which is the Silver Medal won by Gretta Taslakian at the Asian Championship on 200m! Her very long and fruitful career made her the best women athlete in track and field in Lebanon. She raised the Lebanese Flag very high so it can fly at the top of the world! Gretta added new titles and medals to her collection by winning 2 gold medals in 100 and 200 meters at Al-Ain for the Pan Arab Championship, and one month later she won a silver and a gold medal on the same distances in the 12th Pan Arab games that happen every four years, one year before the Olympic Games, of course Gretta will represent Lebanon in London next year with 1084 points on the scoring table, collected with the superb 200m run in Al-Ain which is the second best 200m run of her career wi
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Date: 2011-12-31
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On the 28th December 2011, CSJ organized a meeting for the end of the season supervised by the LAF. Anthony Mikael, a midget boy who was so close to the 150m record of Charbel Najm 17.68s, for many times, finally break it 3 days ago by 0.02s. Anthony just added a first individual record to his 2 relays records: 4x60m and the medley relay. He still has 5 months to improve his record and get it close to the 17s barrier.
After 2 days, CSJ organized another meeting, this time Daniel Bassous ended his youth category with a 400m Hurdles record in hand! He broke the record in his first 400mh run! A record previously held by Ramzi Naim who had at that time 51.16s on 400m, while Daniel Bassous has 52.22s on the same distance, the previous record was 59.78 and the new one is 0.63s better with 59.15s. We all know that in 400m or in 400m Hurdles, your next run should be better than the first one, and the third one better than the second.. I bet that this record can't stand more than 2 weeks! In 7/01/2012, Bassous will run again, and we're expecting him to break it again and again! He has two full years to get close to Ahmad Hazer's record of 55.44s. We should note that Daniel Bassous holds 2 relay records: the 4x400m for youth and the Medley relay.
Moreover, on the 30th, a new relay record was set, but unfortunately the electric timer didn't work due to darkness. The CSJ team with Anthony Mikael, Daniel Bassous, Michel Maalouly an
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Date: 2011-12-31
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Asia, Middle East, Qatar, Doha, Aspire.. there were the 12th Arab Games 2011! Why I note that? Because Qatar did an amazing job by hosting the Arab Games, the country showed the World that she can aspire and inspire the athletes, the other Countries and the world. She invested a huge amount to make the games unforgettable for the athletes and the spectators.
Lebanon in the Games:
Let's start by the Track and Field team, with Gretta Taslakian, our great sprinter that showed one more time in the games that she is someone to watch! She finished second in 100m with 11.96s, beaten by the Iraqi girl who won for the first time a race vs Gretta. We were expecting 2 gold, but in the end, Gretta ran a beautiful 200m in 24.10s and won the first and only Gold medal for Lebanon in Track and field.
The Lebanese Team was formed by 3 girls and 3 boys: Gretta Taslakian (Gold and Silver), Saria Traboulsi (5th heat in 400m: 1:00.94 and 6th in 800m: 2:21.91), Mohammad Siraj Tamim (Did not start), Ahmad Hazer (7th in 110m Hurdles: 14.70), Ali Hazer (4th in Decathlon 6515 pts: 11.17(+1.5), 6.63m(+0.1
), 11.91m, 1.79m, 50.35 / 15.86(-0.2), 35.24m, 3.50m, 45.62m, 4:49.22) and Krystel Saneh (4th in Long Jump: 5.23
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Date: 2011-12-22
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By definition, Doping is the practice of adding
impurities to something. In our case, that "something" is our body; the
weapon that we use to win races, to challenge the greatest, to measure
our limits and to reach the top performances. Doping in sports is a term
for the use of performance-enhancing drugs or blood doping and other
issues to improve illegally the athletic performance.
The use of drugs to enhance performance is considered unethical by most
international sports organizations and especially the International
Olympic Committee. It does concern us, as Track and Field athletes,
because track and field is the only sport that measures the potential of
the "pure" body of the human. This sport is known as the most "fair"
one, it is blind of the issues of color, religion and abilities, this is
why, by using these materials, you are breaking the equilibrium of
sport by having an unfair advantage over the others, then your win will
be unfair, you won't enjoy the victory as if you won with a "pure body",
standing on the podium, you will have a sense of rumor, something will
hide from you the real feel of winning! You will be living in an
illusion, until you realize that you don't deserve the clap of the
public, the tears of your countrymen, and all the honors!
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Date: 2011-11-19
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At the 17th Pan Arab Championship that held in Abu Dabi, only two Lebanese ath letes were participating, Gretta Taslakian (Inter-Lebanon) and Ahmad Hazer (Ansar). Unfortunately, Ahmad was disqualified due to a false start.
After her Silver Medal in the Asian Championship this year, and her qualification to the Semi-Final in the 26th Universiade, she added two gold medals to her achievements by winning the 100 meters in 11.96 seconds and the 200 meters in 23.68 seconds in the 17th Pan Arab Championship!! Her second best run ever on 200m after the 23.56s! Gretta is and will always surprise! Gretta is to watch in London 2012 for her 3rd successive Olympic Games!
2010 was the astonishing comes back, 2011 led her to the top of the world, what are you preparing for 2012?
Congrats!!
View: Gretta Taslakian Profile
View: Ahmad Hazer Profile
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Date: 2011-10-30
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All the medalists of the 1st Youth West Asian Championship that were held in Lebanon, at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, met the Minister of the Youth and Sports, Mr. Faisal Karame, where he congratulated and encouraged them, in the presence of the President of the Lebanese Athletics Federation Mr. Abdallah Chehab, and the members: Mr. Elie Saade, Mr. Nehmetallah Bejjani, Mr. Khaled Moujaes and Mr. Fady Saleme. In a positive atmosphere where debates and discussions took place, the athletes and the minister discussed Athletics' long term goals, and the importance of motivating the new young team that will contribute a lot of achievements in the future.
After this meeting, the athletes left Mr. Faisal Karame with a positive look towards the future of Lebanese athletics; seeing how much the new Minister is motivated and how supportive he is for the sports, especially the youngsters, and how he is planning for a better future with a new whole idea of improving the spirit of sports. We are all awaiting next year's new program to commence and be put into full gear and see an end to the old program with this new election.
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Date: 2011-10-06
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