Podcasts about T11

In today's episode, we will begin Chapter 16 by discussing corrections to the lower thoracics (T10, T11, and T12).  This will include a discussion of different tables, including the knee chest, hylo, and slot table.  We will also discuss different hand positions, from the typical single hand contact, to the double thenar and thumb-pisiform.  

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Cenários de tirar o fôlego, quebra de recordes, polêmicas e uma animação contagiante e inesperada por parte do público francês. A Olimpíada de Paris foi aclamada como o evento esportivo mais espetacular de todos os tempos. E ficou dentro do orçamento de € 4,5 bilhões, segundo o balanço divulgado pelo presidente do Comitê Organizador, Tony Estanguet.  Maria Paula Carvalho, da RFI em Paris"Foi um grande desafio levantar todo esse dinheiro graças a 84 empresas que financiaram 95% do projeto, além da bilheteria, pois batemos um recorde histórico do número de espectadores, o que permitiu arrecadar muitos recursos e ainda sobrou dinheiro para investir no esporte: cerca de € 27 milhões", disse Estanguet. De acordo com os organizadores, Paris 2024 registrou o recorde histórico de 9,5 milhões de ingressos vendidos, quebrando a marca estabelecida em Atlanta 1996, de 8,3 milhões de ingressos.  A arrecadação da bilheteria alcançou € 1 bilhão 333 milhões, muito mais do que o esperado. Tudo começou com uma façanha: o inédito desfile de delegações no rio Sena, debaixo de chuva. Cerca de 7 mil atletas participaram da primeira cerimônia de abertura fora de um estádio. A bordo de 85 barcos, eles percorreram a capital francesa ao longo de seis quilômetros, diante de 320 mil espectadores. A cerimônia itinerante organizada pelo diretor artístico Thomas Jolly durou quase quatro horas e valorizou o patrimônio francês. O espetáculo foi visto por mais de um bilhão de espectadores que acompanharam pela TV, em todo o mundo, e contou com estrelas do pop mundial, como Lady Gaga e a francesa Aya Nakamura. Do alto da Torre Eiffel, iluminada por milhares de luzes e ostentando os anéis olímpicos, a cantora canadense Céline Dion interpretou O "Hino ao Amor", de Édith Piaf.Pira olímpica sem fogoA pira olímpica de Paris foi acesa nos Jardins das Tuilleries, no centro da capital francesa e virou ponto de visitação. No formato inovador de um balão, a pira de 30 metros de altura permaneceu acesa 24 horas por dia durante os Jogos Olímpicos graças a outra novidade: a chama, na verdade um efeito de luz em contato com vapor d'água. A cada anoitecer, ela subia aos céus de Paris para um “voo" de quatro horas, ao lado do Museu do Louvre.Dar destaque aos monumentos parisienses foi um objetivo alcançado com sucesso. A exemplo da arena, aos pés da Torre Eiffel, cenário perfeito para coroar as brasileiras Duda e Ana Patrícia, campeãs olímpicas do vôlei de praia. "Eu acho que a gente ainda não sabe nem o que a gente está sentindo. É muita coisa ao mesmo tempo, só estamos sentido o peso no pescoço. Eu brinquei com a Duda que é o peso do trabalho que dá para ganhar uma medalha", disse Ana Patrícia, em entrevista à RFI. Já Duda falou sobre a rivalidade com a dupla do Canadá. "Todas as nossas finais importantíssimas foram contra o Canadá e que destino, né? Não sei o que descrever, mas deu certo", comemora.   Também foi diante da torre Eiffel, que o brasileiro Caio Bonfim conquistou a prata inédita para o país na prova da marcha atlética de 20 km. A Esplanada dos Inválidos sediou as disputas de tiro com arco e a chegada da maratona. Outro marco do evento foi a enorme estrutura com diversas arenas montadas no entorno do milenar obelisco de Luxor, que agradou aos milhares de espectadores dos esportes radicais, na praça da Concordia.Foi lá que a maranhense Rayssa Leal, a Fadinha, conquistou a medalha de bronze no skate street feminino. E Augusto Akio, o "Japinha", faturou o bronze no skate park. Enquanto não longe dali, no Campo de Marte, o Brasil fazia história com o ouro na categoria peso pesado do judô para a brasileira Beatriz Souza. "É inexplicável, um sentimento que não têm palavras, eu estou extremamente feliz com tudo o que eu fiz no dia de hoje,  é inexplicável", disse. Heróis francesesNo mesmo dia, na mesma arena, o judoca francês Teddy Riner conquistou o seu terceiro título olímpico individual. Escolhido para acender a pira olímpica em Paris, ao lado da corredora Marrie-José Pérec, Riner foi um dos heróis nacionais desta edição dos Jogos Olímpicos. Além dele, outro nome fez os franceses voltarem a sonhar. O nadador Léon Marchand, apontado como sucessor de Michael Phelps e novo ídolo do esporte nacional, conquistou quatro medalhas de ouro e uma de bronze na piscina da Arena La Defense.Depois de muitas críticas, na fase de preparação, o entusiasmo inesperado dos torcedores franceses com os Jogos Olímpicos surpreendeu atletas e organizadores, ajudando a esquecer o momento político difícil que o país enfrentava, a espera da indicação de um primeiro-ministro, o que só aconteceu depois da "trégua olímpica", imposta pelo presidente. Rebeca, rainhaEm Paris, o Brasil conheceu sua rainha. O time feminino de ginástica artística disputou a prestigiosa final por equipes dos Jogos Olímpicos, conquistando um terceiro lugar inédito por equipe.Mas um nome entraria para a história: Rebeca Andrade, 25 anos, quatro medalhas em Paris, homenageada no pódio por ninguém menos do que a americana multicampeã Simone Billes, que voltou a competir após uma temporada afastada.Biles e sua compatriota Jordan Chiles se curvaram no pódio diante de Rebeca Andrade que, com uma apresentação brilhante, levou o tão esperado ouro no solo. "Eu estou muito feliz e orgulhosa de todas as minhas apresentações, de todos os dias. Eu estou muito feliz de estar voltando para o Brasil com o ouro que os brasileiros mereciam muito e eu queria muito também", disse Rebeca à RFI.Com uma técnica impecável, ela se tornou a atleta que mais conquistou medalhas olímpicas para o Brasil em todos os tempos, somando seis condecorações. "Realmente, o esporte é muito difícil, mas para você ser a melhor você tem que trabalhar muito. Então, que bom que é difícil porque quando você sobe no pódio, não tem alegria maior do que levantar essa medalha e mostrar para todos vocês o orgulho que eu estou sentindo de representar todo o meu país, representar os meus treinadores e me representar também. Foi uma honra gigantesca", conclui Rebeca.Sena banhávelApós um adiamento por nível de poluição acima do limite, as provas de triatlo finalmente foram realizadas no rio Sena. Na maratona aquática, a brasileira Ana Marcela lutou até o fim, terminando em quarto lugar.   Outro destaque foi Isaquias Queiroz, que conquistou sua quinta medalha olímpica ao ficar com a prata na categoria C1 1000m da canoagem de velocidade.Para tornar o rio Sena, que atravessa Paris, e o seu maior afluente, o Marne, banháveis para os Jogos Olímpicos, e posteriormente, para o público, os governos francês e da região Île-de-France investiram o equivalente a R$ 8,4 bilhões. Mais um legado para a capital francesa. Ao longo do evento, os jornais destacaram os sucessos alcançados, principalmente a segurança durante os dias de competições e o funcionamento dos transportes públicos, que estavam entre os maiores temores dos franceses antes das Olimpíadas começarem.  No quadro de medalhas, o Brasil ficou em 20° lugar, com 20 medalhas conquistadas: três ouros, sete pratas e dez bronzes. Os Estados Unidos lideraram o placar, com 126 medalhas, seguidos por China e Japão.  Jogos ParalímpicosApós um intervalo de duas semanas, os Agitos, posicionados no Arco do Triunfo, simbolizavam o início dos Jogos Paralímpicos de Paris 2024, uma oportunidade para pôr em evidência a falta de acessibilidade da capital francesa, como a falta de elevadores nas antigas estações de metrô. A cerimônia de abertura aconteceu na Praça da Concórdia, com desfile de 164 delegações e mais de 4 mil atletas, em um espetáculo sobre a inclusão. A começar pelos artistas convidados, como o francês Lucky Love, nascido sem o braço esquerdo. O Brasil teve representantes em quase todas as modalidades, com a maior delegação desde a Rio 2016. Gabrielzinho foi destaque brasileiroGabriel Araújo, o Gabrielzinho da natação, foi um dos porta-bandeiras e desde a sua chegada a Paris conquistou muitos admiradores. Com 1,21 m de altura, mas um gigante na raia, ele foi um dos principais destaques da competição, conquistando três ouros, e fazendo o hino brasileiro ser ouvido na piscina. O mineiro, que nasceu com má formação nos braços e pernas foi destaque da imprensa internacional. Em entrevista à RFI, ele celebrou esse momento.  "Muito tranquilo, muito feliz sempre, sorriso no rosto, levando alegria onde passa, e aqui na França eu vi que estou no caminho certo, que é transmitir alegria para todo mundo, que contagiou toda essa galera. Então, fico muito feliz e é uma honra para mim toda essa energia positiva", disse. Dobradinha no atletismoO Brasil também brilhou no atletismo, conquistando, logo na estreia, uma dobradinha no pódio dos 5000 m masculino na categoria T 11, para atletas com deficiência visual no Stade de France, em Saint-Denis, subúrbio norte de Paris.O mato-grossense Yeltsin Jacques, um dos favoritos na modalidade, ficou com o bronze e o paulista Júlio César Agripino quebrou o recorde mundial da prova. "Para mim foi sensacional. Eu fiquei muito agradecido a toda a minha equipe porque foi um título inédito, foi um recorde sensacional que a gente precisava e a gente trabalhou muito", disse à RFI Brasil.   Quatro dias depois, Júlio César Agripino e Yeltsin Jacques disputaram novamente juntos os 1500m da classe T11 para deficientes visuais e alcançaram mais uma vitória, só que desta vez trocaram de lugar no pódio. Agripino levou o bronze e Yeltsin ficou com o ouro, batendo o próprio recorde mundial. "Levar um pedacinho da torre Eiffel para o Brasil, levar um pedacinho da torre para a gente. Estou muito feliz de estar levando esta medalha e levar esse orgulho para o Brasil", disse.  A equipe brasileira de goalball bem que tentou. O ouro não veio, mas a equipe ficou com o bronze em Paris, neste esporte paralímpico baseado na percepção tátil e auditiva, em que os jogadores utilizam uma venda nos olhos. Outro ponto alto dos Jogos Paralímpicos para o Brasil foi o ouro da paulista Alana Maldonado, na final para mulheres até 70 kg do judô. "Só gratidão, primeiramente a Deus, é muita emoção estar vivendo isso novamente, muito obrigada a todos os envolvidos, é um time muito grande por trás disso e essa medalha não é só minha", disse em entrevista à RFI. O Brasil obteve 25 ouros, 26 pratas e 38 bronzes, em um total de 89 pódios nos Jogos Paralímpicos de Paris, o melhor desempenho na história da competição. Foi a primeira vez que o país ficou no Top-5 no quadro de medalhas, atrás apenas da China, Estados Unidos, Reino Unido e da Holanda. Além de lembranças memoráveis, as competições deixaram várias lições entre os torcedores, que saíram transformados dessa experiência.  "Me impressiona o fato de eles terem algumas deficiências e não se deixarem levar por isso, sempre buscarem a excelência, um esforço a mais, coisa que a gente, às vezes no dia a dia, não faz. Eu tiro o chapéu e saio daqui com uma lição aprendida. Eles me deram uma lição importante para a vida", disse um torcedor.   Encontro marcado, então, daqui há quatro anos em Los Angeles. 

In deze bijzondere uitzending komt niemand minder dan Romelu Lukaku langs in de studio bij Alexandre, Brian en Gilles. Samen bespreken ze de spits' recente bezoek aan het Lotto Park voor een thuiswedstrijd van Anderlecht, zijn eerste in elf jaar. Verder praat Romelu voor het eerst in zijn carrière over hoe het vaderschap hem heeft veranderd als man, de moeilijkheden die hij in zijn jeugd ervaarde en zijn grootste motivatie. De jongens blikken terug op de vorming van de Gouden Generatie van de Rode Duivels, maar ook op de toptalenten die in Neerpede rondliepen. Daarnaast neemt de topschutter aller tijden ons mee door zijn carrière bij de nationale ploeg, waar hij al snel onder de vleugels van Vincent Kompany leerde hoe het leven als topspeler in elkaar zit. Wie trouwens denkt dat het leven van een topschutter enkel rozengeur en maneschijn is, heeft het mis. Zo was de uitschakeling op het WK in 2022, waar hij eigenlijk niet eens bij had mogen zijn, een zware klap en zorgde het er zelf voor dat zijn vuur deels doofde. Gelukkig maakt Romelu nog met plezier deel uit van de nationale ploeg en blikt hij graag vooruit op hoe hij de nieuwe generatie kan begeleiden op weg naar nieuwe hoogtes.0:00 Intro en bingo0:55 Romelu als familieman6:09 Een gekke mentaliteit11:41 Van Lierse tot Neerpede24:07 Terug in Anderlecht27:49 De Gouden Generatie35:08 WK 201838:53 Polemieken40:34 De nieuwe generatie46:23 De bond en de band52:54 Blessures voor het WK in 20221:00:55 Mentale gezondheid in een gemeenschap1:22:43 Ballon d'Eden1:29:36 Lukaku onder Conte1:31:18 Moeilijke tegenstanders en collega's1:37:23 Beef, Kinder Bueno & nuggets1:43:47 MC Romelu of T11:46:33 Outro

Send us a textWhat if you could witness the unyielding spirit of the world's most exceptional athletes in action? Join us as we sit down with Katie Richmond, reporting live from the Paris Paralympics, to uncover the stories of resilience and triumph that make this event truly unforgettable. From her touching visit to the historic beaches of Normandy to experiencing the vibrancy of the Paralympics' opening ceremony, Katie takes us through every exhilarating moment, shedding light on the diverse and sold-out medal events that have captivated audiences worldwide.Explore the intricate world of Paralympic sports with us, where we spotlight categories such as T35 for runners with moderate impairments and the T11 to T13 categories for blind runners. Katie shares her firsthand account witnessing thrilling victories like the US women's triumph over Italy in sitting volleyball. We also marvel at the audacity and skill of visually impaired long jumpers and an eight-foot-tall Iranian athlete who redefines the boundaries of possibility.Delve into the technical side of the Paralympics as we discuss the origins, strategies, and intense training behind wheelchair rugby. Katie provides insights into the evolving technologies in prosthetics, highlighting the preferences and challenges faced by athletes. We round off this enlightening episode by looking ahead to the future innovations in 3D printing and prosthetic technology that promise to revolutionize the field. Don't miss this episode packed with inspiring stories and cutting-edge advancements that showcase the remarkable world of the Paralympics.This episode is brought to you by Advanced 3D.Support the show

Os destaques dessa quarta-feira (04) no Morning Show: Operação bloqueia R$ 2 bilhões em jogos ilegais. Joias, carro de luxo e relógio foram apreendidos. Influenciadora Deolane Bezerra e sua mãe foram presas. Irmã de Deolane explica prisão da influenciadora e mãe. Brasil e Colômbia se manifestam sobre Venezuela. Maduro convoca Natal para outubro e mantém repressão contra opositores. Celso Amorim repercute decisão da Venezuela: “Não aceitamos presos políticos”. O psiquiatra Flávio Falcone concedeu entrevista ao Morning Show e respondeu à pergunta se a Cracolândia está se transformando na ‘cachaçolândia'. O consumo de álcool pode ser maior que o de crack na região. Paralimpíadas: Brasil está em 4º lugar do pódio com 49 medalhas. Yeltsin Jacques e seu guia Guilherme Ademilson concederam entrevista ao programa e falaram sobre a conquista do bicampeonato na prova dos 1.500m da classe T11 nas Paralimpíadas. O atleta e seu guia conquistaram a medalha de ouro e bateram o novo recorde mundial da prova. Operação que prendeu Deolane também apreendeu avião de empresa de Gusttavo Lima. Por que temos a necessidade de agradar todo mundo? Entenda com Guilherme Batilani, especialista em comportamento humano. Pearl Jam e Oasis no Brasil em 2025? José Norberto Flesch fala tudo! Você sabe o que significa ‘simplório'? Essas e outras notícias você confere nessa edição do Morning Show, a revista radiofônica da Jovem Pan.

Die Namibiese para-atlete presteer altyd uiters goed al het hulle nie altyd al die aandag nie. Die land het sy eerste medalje by die Paralimpiese Spele gewen toe Lahja Ishitile die goue medalje in die 400-meter T11-eindstryd vir vroue in 'n rekordtyd verower het. Sy het met haar gids, Sem Shimanda gehardloop. Johannes Nambala het agste gekom in die T13 100-meter finaal en gaan ook aan die 400-meter deelneem. Chris Kinda en Ananias Shikongo het onderskeidelik tweede en derde in hul uitdunne in die eerste ronde van die T11 400m vir mans gekom. Die Paralimpiese span se hoofafrigter, Letu Hamhola, sê die atlete gee altyd hulle beste en verdien baie meer

A delegação paralímpica moçambicana chegou a França há mais de um mês para fazer um estágio intensivo em Nueil-les-Aubiers. "A nossa expectativa é chegar à medalha. Estar numa final, ter um recorde africano e ter uma medalha paralímpica", descreve o chefe do Comité Paralímpico moçambicano, Luís Mouliaã. RFI: A delegação de Moçambique conta com uma atleta, Edmilsa Governo, que já ganhou um prémio paralímpico?Luís Mouliaã: De facto, a nossa atleta Edmilsa Governo já teve uma medalha paralímpica no Rio de Janeiro, ganhou o bronze nos 400 metros. Estamos muito esperançosos que se volte a repetir agora em Paris.Prepararam os Jogos Paralímpicos com um estágio intensivo em Nueil-les-Aubier. Como é que se organizou este estágio?Correu bem, tivemos este estágio com Cabo Verde, Angola, São Tomé e Príncipe e Guiné-Bissau. Começamos a falar deste estágio no princípio do ano e finalmente conseguimos vir para cá. Convidaram-nos e tivemos a sorte de poder fazer este estágio aqui em França, que foi muito produtivo.O que é que muda a fazer este estágio a três semanas dos Jogos Paralímpicos? Nesta altura em Moçambique está mais frio do que em França. Imagino que seja também uma fase transitória de preparação?De facto, nós estamos no Inverno em Moçambique, embora seja um Inverno muito suave, mas sobretudo os dias são muito curtos. O sol vai embora a partir das 17h30. Aqui em Paris temos sol até quase às 22 horas e isso muda também a percepção da competição porque uma das provas, a série dos 400 metros, a Edmilsa vai correr às 21 horas. O facto de estarmos cá antes, de nos podermos adaptar a este novo horário, embora estejamos no mesmo fuso horário, muda a percepção do dia e a temperatura.Faz muita diferença correr às 9 horas ou às 21 horas?Faz diferença sim, claro, sobretudo durante a preparação. A atleta tem que estar pronta para correr de manhã ou à noite. A série dos 400 metros vai decorrer às 21 horas, mas a final será de manhã, às 10 horas. A atleta tem que estar apta para correr de manhã e de tarde. Para além disso, outros dos benefícios em estar cá antes foi a concentração da atleta. Não é a mesma coisa estar em casa e sair para treinar no estádio, estar com os amigos, a família, do que estar apenas concentrada no treino. Tivemos acesso à piscina, ao ginásio, à pista. A atleta está bem concentrada e consciente do que vem cá fazer.A atleta moçambicana, Edmilson Governo, corre na serie dos 400 metros, na categoria T12?Na verdade, ela correu no Rio de Janeiro, na classe T12. T12 significa baixa visão e ela agora está correndo no T13.Temos três classes desportivas para a deficiência visual, para aqueles que correm em pista T11, são cegos totais ou quase totais. T12 tem um pouco de visão e os seus parâmetros de campo visual e acuidade visual e T13 que é o limite para ser elegível para ser atleta paralímpico.Nas classes 12 e 13, a classificação dos atletas pode mudar. Esta é uma questão bastante subjectiva da pessoa que classifica poder classificar como T12 ou T13. Existem parâmetros objectivos, mas também existe uma parte subjectiva nessa classificação.E qual é o processo para essa classificação?Existem competições internacionais pela World Athletics, que assume o processo de classificação, algumas têm todas as classificações física, visual, intelectual ou apenas física, intelectual. É preciso ir a uma competição internacional com especialistas na classificação para ter uma classe oficial que serve para competir em provas internacionais.O que é que espera destes Jogos Paralímpicos de Paris? Voltar a conquistar uma medalha, desta vez de prata ou de ouro?Essa nossa expectativa. De facto, seria o desejado. Não só a medalha de bronze, mas também ter uma final, ter um recorde africano e ter uma medalha paralímpica.Por que motivo é que os PALOP competem sobretudo na modalidade de atletismo. É uma coincidência?Nos países de África e, especificamente falando de Moçambique, o atletismo é uma das modalidades mais fáceis de praticar ou de investir porque não exige que a delegação seja grande. Não é a mesma coisa ter uma equipe de voleibol que precisa de 12, 15, 16 pessoas para viajar para a competição, do que ter um atleta e um treinador para ir a uma competição. O investimento é muito menor.Nos países como Moçambique, em que temos pouco apoio de parceiros nacionais, do governo especificamente e de parceiros privados, há que se focar muito bem na competição e na quantidade de pessoas que podem ir a essas competições. O atletismo é uma aposta, por ser uma modalidade individual.Estão presentes 4400 atletas, os melhores dos melhores atletas paralímpicos. Como é que descreve o dia-a-dia na vila paralímpica?Temos ouvido muitos comentários não muito bons por parte dos Olímpicos, com muitas publicações nas redes acerca das refeições ou da hospedagem. Acredito que dependa da expectativa que cada um. Pela nossa parte, a comida está muito bem. Não temos nenhuma queixa, é variada, e temos muito espaço nos quartos.Está tudo a correr bem, pelo menos onde a nossa delegação está instalada. O ambiente é muito bom, tem muitos espaços para diversão, treino, ginásio, para tudo o que o atleta precisa. O ambiente é muito agradável e não temos nenhuma queixa a fazer em relação à vila paralímpica.As acessibilidades são um dos pontos importantes na questão material, das infra-estruturas e dos transportes, mas também temos a questão imaterial que é dar a conhecer a realidade paralímpica e destruir os tabus que se criam em torno da diferença.Quanto à acessibilidade tem havido muito esforço em criar instalações acessíveis em todo o lado. Temos tantas pessoas em cadeiras de rodas e elas podem mexer-se à vontade e vão com facilidade a qualquer ponto da vila. Os transportes são acessíveis em todas as residências. Os refeitórios ou ginásios têm máquinas que são acessíveis, há  muitos voluntários para ajudar em qualquer momento e em qualquer situação.O ambiente é de festa?É um ambiente muito agradável, São todos muito simpáticos. O ambiente no refeitório, no ginásio, nos corredores com todos os países está a ser vivido com festa e acredito que que o ambiente perfeito.

A Guiné-Bissau participa nos Jogos Paralímpicos de Paris 2024 com dois atletas. "O caminho não tem sido tão fácil para um país com o nosso contexto. Vão participar dois atletas; Mama Saliu Bari, que foi procurar o mínimo na edição de Marrakech 2024, conseguiu a medalha de prata nos 200 metros, na categoria masculino T11. Na Brinbamde Domingas também esteve nessa competição, conseguiu fazer a sua marca pessoal ", descreve o chefe de missão da delegação paralímpica da Guiné-Bissau, Vladimir Sanó. RFI: Quais são os objectivos desta quarta participação da Guiné-Bissau nos Paralímpicos de Paris?Vladimir Sanó: Depois de Tóquio 2020, enfrentamos grandes dificuldades em termos de mudança global provocada pela Covid-19. O nosso atleta Mama Saliu Bari, que é de mais antigo atleta paralímpico da Guiné-Bissau, está mais motivado, está mais entusiasmado para Paris 2024. Ele conseguiu entrar na lista de recorde mundial porque está mais motivação. Apesar das dificuldades e dos desafios da viagem, espiritualmente e psicologicamente, está preparado para enfrentar os adversários mundiais.São 23 modalidades, 549 competições, 4400 atletas. São jogos para desafios muito importantes para dar visibilidade aos melhores dos melhores. O que é que se pode esperar das competições?Nós vamos ao encontro do espírito paralímpico, isto é tentar superar barreiras e dificuldades. Estamos a ser confrontados com barreiras e dificuldades em termos económicos, em termos organizacionais, é certo, mas vamos ao encontro desses desafios e vamos superá-los. Podemos esperar que a nossa participação traga a visibilidade e seja reconhecida a superação, afirmação e talento dos nossos atletas. Os dois atletas paralímpicos guineenses que vão participar nas competições de atletismo com dois guias?Sim, os guias estão disponíveis, estão bem adaptados com os nossos atletas e juntam-se à nossa delegação. Estão todos envolvidos para apoiar a delegação da Guiné-Bissau, para mantermos uma representatividade mais condigna em pé de igualdade com os outros países. É verdade que estamos a concorrer numa única modalidade. Temos potencialidades de atletas que praticam outras modalidades basquetebol, voleibol sentado, mas como temos poucos recursos, só conseguimos participar numa categoria de modalidades individuais. Isto não é segredo nenhum, o nosso país enfrenta grandes dificuldades económicas.Muita das vezes, o desporto paralímpico não é uma prioridade do governo ou para o Estado. É nesse sentido que enfrentamos múltiplos desafios, mas acreditamos e temos essa grande vontade de apoiar e ajudar e colocar o país dentro de ranking e dentro de convivências da família paralímpica nesta competição de Paris 2024.As limitações financeiras que a Guiné-Bissau enfrenta travam os sonhos dos seus atletas?Para ser sincero e honesto comigo e com o resto do mundo é verdade que para o meu país, a promoção de desporto para pessoas com deficiência não é uma prioridade. Nem é uma prioridade numa perspectiva de longo prazo, eu duvido que o governo terá um projecto para construir um estádio, uma infra-estrutura adequada ao domínio de deficiências dos nossos dois jovens atletas. As nossas infra-estruturas estão ultrapassadas, estão muito velhas, nem são adaptadas a pessoas sem deficiência. Para praticar desporto não é adequado que fará para desporto paralímpico.Numa perspectiva a longo prazo, duvido que venhamos a ter essas condições, mas é verdade que há, pontualmente, um apoio do governo, sobretudo aquando destas  participações. Embora não seja só a participação que o governo deva apoiar, mas sim  assegurar e garantir a participação nas provas de competições sub-regionais para que os  atletas possam rodar nas provas de competição nacionais porque isto cria outra vertente: a  auto-estima, cria superação dos atletas. Infelizmente, tendo em conta o factor financeiro e económico do meu país, isto não é uma prioridade neste momento.Além do evento desportivo são esperadas políticas de acessibilidade e de inclusão?Os jogos paralímpicos levantam um debate à volta da inclusão e da superação de pessoas com deficiência, lembrando que as pessoas com deficiência são capazes e são pessoas que merecem ser respeitadas. Esta participação demonstra, uma vez mais, o espírito da inclusão em todas as vertentes e vai ao encontro do Objectivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável que num dos artigos sublinha que ninguém deve ser deixado para trás. É preciso trabalhar para uma inclusão de minorias. É verdade que, em termos político, ainda há muita coisa no meu país para fazer. Imagine que até à ratificação da Convenção sobre Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência em 2014, não havia nenhuma legislação específica de protecção de direitos de pessoas com deficiência. As políticas e os programas de desenvolvimento não eram inclusivos.Não existe nenhuma lei que obriga à criação de rampas nas infra-estruturas públicas, por exemplo, constituindo um grande desafio e barreiras arquitectónicas e urbanísticas para o exercício de direitos de pessoas com deficiência, sobretudo no capítulo da acessibilidade e inclusão.

Os paratletas brasileiros já estão em Paris, alojados na Vila Paralímpica, após o fim da fase de adaptação em Troyes, no leste da França. A reportagem da RFI esteve no Centro Esportivo de Aube, onde a preparação vinha sendo feita, e conversou com alguns deles. Após os ajustes finais para suas competições, o clima entre os atletas é um misto de ansiedade e grande expectativa para o início dos Jogos Paralímpicos.  Renan Tolentino, enviado especial da RFI Brasil a TroyesVelocista dos 400m rasos na classe T11, para deficientes visuais, Felipe Gomes conta que esse período em Troyes foi importante para os atletas se adaptarem ao solo francês.“A gente está fazendo os últimos ajustes. Estamos animados para fazer um bom trabalho aqui na França (...) Temos uma estrutura legal, alimentação como no Brasil, o que está permitindo a gente a trazer um pouco do Brasil para cá, para chegar na hora da competição e dar o nosso melhor”, opina Felipe.“Pretendo fazer uma boa competição e a consequência disso a gente vai saber quando cruzar a linha de chegada", acrescenta o velocista.Experiente, Felipe chega para os Jogos de Paris 2024 como o segundo maior medalhista da delegação brasileira em Paris, contabilizando seis pódios paralímpicos: dois ouros, três pratas e um bronze. Ele almeja melhorar ainda mais os números nestas Paralimpíadas.“Eu quero aumentar essa marca. Todo mundo quer. Se eu não tivesse medalha nenhuma, eu gostaria de ganhar a primeira. Agora que eu tenho as medalhas, eu quero continuar ganhando, porque é o objetivo de todo atleta, chegar na principal competição do ciclo e medalhar", afirma. "A gente mantém essa chama acesa, essa vontade e vai brigar com todos os outros – respeitando todo mundo, mas procurando fazer o nosso melhor”, conclui Felipe.Estreante aos 16 anosHá quem esteja fazendo sua estreia em Paralimpíadas e iniciando uma trajetória que tem tudo para durar. Sophia Kelmer tem apenas 16 anos e vai disputar sua primeira edição. Ela é a mais jovem da seleção de tênis de mesa e a segunda mais nova de toda a delegação brasileira. Para Sophia, Paris 2024 representa o começo de um sonho.“É um sonho se tornando realidade. Eu sempre brinco com o pessoal da seleção que, três anos atrás, eu assistia eles pela TV e hoje eles são os meus colegas de seleção", relembra. "Eu busco sempre aprender o máximo possível e desfrutar dessa experiência. Espero ter muitas outras em Jogos Paralímpicos, mas acho que a primeira é sempre a mais emocionante”, comenta Sophia.Apesar de ter só 16 anos, ela chega a Paris com alguns títulos na bagagem. É pentacampeã brasileira da classe 8, dos paramesatenistas com comprometimento moderado nos membros inferiores e superiores.Leia também“Vou em busca do tri”, diz Petrúcio Ferreira, fenômeno das pistas que chega a Paris como bicampeão paralímpicoEla também já conquistou uma prata no individual feminino e um bronze nas duplas femininas nos Jogos Parapanamericanos de Santiago em 2023, além do ouro no individual e nas duplas femininas no Parapan de Jovens em Bogotá, também no ano passado. Os resultados a permitem sonhar ainda mais alto em Paris.“Tudo que eu venho construindo, mesmo com pouca idade, me dá muita experiência, muita bagagem para chegar nesses jogos o mais forte possível para buscar os melhores resultados para o nosso país", salienta.“A expectativa está demais. Quero muito chegar à Vila, ver a estrutura toda. Sempre tive o sonho desde criança de me tornar atleta paralímpica. E agora que esse sonho se tornou realidade, eu só quero desfrutar o momento e jogar o mais feliz possível, porque o resultado é consequência de um trabalho bem feito”, diz Sophia.Da redação para as ParalimpíadasTambém do tênis de mesa vem outra estreante: Carla Maia até já participou de três edições das Paralimpíadas, mas cobrindo como jornalista, profissão que exercia anteriormente. Em Paris 2024, ela faz sua estreia como atleta do tênis de mesa para cadeirantes. “Eu já participei nos bastidores, torcendo pelos atletas, mostrando as histórias deles, indo atrás de notícia. Agora finalmente chegou minha vez, porque meu grande sonho sempre foi vir como atleta. Dessa vez eu consegui, depois de 20 anos treinando", comemora. "Estou vivendo um sonho. A cada dia uma experiência diferente. Estar no meio deles só me motiva cada vez mais.”“Cada vez mais eu penso: essa é só a primeira. Desta vez, eu que estou aqui para brilhar. Espero que eu brilhe muito”, Carla Maia, paramesatenista brasileira.Os Jogos Paralímpicos de Paris começam na quarta-feira (28) e seguem até 8 de setembro, reunindo mais de 4,4 mil dos melhores atletas do mundo ao longo de 12 dias de competição e festa.

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham from Score Foundation sits down with Ankur Dhamma, an accomplished para-athlete and coach, to discuss his inspiring journey in athletics. Ankur, who has participated in multiple international events, including the Paralympics, shares how he first got interested in athletics during his school days at J.P.M. Senior Secondary School for the Blind in Delhi. Influenced by his family and senior athletes like Ravindra Singh Nagar, Ankur began his journey in sports at a young age, helping his seniors and eventually stepping onto the track himself. Ankur talks about his specialization in middle and long-distance running, particularly in the 1500m and 5000m events, and how his coaches helped him transition from sprints to longer distances. He explains the role of guides in T11 category races for totally blind athletes, emphasizing the importance of coordination and trust between the athlete and the guide. The conversation also delves into Ankur's achievements on the international stage, including his participation in the 2016 Rio Paralympics, where an unfortunate incident during a race hindered his performance. Despite such challenges, Ankur has continued to excel, earning multiple medals at the Asian Games and being honored with prestigious awards like the Arjuna Award and the Best Sportsperson of the Year by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. As a coach with the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Ankur is now focused on guiding the next generation of athletes, both able-bodied and para-athletes. He discusses the importance of a well-rounded training regimen that includes endurance, speed, strength, and agility. Ankur also highlights the role of professional agencies like GoSports Foundation and Olympic Gold Quest in supporting para-athletes and enhancing their performance through science-based training and facilities. Towards the end of the episode, Ankur shares advice for visually impaired individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in sports. He encourages them to seek out local resources, such as blind schools or sports associations, and emphasizes the importance of awareness about the opportunities available in blind sports. Ankur's story is a testament to the power of determination and the support systems that can help visually impaired athletes succeed on the global stage. Shownotes: Ankur's early interest in athletics and influence from family and school. Transition from sprinting to middle and long-distance running. The role of guides in T11 category races and the dynamics of running with a guide. Ankur's achievements in international competitions, including the Paralympics and Asian Games. Discussion on the unfortunate incident at the Rio Paralympics 2016. Awards and recognition received by Ankur, including the Arjuna Award. Ankur's coaching career with SAI and his approach to training athletes. The role of professional agencies like GoSports Foundation in supporting para-athletes. Advice for visually impaired individuals interested in sports. Closing thoughts and the potential for India to become a leading nation in para-sports. If you enjoyed this episode and want to stay updated on future conversations, follow Eyeway on social media. We are committed to sharing stories that inspire and create awareness about the incredible achievements of visually impaired individuals. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projecteyeway LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-eyeway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projecteyeway/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/friendsofeyeway Join us in spreading the word about the potential within the visually impaired community and the power of sports to change lives.

Os Jogos Paralímpicos começam em 28 de agosto, em Paris, e o Brasil participa com a maior delegação que já representou o país em um evento esportivo deste tipo no exterior. O vice-presidente do Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (CPB) e medalhista nas paralimpíadas de Pequim 2008, Londres 2012 e Rio 2016, Yohansson Nascimento, está otimista e acredita que Paris 2024 será uma oportunidade de mostrar o esporte paralímpico para o mundo. O Brasil conta com uma delegação de 279 atletas, com 254 esportistas com deficiência, 19 atletas-guia, três calheiros da bocha, dois goleiros do futebol de cegos e um timoneiro do remo, que participarão em disputas de 20 das 22 modalidades do programa dos jogos. "As expectativas do Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro são as melhores possíveis”, diz Yohansson Nascimento. “Fizemos um ciclo excepcional com mais modalidades de atletismo e de natação fazendo bons resultados nos últimos campeonatos mundiais, seleção do voleibol sentado feminino sendo campeã mundial, a seleção de goalball também com um título mundial, então o nosso prognóstico é bastante positivo, principalmente em número de medalhas", afirma.Nos jogos de Tóquio, o Brasil conquistou 72 medalhas, 22 delas de ouro, a melhor participação do país em paralimpíadas. Para bater este recorde em Paris, conta com atletas em modalidades de destaque, como Petrúcio Ferreira, ouro nos 100 metros no mundial de atletismo paralímpico de Paris de 2023, onde bateu o recorde mundial na classe T47.Além dele, o Brasil tem Thalita Simplício, duplamente medalhista com ouro nos 400 metros e bronze nos 200 metros, na classe T11.Nas piscinas, Carolina Santiago pode passar a ser a maior medalhista brasileira em Jogos Paralímpicos. A atleta obteve um excelente resultado nos últimos campeonatos mundiais em Portugal e em Manchester, na Inglaterra.Outra promessa na natação é Vitinho, da classe S9. Com apenas 16 anos, o nadador participa de sua primeira Paralimpíada. Além deles, outros 37 atletas foram convocados na natação. Em novembro do ano passado, o Brasil também quebrou recordes no Parapan de Lima com mais medalhas e mais ouros que qualquer edição anterior. Foram 343 pódios e 156 ouros, superando a melhor marca anterior, de 308 medalhas e 124 vitórias, em Lima 2019.A mesatenista Bruna Alexandre, primeira atleta brasileira a participar de uma Olimpíada e de uma Paralimpíada, em Paris, disse à RFI que pretende tirar proveito da participação nos jogos olímpicos para conseguir o ouro.“Vai ser difícil, as meninas vão vir com tudo também em cima de mim, mas acredito que essa experiência que estou tendo no Olímpico pode me ajudar. E eu vou tentar a medalha de ouro individual, depois eu vou jogar a dupla mista e dupla feminina, e eu tenho o objetivo de tentar o primeiro lugar também. Então eu tenho três categorias e o objetivo é o ouro", diz.  Paris como vitrineA expectativa é grande também sobre a adaptação da cidade de Paris para receber as pessoas com deficiência. A questão da acessibilidade no metrô, antigo e pouco acessível, gera preocupações. Mas Yohansson Nascimento é otimista."Eu tenho certeza de que a cidade fez o possível para receber da melhor forma todos os atletas. Não somente em Paris, mas no mundo inteiro, a questão de acessibilidade vem sendo discutida cada vez mais”, diz.“Porque quando falo em acessibilidade não estou falando apenas em uma pessoa que usa cadeira de rodas, mas de toda pessoa que tem uma dificuldade de locomoção", diz, lembrando que "isso é um legado para a própria cidade".O vice-presidente do CPB, aposta em Paris como vitrine para o esporte paralímpico."A população vai entender um pouco mais o que é o esporte paralímpico, que são atletas de alto rendimento cuja característica é ter alguma deficiência. Então eu tenho certeza de que a população parisiense vai se apaixonar também pelas modalidades paralímpicas, vão conhecer modalidades que são exclusivas do movimento paralímpico”, acredita Nascimento.“A cidade em si já é um espetáculo e estão recebendo todos esses atletas, as modalidades paralímpicas, os atletas conquistando medalhas, representando seus países. Vai ser maravilhoso ter sua junção", diz.

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Robyn Johnson, CEO and founder of Marketplace Blueprint, is with us on this episode of Confessions of a Marketer. She has been heralded as one of the country's foremost leaders on the topic of selling and marketing products on Amazon.com. And she has the distinction of being on the episode that kept this podcast going even while we were on hiatus, with hundreds of downloads and listens every month since we went on ice about three years ago. TRANSCRIPT Mark Reed-Edwards: Thanks for joining me today. Robyn Johnson: It's my pleasure, and I think it's awesome that I can help you be here as we reopen things. And Amazon has changed so much. Dog years are, you know, one year is every seven years. I feel like Amazon every one year is 10 years. Mark Reed-Edwards: That's for sure. I mean, think back three years ago, we were in the middle of the pandemic still. And the world was kind of getting used to using more and more technology. So Amazon had a huge boom as a result of that, along with the other tools that we all use every day. So the world is definitely different from when you and I talked three years ago. I'm sure things have happened in your life that are make you different. Can you share a bit of your background and what you do at Marketplace Blueprint? Robyn Johnson: Yeah, so I've been eating, sleeping, breathing Amazon for about 13 years now. We started as sellers, took a hundred dollars, grew our business to a million dollars in just a couple of years and primarily on Amazon. And after that, we coached a lot of other high volume Amazon sellers. This was when it was the wild wild west. You could do anything. People were taking apart food and repackaging it in very unsafe ways. We didn't do that, but there were a lot of people who were. And then about seven years ago, eight years ago, we started the agency called Marketplace Blueprint. And in that agency, we specialize only on Amazon. So we don't do Facebook, no Meta, no Google. We only do Amazon. And the reason for that is because everything in Amazon is integrated. So to work on your SEO for Amazon, you have to coordinate with ads, compliance, inventory management, and negative customer experiences. All of those need to be integrated to make sure that you get the best mileage out of your ad dollar on Amazon. And also that you don't get stuck with a bunch of fees or being unable to sell at all. Mark Reed-Edwards: So every company that makes a product, pretty much, thinks they need to be on Amazon. How do you decide on whether Amazon is in fact the right forum for your products? Robyn Johnson: So I will say that there are some products that Amazon is not a good fit for. Amazon works best on repeatable products, products that are going to be consistent. There is a space for custom products. We have a custom dog tag company that we've been working with for a long time that was on Shark Tank. They do very, very well. You can do custom items, but one of a kind things that are not repeatable, those don't do as well because Amazon's algorithm is really designed for is you have to really be able to repeat that sale over and over again. Now, the things that have changed is it used to be, you know, field of dreams. If you build it, they will come, you know, you just put a garlic press. press on there and you stick a label on it and it would sell. Those days are dying if they're not already dead. You really need something that will bring some unique value, so it fixes a problem or it solves a need in some way that's unique to others. Or you need to have very, very deep pockets. You can still launch a garlic press, but to get it to where you're going to get those significant organic sales, you're going to need to invest a ton of money in ads and be willing to go into the negative for a period of time if it's a really competitive or commoditized product. And then the other thing is we need to balance how much search volume is there for your product. So if Lego launches. anything, Lego will immediately get sales because Lego has such a loyal brand following. Now, if I launch a new product with a new brand, I will not get those immediate sales because people aren't already looking. So there's several tools that can help you look at that. And then the other thing we want to look at is-- especially with D to C. Sometimes D to C companies will come to us and want to take their product on Amazon. They've been very successful with D to C. One thing I want you to think about, if that's you, is when you're driving traffic from Meta to your website people are only seeing your product. So if you have a higher than average price for your industry, the difference is when you come to Amazon, your competitors are going to be centimeters away from your product. And so that means if you have poor reviews, if you have a much higher price and you can't really isolate and crystallize why your product is so much more expensive, it can be difficult for you to be successful on Amazon because the lower cost, higher reviewed items are going to be right side by side with you. I don't know if that helps. Mark Reed-Edwards: Yeah, it's kind of interesting. All this direct consumer stuff, like Flex Tape or something that you see the ads for, they kind of existed in their own universe. And often when you see an ad like that you might Google it or go on to Amazon and search for that type of product. And then, if that direct to consumer is playing in Amazon, you're going to see the alternatives. So maybe you know, a box of FlexTape is $12.99, but the competitor, or the Amazon Basics version is $9.50. You know, you go for the cheaper version. That's pretty much what you're saying, right? Robyn Johnson: Yeah. And on the converse of that, so, it can be good to have your product on Amazon, even if you don't plan to focus on that channel and just do some branded search, make sure your product comes up for your brand. I have this little ADHD timer that I use and I saw an ad on Twitter or X and I went to go to Amazon to buy it. But it wasn't on Amazon so I bought a competitor. Sometimes you can lose that, but if I had gone and the one that they were trying to sell me was 27 and the other one was 999 and I could see they were the same, they still would have lost that conversion. So if you're close, it can be good to have a presence. If you are going to be sold in retail stores , it can be even more important to make sure you're the one that creates the listing on Amazon so that you have control, that your brand registered. So that if you do decide you want to make Amazon a primary channel going forward, you don't have a lot of cleanup from resellers creating listings with any false information that could also potentially get you into compliance or legal issues. Mark Reed-Edwards: I think one of the big evolutions in the three years since you and I chatted last is how big Amazon has gotten as an advertising medium. Can you speak to that? How big are they? They obviously have a massive reach. And how do they determine where those ads show up? Is it contextual? Are they driven by keywords? How does it work? Robyn Johnson: Well, and you know, ads on Amazon used to be very simple, with keyword targeting, there really was only one placement, there really was no creative. But now Amazon has been adding more and more advertising product types. So this means there is more room for creative, there is a lot more granularity. And before, you know, I'll be honest, six, seven years ago, you could have been very successful just with an automatic campaign. And there are some select instances where you still can, but you're not going to get the same lift as if you have a really strategic thought out ad strategy. You know, and the biggest mistake that people make on Amazon when it comes to ads is, let's say you have a clothing line and you're trying to get some more traction on your Amazon sales. If you have a finite amount, let's say you only have. 3, 000, 2, 000, you know, you can be successful with a small amount but you, let's say you have 5, 000 a month for, you know, 20 SKUs, a lot of times people will spread that budget out equally, and really what we want to do is we want to target that ad spend on a small number of SKUs, a small number of targets, whether that be keyword, demographic, category, competitor targeting, and really focus on trying to get those ads to cause conversions for that specific product. And the reason we want to do that is we want to try to cause enough conversions where the product starts to rank organically in the first five to ten positions because the best place to hide a dead body is still page two of Amazon search. Mark Reed-Edwards: Ha, ha, ha. Robyn Johnson: Before I would usually say like 25 results could fit on a page. Now on a competitive search term, you know, above the fold, you you might only see two or three organic ones. So there might be only 10 organic spots on the entire front page. That means that you really do need to cause those conversions. And when you're looking at your ads, Amazon provides an advertising cost of sale, which is kind of like the inverse of ROAS. But what we want to do is we want to really look at the equivalent of TROAS, which is TACoS. And you know you've been doing Amazon too much when you see an ad for tacos and you immediately think ads and you have to recorrect yourself for the delicious snack. But TACoS will really tell you how your ads are impacting organic because that's really more than incremental sales. To maximize your profitability on Amazon we need to, of course, be looking at return on investment for each of those ads, but we want to see how that return on investment is increasing organic ranking because that was where you can start to bring back in some of that cost and increase profitability overall. So when it comes to Amazon, it's kind of like disciplining children, pick your battles, but win your battles at all costs. Mark Reed-Edwards: So for the uninitiated, can you tell me what TACoS is? Because I'm uninitiated on that. Robyn Johnson: So it's Total Advertising Cost of Sale. ACOS looks at, you know kind of what percentage of your ad revenue. TACoS looks at all of the revenue and the reason it's helpful is it tells us, you know, not just, you know, because sometimes what was we had a company where a specific campaign had like a 43 percent top ACoS, which is not good. You know, we really want to keep that 20 to 30. But when we looked at the TACoS, because even though that conversion rate was a little bit more expensive, the conversions that were happening took them on a very important primary keyword from page three or four to being the second organic result. So those ads were helping kind of feed the engine that kept them at the top of the page, if that made sense. Mark Reed-Edwards: One of the other pieces of news is that Amazon is now selling ads on Prime Video, and I'm wondering is there a connection between those ads and advertising on Amazon itself? Robyn Johnson: Yes, Amazon's offering a lot of sponsored TV, sponsored display, and they're beginning to test these. And a lot of times they even have no minimum budget. So, there's a lot of availability to kind of test and play. The negative is if you have a stakeholder or you as a stakeholder are very focused on direct ROI, we really have to remember that ad campaigns are going to be more brand awareness and you're not going to get the same numbers and direct ROI. Our agency is really focused on profitability for our clients. So if somebody has got a very tight ROI or they're in a tight cash position, we usually will not recommend these because we're still trying to figure out --Amazon is still trying to figure out --how to get the best conversion off of these. But Amazon has really been expanding the advertising capabilities for brands, and even services that don't sell on Amazon. And the really cool thing is while a lot of first party signals have been taken away from Meta and Google -- that's been a shifting ground for a long time. Amazon has a pretty robust set of first party signals that you can target just the right shopper. And they've been growing and developing this thing called Amazon Marketing Cloud where they can measure impact of year over year campaigns. And so there are a lot of really cool, fun, new to market things to be testing. There's a lot of new ad types, ad placements that are available for brands of all different sizes of budgets. It's just, you know, really understanding where those ads are, going to be surfacing. So like some of the Amazon DSP, which is kind of the, the managed used to be called kind of the managed services part, but now there's some self managed stuff in there as well. Some of those videos will show on Twitch, which if you're selling a video game accessory is awesome. If you're selling, you know, Bengay ointment cream to 60 year olds, probably not going to convert well. So, you know, it is about making sure whoever you partner with really kind of understands where those will show and understands how to limit and adjust and kind of guide you in a way that those ads are going to get the best possible engagement. Mark Reed-Edwards: So big question to close out. And maybe this is the theme for today's discussion. And , I think it's a rather big question, but if anyone's going to answer it, it's going to be you. What does it take to succeed on Amazon in 2024? Robyn Johnson: So, you know, this answer is very different than what I would have given you even a year ago. Amazon right now is very focused on compliance. Courts have found that they're liable for unsafe products that are sold on their marketplace. So before it really was just a question of marketing. Amazon has always been very concerned about the customer experience. This makes it a really complicated marketplace. And it makes it so that if you don't have experience with Amazon, let's say you are a guru when it comes to Google or Meta, Amazon can be different and difficult because a lot of things are labeled the same as they are in other ecosystems but they work differently. The other thing is that you're really going to have to have your compliance documentation in order, especially in the area of food supplements, anything child and baby, you're going to need to make sure you have to have a CPSC, you're going to have to have any safety testing that's required. You also need to be partnered with somebody to know the right words to say or you need to do that research on your own. So one of the things that Amazon a long time ago I'm guessing they got in trouble with the EPA or something along those lines. That's usually what causes this. But Amazon got really, really committed to verifying that pesticides were safe, which is great. But now, you know, all of a sudden, overnight, your anti bacterial sock is now considered a pesticide. So there are a lot of trigger words. So if you say let's say, let's say, for example, if you put the word doll in your bobblehead, that might now trigger you to to provide all of the CPSC documentation as a toy, even though your bobblehead was really not a toy. And then you have to really be watching your voice of the customer in Account Health, there's a tab called Under Performance, there's one that says Voice of the Customer. You should be checking that twice weekly. Anything with more than two of the same negative experiences-- So let's say two people, three people all say the shirt was too small or three people say they got the wrong item. If we see it more than three times in a row, even if it's a slow velocity item, then we want to make sure: What do we need to change in the listing? What do we need to change in the way that the pictures are located? So, you might say, well, I can't help it if people buy the wrong size. Yes, you can. You can put a size chart in there. You can put measurements. You can put that item on different sized bodies, so people can see it's tighter in the waist. And the reason that is important is if Amazon sees that your product is causing a negative experience, they will remove your product from the platform. Even if you're Lego. So don't think, well, my product is selling a lot. They won't do that. There are rare cases, but for the most part, if something's a negative experience, they will remove it from the platform. So you have to have all of that. Mark Reed-Edwards: Sorry to interrupt you, but is that done through sentiment analysis? Is it AI that drives that or are there people looking at these listings and looking at these ratings and investigating why they're low for a certain item? Robyn Johnson: You know, I think anybody that could tell you the answer for sure probably wouldn't be able to say because Mark Reed-Edwards: Mm hmm. Robyn Johnson: Amazon has really great NDAs. But my guess is that it's primarily driven by AI and then reviewed by people under certain circumstances. Because there are times where we have a product that has a 20 percent negative customer experience rate, but it's because one person out of five said something and those don't flag, which makes it more difficult because there's not like a hard and fast rule. I can't say, well, as long as you're getting this many and your, your NCX is below this, but basically, you know, keep everything out of those bottom two, the, the poor and very poor, and you should be hypothetically okay. But we want to keep everything good as much as possible. Mark Reed-Edwards: So the upshot with Amazon is that it's really, it's not a simple marketplace to do business with. Robyn Johnson: No, but it can be really, really powerful. You know, we have brands that were, you know, really struggling D to C. They weren't getting the brick and mortar spots, or they did get the brick and mortar spots that they wanted, and it caused more problems. They were dealing with returns and all sorts of different things. Now, Amazon has its own sets of problems. It has not sunshine and rainbows. We do have some good TACoS. We have some brands that have been able to completely turn around negative things. We have some really large brands that are in every Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, and for the last several years, Amazon has been able to sustain growth for them even though every other channel has been significantly down. So it has allowed them to have avoid layoffs. So it is definitely something that you want to consider. It can be a very powerful channel and you can use it to feed your other channels in some ways as well, because Amazon is so bottom of funnel. When you look at your ad conversions and you see what's converting there, that can really be sent back to your SEO, to your SEM agencies or if you're doing that yourself and really making sure that your product pages are using those keywords because those keywords that work on Amazon are all going to be very much the buyer intent. So it can be helpful there as well. It can also be really great for customer acquisition. Now, if you don't get any customer information, but especially if you have a consumable product, Amazon Subscribe and Save Now offers this ability to add a coupon on the initial purchase. I'm a marketer. I know all the tricks, but I will tell you the number of times that I have signed up for a subscribe and save, even though I wasn't even sure if I really was gonna like this product, and I ended up on the auto ship because I was like, "Ooh, I'm cheap and I can get 25% off my first purchase and then, you know, 5% off everywhere after-- Yeah, of course I'll sign up for a subscribe and save. I'll just cancel it later." And so usually two or three times later, then I, you know, go back. Yeah. You know, so. If you have a consumable, make sure that you are really utilizing Subscribe and Save. Amazon is now providing a lot more data. Their brand analytics that they've been providing has been really amazing to help determine whether or not: is the category down or is my listing down? We have two full time people that just handle Amazon compliance and then three people that just do Amazon seller support tickets. We call it being professionally persistent. There can be really good opportunities there. You do need to make sure that you have the margin in order to sustain on Amazon and really make sure you're looking at apples to apples. So the Amazon FBA fee, make sure when you're comparing that to your self fulfillment, you're including the cost, the tape, the labor to pack up everything. Cause all of that is included in FBA, but then you also want to make sure you're thinking about Amazon's return fee. Return policies are probably a little bit more generous. So that margin is really your access to being successful on Amazon because you do need enough margin in order to at least launch with advertising and some deals, maybe a coupon or Prime exclusive deal. And to be able to have that ability to discount on the big tent full days, like Prime Day and I think they're calling it T11 now, which is kind of ridiculous. It went from Black Friday to 11 days. I don't know when that happened. Mark Reed-Edwards: That's great. What a crazy world. Well, Robyn, I, I hope we catch up sooner than three years next time. I really appreciate your insight and thanks for joining me. Robyn Johnson: I hope it was helpful. And you know, if you're struggling with Amazon, no, it's not you. Amazon is, can be kind of a bear, but it can definitely be worth it. And keep listening to this podcast. You can hear more amazing, different confessions from different marketers. And thank you very much for having me back on the show.

Dive into a special bonus episode where I share an inspiring conversation with Terry Jaymes, co-host of the nationally syndicated morning radio show 'Lex and Terry' and host of the transformative 'T11' podcast. Discover the power of taking chances as we discuss the importance of never giving up and embracing opportunities, even in the face of rejection. Terry and I delve into the harsh realities of the motivational speaker industry, debunking myths and offering genuine insights into achieving happiness and success. From humble beginnings to thriving careers, join us as we uncover the truths behind finding fulfillment and transcending limitations. Don't miss this enlightening discussion with THE Terry Jaymes.

To the chronic pain and hospice patient communities: I have lived my life in MN growing up the youngest of five. My Mom was trained as a nurse but she was a stay at home Mom. I graduated high school in 1976 and got my BS in Animal Science at the U of MN. I started graduate school but never finished. I have spent the last 25 years of my life devoted to breeding and showing English Setter dogs. I live by myself in Minneapolis. My health issues started with knee surgery in college and I had ductal carcinoma at age 27. Sadly I opted for implants and they caused many issues. I went onto full time disability at age 36. I've been on LTOT since 1998. When I was going through the month of testing to find out why I was short of breath I started thinking that if the news wasn't good at least I wouldn't have to worry about losing access to my meds. How crazy is that to see a terminal diagnosis as a blessing. When they finally figured out it was AML and I have the worst mutations possible I knew I would choose hospice right away. My first hospice company was horrible. Their doctor drew a line in the sand and she refused to prescribe my OxyContin, and instead gave me MS Contin and cut my MME by 12%. This put me into withdrawals. I was so sick from the meds. Even my pharmacist told the doctor that would put me into withdrawals. I fired that company and thankfully was put back on OxyContin. The new company has been bending over backwards to make sure I am as comfortable as I can be with the cancer that has spread to T11 and L3 and now my pelvis. I want to discuss end of life options, how we got to this place where even hospice patients are not guaranteed relief from their pain. It's a crazy time and I'm afraid if we don't start to see some change we will become an opioid free country as doctors will no longer be allowed to prescribe them. Regards, Laurie If you have any questions, email her at: aerdensetters@comcast.net To read about her advocacy, select the following link: https://www.daily-remedy.com/my-dying-wish/ #assisted #suicide #death #hospice #end #life

In the vast landscape of health and wellness, Fiona Chin's story stands out as a testament to the power of curiosity, resilience, and proactive well-being. Fiona, a passionate advocate for natural medicine and a practitioner herself, has navigated the realms of health, facing challenges and discovering unconventional paths to optimal well-being.  This article delves into Fiona's journey, with a particular focus on her experiences with kidney health and the strategies she's explored for kidney optimization. Fiona's Background and Health Challenges Fiona's journey begins in the picturesque landscapes of Tasmania, Australia, where she grew up on a dynamic farm. Her early exposure to natural medicine was driven by her parents' curiosity, especially concerning her father's neck problems. This curiosity paved the way for Fiona's pragmatic and logical approach to health. When diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2010, Fiona's logical mind questioned the conventional treatment paths, leading her to explore alternative approaches and lifestyle changes. Despite successfully managing her MS through dietary changes, stress management, and exercise, Fiona encountered a significant health setback in 2016 due to a spinal cord hemorrhage caused by a horse riding accident. This incident resulted in challenges such as numbness, loss of proprioception, and muscle cramps, reminiscent of a T11 spinal cord injury. Fiona's journey into health optimization took an even more adventurous turn as she explored various therapies, biohacking techniques, and unconventional treatments. Kidney Health: An Unexplored Frontier One of the pivotal moments in Fiona's health journey was the discovery of kidney issues. It unfolded when routine tests revealed she was in Stage 3 kidney failure. Shockingly, Fiona realized that this critical information was often not disclosed to individuals until the later stages of kidney disease, leaving them unaware and unprepared. Motivated by her own experience, Fiona delved into extensive research on kidney health. She uncovered a gap in information, especially in the natural medicine field, and decided to develop a treatment protocol. The protocol not only addressed kidney issues but also yielded significant improvements in her own health and that of others. Understanding Kidney Disease Kidney disease, often a silent ailment, can be caused by various factors, including uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, genetic factors, infections, and more. Fiona emphasizes the importance of early detection, as kidneys may start manifesting symptoms only in later stages. Regular check-ups, especially for those with diabetes or high blood pressure, are crucial for timely intervention. Strategies for Kidney Optimization Drawing from her experiences and research, Fiona outlines key strategies for kidney optimization: Hydration:Adequate water intake supports kidney function, helping flush out toxins and prevent kidney stone formation. Balanced Diet:Emphasizes a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Challenges myths around potassium and protein restrictions, advocating for a more nuanced approach. Regular Exercise:Physical activity promotes cardiovascular health, indirectly benefiting the kidneys. Lifestyle Modification:Stress management and reduction play a crucial role. Addressing the root causes of health issues, such as gut health and microbiome balance. Early Intervention:Advocates for early detection of kidney issues and proactive measures. Challenges the conventional narrative of waiting until late stages to disclose kidney problems. Personalized Approach:Acknowledges the individuality of health journeys. Encourages patients to trust their intuition and actively participate in their well-being. Biohacking:Embracing innovative approaches and technologies to optimize health. Explores stem cell therapies, peptides, and frequency-based treatments. Empowering Patients and Redefining Narratives Fiona's approach to health extends beyond traditional roles. As a practitioner, she sees herself as a cheerleader, empowering individuals to become their own health advocates. Her emphasis on humility, curiosity, and a teachable mindset shapes a collaborative relationship between practitioner and patient. In challenging the traditional narrative around kidney disease, Fiona provides hope and actionable steps for individuals to take charge of their kidney health.  By combining her scientific background with intuition and a deep dive into research, she has not only transformed her health but also empowered others on similar journeys. In this podcast, you will learn about: Fiona's holistic journey to kidney health. Strategies for optimizing kidney well-being. Early detection and intervention for kidney issues. The role of hydration, diet, and lifestyle. Empowering yourself in the realm of kidney health. EPISODE RESOURCES: Website - use code Biopti for 20% off all the products Facebook Youtube  

Median arkuat ligament sendromu (MALS); çölyak arterin median arkuat ligaman tarafından basısına bağlı ortaya çıkan kronik, tekrarlayan karın ağrısı olarak tanımlanır. Literatürde çölyak eksen sendromu, çölyak arter bası sendromu, Harjola-Marable sendromu ve Dunbar sendromu olarak da adlandırılır. Klinik olarak yemeklerden sonra oluşan karın ağrısı, istenmeyen kilo kaybı ve bazen de karın bölgesinde üfürüm üçlüsü ile kendini gösteren, nadir görülen bir hastalıktır. Tanıya sıklıkla diğer batın içi hastalıların dışlanması ile ulaşılır.  Tarihçe Çölyak arter basısı 1917'lerde Dr. Benjamin Lipshutz tarafından tespit edilmiş, ancak isimlendirilmesi 1963 yılında Dr. P.T. Harjola​1​ ve 1965 yılında Dr. J. David Dunbar ve Dr. Samuel Marable​2​ tarafından yapılmıştır. Epidemiyoloji Normal sağlıklı bireylerde de median arkuat ligament, çölyak arterin önünden geçerek onu bir ölçüde basıya uğratır. Yapılan otopsi sonuçlarında her üç olgunun birinde bu bulgu izlenmişken​3,4​, yapılan başka çalışmalarda %10-24'ünde çölyak arterin basısı tespit edilmiştir. ​5​ Ancak bu kişilerin sadece %1'inde semptom bildirilmiştir.​5​ Pediyatrik popülasyonda​6​ da görülebilen MALS, en sık 30-50 yaşları arasında​7​ ve 4:1 oranında daha çok kadınlarda izlenir.​8​ Özellikle zayıf bireylerde görülme olasılığı yüksektir. ​8​ Anatomi ve Patofizyoloji Anatomi Medial arkuat ligaman (MAL), diyaframın altındaki fasyada bulunan, psoas majör kası boyunca uzanan ve birinci veya ikinci lomber vertebranın yan tarafına medial olarak bağlanan tendinöz bir arktır.​9​ Bu fibröz ark içinden; aort, torasik kanal ve azigos ven geçer ve aortik hiatusun ön yüzünü oluşturur. MAL genellikle çölyak arterin dallanma noktasının üzerinde aorta ile temas eder. Bununla berber; normal bireylerin yaklaşık dörtte birinde MAL, çölyak arterinin önünden geçerek çölyak arterini ve çölyak ganglionları gibi yakındaki yapıları sıkıştırabilir.​5​ Patofizyoloji Medain arkuat ligament sendromunun etiyolojisi ve patofizyolojisi tam olarak anlaşılamamıştır; ancak, hem iskemik hem de nöropatik mekanizmalarla ilişkili olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Tipik olarak, çölyak arter abdominal aortadan; median arkuat ligamanın altında T11 ve L1 arasında dallanır, ancak lokalizasyonunda değişik varyasyonlar rapor edilmiştir.​10​ Çölyak arterin daha yüksek bir orijine sahip olmasının veya median arkuat ligamanın daha aşağı yapışmasının MALS'na sebep olabileceği düşünülmektedir.  MALS'nda; çölyak arter, median arkuat ligamanın altında sıkışarak mide, duodenum, karaciğer ve diğer organlara kan akışını azaltır. Ek olarak MAL, çölyak arteri çevreleyen sinir demetini sıkıştırarak sinir lifi tahrişine neden olarak karın ağrısına neden olur. Çölyak arter sıkışması aynı zamanda sinir fonksiyon bozukluğuna bağlı olabilen gecikmiş mide boşalmasıyla da ilişkilendirilebilir.​7,11​ Bu yapısal anomali konjenital, karın travmasına bağlı edinsel veya karın veya omurga cerrahisine sekonder olabilir.​12,13​ Bazı bireylerde Ehler-Danlos sendromu gibi bağ dokusu bozukluklarıyla ilişkilendirilmiştir.​14​ Yaklaşım Semptomlar Medain arkuat ligament sendromu olan hastalar, çoğunlukla epigastrik bölgede yer alan, değişen derecelerde yemek sonrası karın ağrısı bildirirler. Karın ağrısı en sık görülen semptomdur. Çoğunlukla yemek sonrası görülse de, egzersiz sonrası​15​ ve bazen istirahat halinde de görüldüğü bildirilmiştir.​16,17​ Ağrı karakteri değişkenlik gösterir; aralıklı ya da devamlı olabilir.​2​ Karın ağrısı pozisyon ile değişebilir; öne doğru eğilerek veya dizleri göğse doğru çekerek rahatlayabilir.​18,19​ Bazı hastalarda gecikmiş mide boşalması semptomları vardır.​7,11​ Hastaların %50'sinde istemsiz kilo kaybı (>20 kilo) bildirilmiştir.​2,17,20​ Karın ağrısı dışında hastalarda bulantı, kusma ve ishal de rapor edilmiştir.​15,20​ Fizik Muayene Fizik muayene genellikle normaldir. Bazı hastalarda kilo kaybı belirgin olabilir ya da epigastrik hassasiyet mevcut olabilir.

Sam Tait is a self-confessed adrenaline junkie who broke his back (T11 vertebrae) riding his motorbike at twenty-two, leaving him a paraplegic. Naturally, he went from there to racing (as a sit-skier) down mountains at terrifying speeds all over the world. Sam is a combination of craziness (the good kind), inspiration, wisdom and fun. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Narrative Salchow and Sayenko Dual interview episode: Christina Salchow-Hommen from Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin, Germany. Her presentation at RehabWeek2019 was titled “Characterization Of Optimal Electrode Configurations For Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation.” The talk presented her findings from a small trial which included 5 participants living with spinal cord injuries. In the trial, they were trying to find the optimal placements and size of surface stimulation electrodes to elicit a response rectus femoris and the tibialis anterior muscles. The study found variability in electrode placement but some commonalities at the T11 level spinal circuit level. Let's catch up with her in our interview. Dimitry Sayenko from the Center for Neurogeneration at Houston Methodist Research Institute gave a talk about Neuromodulation of Spinal Networks to Recover Motor Function: Underlying Mechanisms and Clinical Translations.” His talk discussed the differences in the epidural spinal stimulation clinical trials being conducted at the University of Louisville, UCLA and at EPFL in Geneva Switzerland. There were differences among the labs but he found the key is enabling versus inducing movement with stimulation and argued that the intense exercise regimes from some of these studies is not necessary. Let's listen in on his interview. Takeaways: Electrode placement, along with stimulation parameters plays an important part in the responses to transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation. [0:00] Ladan introduces the episode with an interview by Jen French of Neurotech Reports with Christina Salchow-Hommen at RehabWeek 2019. [1:10] Salchow-Hommen introduces herself and her affilitation with technology for people with impairments for restoration of mobility. [1:38} Discussion of the importance of electrode placement, adjustment of stimulation parameters between the 5 volunteers and patient reported preferences for transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for people with paralysis. [3:35] Salchow-Hommen discusses the need to better monitor the brain during stimulation and better measurement tools to quantify reported feedback. [4:44] Ladan introduces the episode with an interview by Jen French of Neurotech Reports with Dimitry Sayenko at RehabWeek 2019. [5:17] Sayenko introduces himself and addresses his perspective of how the brain reacts to spinal cord stimulation for the restoration of motor response after paralysis due to SCI. Nearly 80% of spinal cord injuries result in some form of residual function. [6:41] Involvement of the brain with restoration of movement along with neuroplasticity for connections in the brain. [8:28] Coupling traditional therapy with spinal cord stimulation. He finds that the intense rehab is not necessary but the first few sessions are critical. Still the technology has an accumulative effect. [9:45} Discussion of the introduction of electrical stimulation following a spinal cord injury. When to introduce it in therapy. [10:50] Restoration of gait and the timing of stimulation. His lab found timing was not critical. [11:50] The introduction of machine learning into this therapy would be helpful. Sayenko expresses his excitement at RehabWeek.

As cores do Brasil dominam o estádio Charléty, em Paris, com capacidade para 20 mil pessoas. O país tem a maior delegação do campeonato Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico: 54 atletas, mais do que a China, com 49 participantes, e dos Estados Unidos, com 45. A pouco mais de um ano dos Jogos Paralímpicos na capital francesa, o evento serve como um ensaio geral. Maria Paula Carvalho, da RFIEntre os destaques do Brasil está o bicampeão paralímpico, o sul-mato-grossense Yeltsin Jacques, que levou o ouro nos 1.500m T11, com direito a novo recorde do campeonato. Com o guia Edelson Ávila, ele venceu a prova com o tempo de 4min03s83. Yeltsin também ficou com o bronze nos 5.000m para deficientes visuais. “O Brasil está aqui para brigar entre as cinco maiores potências esportivas do mundo", disse em entrevista à RFI. "No esporte paralímpico, a gente está produzindo muito bem. A gente está fazendo um bom trabalho, toda equipe multidisciplinar do Brasil é extremamente profissional e a gente vai sair daqui com as medalhas. O Comitê Paralímpico está trabalhando para isso. A gente tem muito orgulho de chegar nas grandes competições do mundo e dizer 'eu sou brasileiro', poder abraçar essa bandeira e poder levar o ouro pro Brasil”, completa, orgulhoso.  Raíssa Rocha Machado faturou a prata no lançamento de dardo F56, para atletas que competem sentados. A baiana, que nasceu com má-formação nas pernas, atingiu a marca de 23,05m. “Estou feliz, né? Acho que eu cumpri com o meu objetivo, que era subir ao pódio, independentemente da cor da medalha", comemora. "Se Deus quiser, no ano que vem vamos arrasar aqui nas Paralimpíadas de Paris e subir no pódio também, mas com foco no ouro", promete. "A força vem de lutar pelos nossos sonhos, objetivos e mostrar para as pessoas que a deficiência é só um detalhe e que a gente também é capaz, sabe? A gente está mostrando isso e vamos mostrar muito mais", completa.  O carioca Ricardo Mendonça, abriu o quadro de medalhas de ouro para o Brasil na competição, nos 100m da classe T37, para atletas com paralisia cerebral. “Eu estou voltando de lesão e a gente conseguiu fazer um trabalho muito assertivo. A gente não pôde fazer todos os exercícios que precisava, mas fez todos que foram necessários para conseguir a medalha", relata. "Então, estou muito feliz. E eu quero agradecer a todo mundo que torceu, principalmente ao meu técnico, meu fisioterapeuta e à equipe do CPB. E minha família, claro”, acrescenta o corredor. “Todo o trabalho que a gente vem fazendo visa os Jogos Paralímpicos de 2024 aqui em Paris. E já vimos que a cidade traz sorte para mim, né?", comemora.O atleta voltou a subir ao ponto mais alto do pódio, ao garantir o seu segundo ouro no Mundial de Paratletismo de Paris, na quarta-feira (12), com tempo de 22,59 minutos, nos 200 metros categoria T37.Já Fabrício Ferreira, do Mato Grosso do Sul, levou prata dos 100m na classe T13 (baixa visão) e destaca o bom desempenho do Brasil na competição. “O Brasil, no universo paralímpico, é uma potência grandiosamente forte. E a gente acredita que vai vir para quebrar o recorde de medalhas do Campeonato Mundial de Dubai, de 2019", acredita.  Teste para Paris-2024O Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico de Paris começou no sábado (8) e vai até segunda-feira (17). Daniel Brito, gerente de Comunicação do Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro, explica a importância do evento. “É um teste muito grande para o que pode ser visto e pode ser esperado durante os Jogos Paralímpicos de Paris. Ainda tem um campeonato mundial no ano que vem, em Kobe, no Japão, em maio, mas esse aqui, por ser em Paris, nessa época do ano, por não ter tido campeonato mundial desde os Jogos Paralímpicos de Tóquio, este campeonato tem um peso muito maior e mais importante para vermos o que vai ter aqui e para projetar o que vai ser Paris no ano que vem”, afirma.  Em agosto de 2024, 4.400 atletas virão acompanhados de suas equipes e apoiadores. Por isso, o Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos acompanha de perto os bastidores da competição: alojamento, equipamentos e mesmo a recepção do público. “É um grande teste. O que podemos melhorar ou fazer diferente? Há equipes do Comitê Olímpico acompanhando o evento e buscamos trabalhar juntos para que a experiência dos Jogos seja magnífica”, explica Adrien Balduzzi, diretor de operações do Mundial. Um dos desafios será o transporte para cadeirantes. “Encontrar ônibus é fácil, já carros adaptados a pessoas com mobilidade reduzida é mais complicado, explica Julien van Temsche, que trata dessas questões no Comitê Organizador dos Jogos. "Percebemos que o país ainda não está suficientemente desenvolvido na questão da acessibilidade. Há hotéis que têm estações de metrô ao lado, mas não são acessíveis”, lamenta.Pela primeira vez, o Mundial de atletismo conta com o serviço de audiodescrição. Um grande desafio, mas necessário, observa Ludivine Munos, que já foi campeã paralímpica de natação e hoje é responsável pela inclusão no Comitê Organizador dos Jogos. “A acessibilidade não é simplesmente instalar rampas. Envolve uma série de medidas como, por exemplo, quando você tem provas de salto em distância e salto em altura tem de descrever o que se passa, não apenas comentar uma disputa, mas descrever para que aqueles que não veem possam acompanhar o ambiente do estádio”, dizUm ambiente a que os brasileiros se adaptaram muito bem. Arremessar peso sem enxergar é algo que a mineira Izabela Campos domina. Ela perdeu a visão ainda criança, após ter contraído sarampo. "É muito bom ser desafiada todos os dias, né? Para a gente conseguir pular os obstáculos do esporte. E sempre com esse gostinho de quero mais, pois acho que é isso que deixa o esporte fascinante", comenta a atleta. "Eu falo que a vida é tão boa, é tão bom viver para a gente ficar preso em pequenas coisas, né? Então, a gente tem que dar valor a tudo o que tem, né? E agradecer a Deus todos os dias por todas as coisas", conclui.Encontro marcado então no ano que vem, quando os brasileiros pretendem confirmar que o país é uma potência paralímpica.     

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Denver Nuggets 104, Miami Heat 93                                                 (DEN leads 1-0) Nuggets 104, Heat 93 – Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series on Thursday night. Jokic finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. Aaron Gordon scored 16 and Michael Porter Jr. added 14 for Denver, which trailed for all of 34 seconds and eventually led by as many as 24. Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, which shot 41% for the game — 33% from 3-point range. Gabe Vincent scored 19, Haywood Highsmith had 18 and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Heat.  Miami was 2 for 2 from the free throw line.  Game 2 is on Sunday Night. Sunday Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:00 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. But after some now-deleted tweets were revealed last week, the league opened an investigation into whether Lewis violated NBA rules by speaking about officiating in an unauthorized manner. It has not been determined if Lewis was using the account. NBA – NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals, Silver says The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. Silver did not say what the penalties were, not even saying if Morant would be available at the start of next season. Morant was suspended for eight games by the NBA in March for an incident where he broadcast himself on Instagram displaying a gun in a suburban Denver club, and was suspended by the Grizzlies last month after another video showed Morant displaying what appeared to be a gun yet again. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Saturday Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (Game 1) NHL – Golden Knights out to fulfill owner’s quest to win Stanley Cup in 6th year The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Saturday. This is Vegas’ second Cup Final appearance in its six seasons as an NHL franchise. Its other trip occurred in 2018. The Golden Knights have six players left over from the first team to advance that far. They have helped the Knights reach at least the NHL semifinals four times in the past six years. Their remaining team goal is capturing the Cup. NHL – Patrick Kane has hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 months Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane’s operation in a text message to The Associated Press. Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and then in the playoffs with the New York Rangers. Brisson expects Kane to make a full recovery. It was not immediately clear what the surgery means for Kane’s status as a pending free agent. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs were off Tonight Detroit (Olson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-3) at San Diego (Wacha 5-1), 9:40 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 6:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago at New York, 2:00 p.m. Las Vegas at Indiana, 4:00 p.m. Soccer – Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season after two years at the club. PSG coach Christophe Galtier says ahead of their game against Clermont on Saturday that it will be Messi’s last match at the Parc des Princes. Galtier says “I had the privilege of coaching the best player in the history of soccer. … and I hope that he will receive the warmest of welcomes.” PSG recruited Messi in August 2021 with the ambition to finally win the Champions League. The team is still waiting. PSG won its record-extending 11th French league title last weekend but it again exited Europe’s top tournament in the round of 16. NCAAFB – SEC to play 8-game conference schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference’s presidents voted to implement a short-term solution to a scheduling conundrum that has been debated for more than a year. The SEC has been holding its spring meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast this week. Conference leaders have been trying to decide between a nine-game conference schedule that would include three annual rivalry games and an eight-game model with one annual rivalry game. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Cedar Rapids 24, Lansing 5 South Bend 1, Fort Wayne 0 West Michigan 6, Dayton 5 Great Lakes at Beloit, PPD to 6/2 rain Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 5:05 p.m. (DH) Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Lakeshore Plainwell 3, Lakeshore 0 Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Our Lady of the Lake 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Division 4 at Hartford Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 8, Watervliet 0 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton 1.          GR Christian                  296 2.          GR South Christian         323 3.          Unity Christian               327 4.          Otsego                          332 T5.        Hamilton                        348 T5.        Plainwell                       348 T5.        Zeeland West                 348 8.         Charlotte                      360 9.         Holland                         362 10.        Hastings                                    368 T11.      Holland Christian           369 T11.      Wayland                        369 13.        Zeeland East                  372 14.        Allegan                         374 15.        Ionia                             376 16.        Thornapple Kellogg         378 17.        W Mi Aviation                 422 18.        Lansing Waverly              516 Individual Qualifiers Eli Timmerman, Hamilton               77 Spencer Shearer, Otsego              78 Landon Eastman, Otsego               79 Softball – Regular Season Parchment 15, Lawton 0 Schoolcraft 13, Zeeland West 3 Today Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake vs. Harper Creek, 1:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Berrien Springs vs. Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck Saugatuck vs. GR Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Kal. Christian vs. Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Zeeland West St. Joseph vs. West Ottawa, 10:00 a.m. Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East, 10:00 a.m. Championship 12:30 p.m. Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 10:00 a.m. Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Lakeshore vs. Edwardsburg, 10:00 a.m. Niles vs. Berrien Springs, 12:30 p.m. Championship 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Paw Paw vs. Three Rivers, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Dowagiac, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton vs. South Haven, 10:00 a.m. Allegan vs. Holland Christian, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Wayland vs. Gull Lake, 10:00 a.m. Hopkins vs. Otsego, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 10:00 a.m. Watervliet vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 10:00 a.m. Comstock vs. Climax-Scotts, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:30 p.m. Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Saugatuck vs. Calvin Christian, 10:00 a.m. Holland Black River vs. Covenant Chr., 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Lawton vs. Bridgman, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville vs. Union City, 10:00 a.m. Constantine vs. Bronson, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake vs. River Valley, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran vs. Eau Claire, 11:30 a.m. Championship 1:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawrence Gobles vs. Lawrence, 10:00 a.m. Marcellus vs. Decatur, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Martin Zion Christian vs. Martin, 1:00 p.m. Potter’s House vs. Tri-Unity, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Mendon vs. White Pigeon, 1:30 p.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Kal. Heritage, 4:00 p.m. Championship 6:30 p.m. Softball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Kal. Central vs. Portage Northern, 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph vs. Mattawan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 1 at Loy Norrix Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Jackson vs. BC Lakeview, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore vs. Niles, 10:00 a.m. Dowagiac vs. Edwardsburg, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Otsego Vicksburg vs. Otsego, 10:00 a.m. Gull Lake vs. Plainwell, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Hopkins vs. GR South Christian, 10:00 a.m. Wayland vs. Allegan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven vs. Holland Christian, 10:00 a.m. Hamilton vs. Saugatuck, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Harper Creek Sturgis vs. Coldwater, 10:00 a.m. Three Rivers vs. Harper Creek, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Bridgman vs. Watervliet, 10:00 a.m. Bangor vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan vs. Constantine, 10:00 a.m. Centreville vs. Brandywine, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian Parchment vs. Kal. Christian, 10:00 a.m. Schoolcraft vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo River Valley vs. Eau Claire, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran (bye) Championship 11:30 a.m. Division 4 at Decatur Decatur vs. Gobles, 10:00 a.m. Lawrence vs. Kal. Hackett, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus vs. Climax-Scotts, 1:00 p.m. Mendon vs. Howardsville Christian, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Denver Nuggets 104, Miami Heat 93                                                 (DEN leads 1-0) Nuggets 104, Heat 93 – Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series on Thursday night. Jokic finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. Aaron Gordon scored 16 and Michael Porter Jr. added 14 for Denver, which trailed for all of 34 seconds and eventually led by as many as 24. Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, which shot 41% for the game — 33% from 3-point range. Gabe Vincent scored 19, Haywood Highsmith had 18 and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Heat.  Miami was 2 for 2 from the free throw line.  Game 2 is on Sunday Night. Sunday Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:00 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. But after some now-deleted tweets were revealed last week, the league opened an investigation into whether Lewis violated NBA rules by speaking about officiating in an unauthorized manner. It has not been determined if Lewis was using the account. NBA – NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals, Silver says The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. Silver did not say what the penalties were, not even saying if Morant would be available at the start of next season. Morant was suspended for eight games by the NBA in March for an incident where he broadcast himself on Instagram displaying a gun in a suburban Denver club, and was suspended by the Grizzlies last month after another video showed Morant displaying what appeared to be a gun yet again. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Saturday Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (Game 1) NHL – Golden Knights out to fulfill owner’s quest to win Stanley Cup in 6th year The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Saturday. This is Vegas’ second Cup Final appearance in its six seasons as an NHL franchise. Its other trip occurred in 2018. The Golden Knights have six players left over from the first team to advance that far. They have helped the Knights reach at least the NHL semifinals four times in the past six years. Their remaining team goal is capturing the Cup. NHL – Patrick Kane has hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 months Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane’s operation in a text message to The Associated Press. Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and then in the playoffs with the New York Rangers. Brisson expects Kane to make a full recovery. It was not immediately clear what the surgery means for Kane’s status as a pending free agent. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs were off Tonight Detroit (Olson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-3) at San Diego (Wacha 5-1), 9:40 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 6:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago at New York, 2:00 p.m. Las Vegas at Indiana, 4:00 p.m. Soccer – Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season after two years at the club. PSG coach Christophe Galtier says ahead of their game against Clermont on Saturday that it will be Messi’s last match at the Parc des Princes. Galtier says “I had the privilege of coaching the best player in the history of soccer. … and I hope that he will receive the warmest of welcomes.” PSG recruited Messi in August 2021 with the ambition to finally win the Champions League. The team is still waiting. PSG won its record-extending 11th French league title last weekend but it again exited Europe’s top tournament in the round of 16. NCAAFB – SEC to play 8-game conference schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference’s presidents voted to implement a short-term solution to a scheduling conundrum that has been debated for more than a year. The SEC has been holding its spring meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast this week. Conference leaders have been trying to decide between a nine-game conference schedule that would include three annual rivalry games and an eight-game model with one annual rivalry game. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Cedar Rapids 24, Lansing 5 South Bend 1, Fort Wayne 0 West Michigan 6, Dayton 5 Great Lakes at Beloit, PPD to 6/2 rain Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 5:05 p.m. (DH) Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Lakeshore Plainwell 3, Lakeshore 0 Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Our Lady of the Lake 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Division 4 at Hartford Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 8, Watervliet 0 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton 1.          GR Christian                  296 2.          GR South Christian         323 3.          Unity Christian               327 4.          Otsego                          332 T5.        Hamilton                        348 T5.        Plainwell                       348 T5.        Zeeland West                 348 8.         Charlotte                      360 9.         Holland                         362 10.        Hastings                                    368 T11.      Holland Christian           369 T11.      Wayland                        369 13.        Zeeland East                  372 14.        Allegan                         374 15.        Ionia                             376 16.        Thornapple Kellogg         378 17.        W Mi Aviation                 422 18.        Lansing Waverly              516 Individual Qualifiers Eli Timmerman, Hamilton               77 Spencer Shearer, Otsego              78 Landon Eastman, Otsego               79 Softball – Regular Season Parchment 15, Lawton 0 Schoolcraft 13, Zeeland West 3 Today Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake vs. Harper Creek, 1:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Berrien Springs vs. Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck Saugatuck vs. GR Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Kal. Christian vs. Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Zeeland West St. Joseph vs. West Ottawa, 10:00 a.m. Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East, 10:00 a.m. Championship 12:30 p.m. Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 10:00 a.m. Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Lakeshore vs. Edwardsburg, 10:00 a.m. Niles vs. Berrien Springs, 12:30 p.m. Championship 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Paw Paw vs. Three Rivers, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Dowagiac, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton vs. South Haven, 10:00 a.m. Allegan vs. Holland Christian, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Wayland vs. Gull Lake, 10:00 a.m. Hopkins vs. Otsego, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 10:00 a.m. Watervliet vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 10:00 a.m. Comstock vs. Climax-Scotts, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:30 p.m. Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Saugatuck vs. Calvin Christian, 10:00 a.m. Holland Black River vs. Covenant Chr., 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Lawton vs. Bridgman, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville vs. Union City, 10:00 a.m. Constantine vs. Bronson, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake vs. River Valley, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran vs. Eau Claire, 11:30 a.m. Championship 1:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawrence Gobles vs. Lawrence, 10:00 a.m. Marcellus vs. Decatur, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Martin Zion Christian vs. Martin, 1:00 p.m. Potter’s House vs. Tri-Unity, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Mendon vs. White Pigeon, 1:30 p.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Kal. Heritage, 4:00 p.m. Championship 6:30 p.m. Softball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Kal. Central vs. Portage Northern, 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph vs. Mattawan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 1 at Loy Norrix Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Jackson vs. BC Lakeview, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore vs. Niles, 10:00 a.m. Dowagiac vs. Edwardsburg, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Otsego Vicksburg vs. Otsego, 10:00 a.m. Gull Lake vs. Plainwell, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Hopkins vs. GR South Christian, 10:00 a.m. Wayland vs. Allegan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven vs. Holland Christian, 10:00 a.m. Hamilton vs. Saugatuck, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Harper Creek Sturgis vs. Coldwater, 10:00 a.m. Three Rivers vs. Harper Creek, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Bridgman vs. Watervliet, 10:00 a.m. Bangor vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan vs. Constantine, 10:00 a.m. Centreville vs. Brandywine, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian Parchment vs. Kal. Christian, 10:00 a.m. Schoolcraft vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo River Valley vs. Eau Claire, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran (bye) Championship 11:30 a.m. Division 4 at Decatur Decatur vs. Gobles, 10:00 a.m. Lawrence vs. Kal. Hackett, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus vs. Climax-Scotts, 1:00 p.m. Mendon vs. Howardsville Christian, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Denver Nuggets 104, Miami Heat 93                                                 (DEN leads 1-0) Nuggets 104, Heat 93 – Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series on Thursday night. Jokic finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. Aaron Gordon scored 16 and Michael Porter Jr. added 14 for Denver, which trailed for all of 34 seconds and eventually led by as many as 24. Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, which shot 41% for the game — 33% from 3-point range. Gabe Vincent scored 19, Haywood Highsmith had 18 and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Heat.  Miami was 2 for 2 from the free throw line.  Game 2 is on Sunday Night. Sunday Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:00 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. But after some now-deleted tweets were revealed last week, the league opened an investigation into whether Lewis violated NBA rules by speaking about officiating in an unauthorized manner. It has not been determined if Lewis was using the account. NBA – NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals, Silver says The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. Silver did not say what the penalties were, not even saying if Morant would be available at the start of next season. Morant was suspended for eight games by the NBA in March for an incident where he broadcast himself on Instagram displaying a gun in a suburban Denver club, and was suspended by the Grizzlies last month after another video showed Morant displaying what appeared to be a gun yet again. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Saturday Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (Game 1) NHL – Golden Knights out to fulfill owner’s quest to win Stanley Cup in 6th year The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Saturday. This is Vegas’ second Cup Final appearance in its six seasons as an NHL franchise. Its other trip occurred in 2018. The Golden Knights have six players left over from the first team to advance that far. They have helped the Knights reach at least the NHL semifinals four times in the past six years. Their remaining team goal is capturing the Cup. NHL – Patrick Kane has hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 months Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane’s operation in a text message to The Associated Press. Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and then in the playoffs with the New York Rangers. Brisson expects Kane to make a full recovery. It was not immediately clear what the surgery means for Kane’s status as a pending free agent. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs were off Tonight Detroit (Olson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-3) at San Diego (Wacha 5-1), 9:40 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 6:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago at New York, 2:00 p.m. Las Vegas at Indiana, 4:00 p.m. Soccer – Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season after two years at the club. PSG coach Christophe Galtier says ahead of their game against Clermont on Saturday that it will be Messi’s last match at the Parc des Princes. Galtier says “I had the privilege of coaching the best player in the history of soccer. … and I hope that he will receive the warmest of welcomes.” PSG recruited Messi in August 2021 with the ambition to finally win the Champions League. The team is still waiting. PSG won its record-extending 11th French league title last weekend but it again exited Europe’s top tournament in the round of 16. NCAAFB – SEC to play 8-game conference schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference’s presidents voted to implement a short-term solution to a scheduling conundrum that has been debated for more than a year. The SEC has been holding its spring meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast this week. Conference leaders have been trying to decide between a nine-game conference schedule that would include three annual rivalry games and an eight-game model with one annual rivalry game. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Cedar Rapids 24, Lansing 5 South Bend 1, Fort Wayne 0 West Michigan 6, Dayton 5 Great Lakes at Beloit, PPD to 6/2 rain Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 5:05 p.m. (DH) Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Lakeshore Plainwell 3, Lakeshore 0 Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Our Lady of the Lake 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Division 4 at Hartford Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 8, Watervliet 0 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton 1.          GR Christian                  296 2.          GR South Christian         323 3.          Unity Christian               327 4.          Otsego                          332 T5.        Hamilton                        348 T5.        Plainwell                       348 T5.        Zeeland West                 348 8.         Charlotte                      360 9.         Holland                         362 10.        Hastings                                    368 T11.      Holland Christian           369 T11.      Wayland                        369 13.        Zeeland East                  372 14.        Allegan                         374 15.        Ionia                             376 16.        Thornapple Kellogg         378 17.        W Mi Aviation                 422 18.        Lansing Waverly              516 Individual Qualifiers Eli Timmerman, Hamilton               77 Spencer Shearer, Otsego              78 Landon Eastman, Otsego               79 Softball – Regular Season Parchment 15, Lawton 0 Schoolcraft 13, Zeeland West 3 Today Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake vs. Harper Creek, 1:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Berrien Springs vs. Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck Saugatuck vs. GR Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Kal. Christian vs. Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Zeeland West St. Joseph vs. West Ottawa, 10:00 a.m. Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East, 10:00 a.m. Championship 12:30 p.m. Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 10:00 a.m. Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Lakeshore vs. Edwardsburg, 10:00 a.m. Niles vs. Berrien Springs, 12:30 p.m. Championship 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Paw Paw vs. Three Rivers, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Dowagiac, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton vs. South Haven, 10:00 a.m. Allegan vs. Holland Christian, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Wayland vs. Gull Lake, 10:00 a.m. Hopkins vs. Otsego, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 10:00 a.m. Watervliet vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 10:00 a.m. Comstock vs. Climax-Scotts, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:30 p.m. Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Saugatuck vs. Calvin Christian, 10:00 a.m. Holland Black River vs. Covenant Chr., 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Lawton vs. Bridgman, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville vs. Union City, 10:00 a.m. Constantine vs. Bronson, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake vs. River Valley, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran vs. Eau Claire, 11:30 a.m. Championship 1:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawrence Gobles vs. Lawrence, 10:00 a.m. Marcellus vs. Decatur, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Martin Zion Christian vs. Martin, 1:00 p.m. Potter’s House vs. Tri-Unity, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Mendon vs. White Pigeon, 1:30 p.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Kal. Heritage, 4:00 p.m. Championship 6:30 p.m. Softball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Kal. Central vs. Portage Northern, 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph vs. Mattawan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 1 at Loy Norrix Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Jackson vs. BC Lakeview, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore vs. Niles, 10:00 a.m. Dowagiac vs. Edwardsburg, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Otsego Vicksburg vs. Otsego, 10:00 a.m. Gull Lake vs. Plainwell, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Hopkins vs. GR South Christian, 10:00 a.m. Wayland vs. Allegan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven vs. Holland Christian, 10:00 a.m. Hamilton vs. Saugatuck, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Harper Creek Sturgis vs. Coldwater, 10:00 a.m. Three Rivers vs. Harper Creek, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Bridgman vs. Watervliet, 10:00 a.m. Bangor vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan vs. Constantine, 10:00 a.m. Centreville vs. Brandywine, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian Parchment vs. Kal. Christian, 10:00 a.m. Schoolcraft vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo River Valley vs. Eau Claire, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran (bye) Championship 11:30 a.m. Division 4 at Decatur Decatur vs. Gobles, 10:00 a.m. Lawrence vs. Kal. Hackett, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus vs. Climax-Scotts, 1:00 p.m. Mendon vs. Howardsville Christian, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Denver Nuggets 104, Miami Heat 93                                                 (DEN leads 1-0) Nuggets 104, Heat 93 – Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series on Thursday night. Jokic finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. Aaron Gordon scored 16 and Michael Porter Jr. added 14 for Denver, which trailed for all of 34 seconds and eventually led by as many as 24. Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, which shot 41% for the game — 33% from 3-point range. Gabe Vincent scored 19, Haywood Highsmith had 18 and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Heat.  Miami was 2 for 2 from the free throw line.  Game 2 is on Sunday Night. Sunday Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:00 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. But after some now-deleted tweets were revealed last week, the league opened an investigation into whether Lewis violated NBA rules by speaking about officiating in an unauthorized manner. It has not been determined if Lewis was using the account. NBA – NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals, Silver says The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. Silver did not say what the penalties were, not even saying if Morant would be available at the start of next season. Morant was suspended for eight games by the NBA in March for an incident where he broadcast himself on Instagram displaying a gun in a suburban Denver club, and was suspended by the Grizzlies last month after another video showed Morant displaying what appeared to be a gun yet again. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Saturday Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (Game 1) NHL – Golden Knights out to fulfill owner’s quest to win Stanley Cup in 6th year The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Saturday. This is Vegas’ second Cup Final appearance in its six seasons as an NHL franchise. Its other trip occurred in 2018. The Golden Knights have six players left over from the first team to advance that far. They have helped the Knights reach at least the NHL semifinals four times in the past six years. Their remaining team goal is capturing the Cup. NHL – Patrick Kane has hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 months Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane’s operation in a text message to The Associated Press. Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and then in the playoffs with the New York Rangers. Brisson expects Kane to make a full recovery. It was not immediately clear what the surgery means for Kane’s status as a pending free agent. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs were off Tonight Detroit (Olson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-3) at San Diego (Wacha 5-1), 9:40 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 6:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago at New York, 2:00 p.m. Las Vegas at Indiana, 4:00 p.m. Soccer – Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season after two years at the club. PSG coach Christophe Galtier says ahead of their game against Clermont on Saturday that it will be Messi’s last match at the Parc des Princes. Galtier says “I had the privilege of coaching the best player in the history of soccer. … and I hope that he will receive the warmest of welcomes.” PSG recruited Messi in August 2021 with the ambition to finally win the Champions League. The team is still waiting. PSG won its record-extending 11th French league title last weekend but it again exited Europe’s top tournament in the round of 16. NCAAFB – SEC to play 8-game conference schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference’s presidents voted to implement a short-term solution to a scheduling conundrum that has been debated for more than a year. The SEC has been holding its spring meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast this week. Conference leaders have been trying to decide between a nine-game conference schedule that would include three annual rivalry games and an eight-game model with one annual rivalry game. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Cedar Rapids 24, Lansing 5 South Bend 1, Fort Wayne 0 West Michigan 6, Dayton 5 Great Lakes at Beloit, PPD to 6/2 rain Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 5:05 p.m. (DH) Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Lakeshore Plainwell 3, Lakeshore 0 Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Our Lady of the Lake 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Division 4 at Hartford Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 8, Watervliet 0 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton 1.          GR Christian                  296 2.          GR South Christian         323 3.          Unity Christian               327 4.          Otsego                          332 T5.        Hamilton                        348 T5.        Plainwell                       348 T5.        Zeeland West                 348 8.         Charlotte                      360 9.         Holland                         362 10.        Hastings                                    368 T11.      Holland Christian           369 T11.      Wayland                        369 13.        Zeeland East                  372 14.        Allegan                         374 15.        Ionia                             376 16.        Thornapple Kellogg         378 17.        W Mi Aviation                 422 18.        Lansing Waverly              516 Individual Qualifiers Eli Timmerman, Hamilton               77 Spencer Shearer, Otsego              78 Landon Eastman, Otsego               79 Softball – Regular Season Parchment 15, Lawton 0 Schoolcraft 13, Zeeland West 3 Today Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake vs. Harper Creek, 1:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Berrien Springs vs. Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck Saugatuck vs. GR Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Kal. Christian vs. Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Zeeland West St. Joseph vs. West Ottawa, 10:00 a.m. Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East, 10:00 a.m. Championship 12:30 p.m. Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 10:00 a.m. Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Lakeshore vs. Edwardsburg, 10:00 a.m. Niles vs. Berrien Springs, 12:30 p.m. Championship 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Paw Paw vs. Three Rivers, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Dowagiac, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton vs. South Haven, 10:00 a.m. Allegan vs. Holland Christian, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Wayland vs. Gull Lake, 10:00 a.m. Hopkins vs. Otsego, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 10:00 a.m. Watervliet vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 10:00 a.m. Comstock vs. Climax-Scotts, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:30 p.m. Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Saugatuck vs. Calvin Christian, 10:00 a.m. Holland Black River vs. Covenant Chr., 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Lawton vs. Bridgman, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville vs. Union City, 10:00 a.m. Constantine vs. Bronson, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake vs. River Valley, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran vs. Eau Claire, 11:30 a.m. Championship 1:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawrence Gobles vs. Lawrence, 10:00 a.m. Marcellus vs. Decatur, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Martin Zion Christian vs. Martin, 1:00 p.m. Potter’s House vs. Tri-Unity, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Mendon vs. White Pigeon, 1:30 p.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Kal. Heritage, 4:00 p.m. Championship 6:30 p.m. Softball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Kal. Central vs. Portage Northern, 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph vs. Mattawan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 1 at Loy Norrix Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Jackson vs. BC Lakeview, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore vs. Niles, 10:00 a.m. Dowagiac vs. Edwardsburg, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Otsego Vicksburg vs. Otsego, 10:00 a.m. Gull Lake vs. Plainwell, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Hopkins vs. GR South Christian, 10:00 a.m. Wayland vs. Allegan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven vs. Holland Christian, 10:00 a.m. Hamilton vs. Saugatuck, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Harper Creek Sturgis vs. Coldwater, 10:00 a.m. Three Rivers vs. Harper Creek, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Bridgman vs. Watervliet, 10:00 a.m. Bangor vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan vs. Constantine, 10:00 a.m. Centreville vs. Brandywine, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian Parchment vs. Kal. Christian, 10:00 a.m. Schoolcraft vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo River Valley vs. Eau Claire, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran (bye) Championship 11:30 a.m. Division 4 at Decatur Decatur vs. Gobles, 10:00 a.m. Lawrence vs. Kal. Hackett, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus vs. Climax-Scotts, 1:00 p.m. Mendon vs. Howardsville Christian, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Denver Nuggets 104, Miami Heat 93                                                 (DEN leads 1-0) Nuggets 104, Heat 93 – Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series on Thursday night. Jokic finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. Aaron Gordon scored 16 and Michael Porter Jr. added 14 for Denver, which trailed for all of 34 seconds and eventually led by as many as 24. Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, which shot 41% for the game — 33% from 3-point range. Gabe Vincent scored 19, Haywood Highsmith had 18 and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Heat.  Miami was 2 for 2 from the free throw line.  Game 2 is on Sunday Night. Sunday Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:00 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. But after some now-deleted tweets were revealed last week, the league opened an investigation into whether Lewis violated NBA rules by speaking about officiating in an unauthorized manner. It has not been determined if Lewis was using the account. NBA – NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals, Silver says The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. Silver did not say what the penalties were, not even saying if Morant would be available at the start of next season. Morant was suspended for eight games by the NBA in March for an incident where he broadcast himself on Instagram displaying a gun in a suburban Denver club, and was suspended by the Grizzlies last month after another video showed Morant displaying what appeared to be a gun yet again. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Saturday Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (Game 1) NHL – Golden Knights out to fulfill owner’s quest to win Stanley Cup in 6th year The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Saturday. This is Vegas’ second Cup Final appearance in its six seasons as an NHL franchise. Its other trip occurred in 2018. The Golden Knights have six players left over from the first team to advance that far. They have helped the Knights reach at least the NHL semifinals four times in the past six years. Their remaining team goal is capturing the Cup. NHL – Patrick Kane has hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 months Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane’s operation in a text message to The Associated Press. Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and then in the playoffs with the New York Rangers. Brisson expects Kane to make a full recovery. It was not immediately clear what the surgery means for Kane’s status as a pending free agent. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs were off Tonight Detroit (Olson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-3) at San Diego (Wacha 5-1), 9:40 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 6:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago at New York, 2:00 p.m. Las Vegas at Indiana, 4:00 p.m. Soccer – Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season after two years at the club. PSG coach Christophe Galtier says ahead of their game against Clermont on Saturday that it will be Messi’s last match at the Parc des Princes. Galtier says “I had the privilege of coaching the best player in the history of soccer. … and I hope that he will receive the warmest of welcomes.” PSG recruited Messi in August 2021 with the ambition to finally win the Champions League. The team is still waiting. PSG won its record-extending 11th French league title last weekend but it again exited Europe’s top tournament in the round of 16. NCAAFB – SEC to play 8-game conference schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference’s presidents voted to implement a short-term solution to a scheduling conundrum that has been debated for more than a year. The SEC has been holding its spring meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast this week. Conference leaders have been trying to decide between a nine-game conference schedule that would include three annual rivalry games and an eight-game model with one annual rivalry game. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Cedar Rapids 24, Lansing 5 South Bend 1, Fort Wayne 0 West Michigan 6, Dayton 5 Great Lakes at Beloit, PPD to 6/2 rain Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 5:05 p.m. (DH) Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Lakeshore Plainwell 3, Lakeshore 0 Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Our Lady of the Lake 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Division 4 at Hartford Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 8, Watervliet 0 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton 1.          GR Christian                  296 2.          GR South Christian         323 3.          Unity Christian               327 4.          Otsego                          332 T5.        Hamilton                        348 T5.        Plainwell                       348 T5.        Zeeland West                 348 8.         Charlotte                      360 9.         Holland                         362 10.        Hastings                                    368 T11.      Holland Christian           369 T11.      Wayland                        369 13.        Zeeland East                  372 14.        Allegan                         374 15.        Ionia                             376 16.        Thornapple Kellogg         378 17.        W Mi Aviation                 422 18.        Lansing Waverly              516 Individual Qualifiers Eli Timmerman, Hamilton               77 Spencer Shearer, Otsego              78 Landon Eastman, Otsego               79 Softball – Regular Season Parchment 15, Lawton 0 Schoolcraft 13, Zeeland West 3 Today Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake vs. Harper Creek, 1:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Berrien Springs vs. Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck Saugatuck vs. GR Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Kal. Christian vs. Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Zeeland West St. Joseph vs. West Ottawa, 10:00 a.m. Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East, 10:00 a.m. Championship 12:30 p.m. Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 10:00 a.m. Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Lakeshore vs. Edwardsburg, 10:00 a.m. Niles vs. Berrien Springs, 12:30 p.m. Championship 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Paw Paw vs. Three Rivers, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Dowagiac, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton vs. South Haven, 10:00 a.m. Allegan vs. Holland Christian, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Wayland vs. Gull Lake, 10:00 a.m. Hopkins vs. Otsego, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 10:00 a.m. Watervliet vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 10:00 a.m. Comstock vs. Climax-Scotts, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:30 p.m. Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Saugatuck vs. Calvin Christian, 10:00 a.m. Holland Black River vs. Covenant Chr., 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Lawton vs. Bridgman, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville vs. Union City, 10:00 a.m. Constantine vs. Bronson, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake vs. River Valley, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran vs. Eau Claire, 11:30 a.m. Championship 1:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawrence Gobles vs. Lawrence, 10:00 a.m. Marcellus vs. Decatur, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Martin Zion Christian vs. Martin, 1:00 p.m. Potter’s House vs. Tri-Unity, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Mendon vs. White Pigeon, 1:30 p.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Kal. Heritage, 4:00 p.m. Championship 6:30 p.m. Softball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Kal. Central vs. Portage Northern, 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph vs. Mattawan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 1 at Loy Norrix Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Jackson vs. BC Lakeview, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore vs. Niles, 10:00 a.m. Dowagiac vs. Edwardsburg, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Otsego Vicksburg vs. Otsego, 10:00 a.m. Gull Lake vs. Plainwell, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Hopkins vs. GR South Christian, 10:00 a.m. Wayland vs. Allegan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven vs. Holland Christian, 10:00 a.m. Hamilton vs. Saugatuck, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Harper Creek Sturgis vs. Coldwater, 10:00 a.m. Three Rivers vs. Harper Creek, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Bridgman vs. Watervliet, 10:00 a.m. Bangor vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan vs. Constantine, 10:00 a.m. Centreville vs. Brandywine, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian Parchment vs. Kal. Christian, 10:00 a.m. Schoolcraft vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo River Valley vs. Eau Claire, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran (bye) Championship 11:30 a.m. Division 4 at Decatur Decatur vs. Gobles, 10:00 a.m. Lawrence vs. Kal. Hackett, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus vs. Climax-Scotts, 1:00 p.m. Mendon vs. Howardsville Christian, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PARIS PARALYMPICS 2024 a result of a hereditary condition called Leber congenital amaurosis. She competes in the T11 disability class, for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. In 2017, Coetzee broke the 5000 m (women) world record in her disability class, while in April 2018 she became the first visually impaired athlete to compete at the World University Cross Country Championships in Switzerland. Greatest achievement: In 2021, Coetzee competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, winning the silver medal in the 1500 m final in a new Africa record of 4:40.96 and the bronze medal in the T12 women's marathon in a new T11 world record time of 3:11:13.

The Club at Viniterra's Josh Speight is one of 20 PGA members of the Corebridge Financial Team competing at this week's PGA Championship at Oak Hill. Thanks to his T11 finish at the PGA National Professional Championship, Josh will get his second chance to tee it up against the world's top players in a major championship, having previously compete in 2016. Chris Lang caught up with Josh prior to the tournament to hear his thoughts on his trip to Oak Hill.

This is a highlight moment from the full episode with Sam Tait. If you enjoy this highlight, I'd highly encourage you to listen to the full episode. -- At just 22 years of age, Sam Tait left for a morning ride with mates. By the afternoon, he'd broken his T11 vertebrae in a motorcycle accident that rendered him a paraplegic from the waist down. During this episode, Sam & I connected on the power of a quote that has defined his life since that harrowing accident on the 27th of April 2013. 'Sometimes when you're in a dark place, you think you've been buried but actually you've been planted'. It is that quote, that message that defines Sam's actions in the wake of the accident. He has chosen not to be a victim of his circumstances but rather to form new purpose & live life to the fullest. We discuss: - Allowing yourself to grieve. - Acceptance of self & the power of embracing your authenticity. - Forming new purpose in the wake of life altering events. - Sam's Paralympic goals. - The power of love. - How to respect people with disabilities. This was such a powerful conversation & whilst Sam & I have lived very different lives, we connected deeply on our thoughts & feelings towards our life purpose. Be sure to follow us on socials @bradleyjdryburgh @samtait_7 Follow/Subscribe to the show on your platform of choice, leave a 5 star rating & kind review to help us reach new listeners & uplift others like yourself around the world. Big love, Brad xx

At just 22 years of age, Sam Tait left for a morning ride with mates. By the afternoon, he'd broken his T11 vertebrae in a motorcycle accident that rendered him a paraplegic from the waist down. During this episode, Sam & I connected on the power of a quote that has defined his life since that harrowing accident on the 27th of April 2013. 'Sometimes when you're in a dark place, you think you've been buried but actually you've been planted'. It is that quote, that message that defines Sam's actions in the wake of the accident. He has chosen not to be a victim of his circumstances but rather to form new purpose & live life to the fullest. We discuss: - Allowing yourself to grieve. - Acceptance of self & the power of embracing your authenticity. - Forming new purpose in the wake of life altering events. - Sam's Paralympic goals. - The power of love. - How to respect people with disabilities. This was such a powerful conversation & whilst Sam & I have lived very different lives, we connected deeply on our thoughts & feelings towards our life purpose. Be sure to follow us on socials @bradleyjdryburgh @samtait_7 Follow/Subscribe to the show on your platform of choice, leave a 5 star rating & kind review to help us reach new listeners & uplift others like yourself around the world. Big love, Brad xx

Hello connectors! Today we have a very special episode, because I have the pleasure of interviewing Amy Van Dyken: an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record holder, who has earned six Olympic gold medals throughout her career. She was named Swimming World's American Swimmer of the Year in 1995 and 1996, and her story is a testament to her grit, compassion, and fighting spirit. On June 6, 2014, Amy was in an ATV accident which severed her spinal cord at the T11 vertebrum. The injury she sustained was millimeters away from her aorta and could easily have ruptured it. Though the accident left her paralyzed from the waist down, and with chronic neurological pain, her story didn’t end there. Amy currently works as a motivational speaker, showing people around the world how to manage pain and trauma in their lives Today’s episode with Amy was a delight. We discussed her experiences as an asthmatic, her path to becoming an olympic champion, and her experiences—good and bad—in the American healthcare system after her accident. She’s an incredible, tenacious, and giving person with a fascinating life, and I’m honored to be able to share her story with you all. Are you ready to connect?

PRESENTACIÓN LIBROS 00:02:05 Gusanos de arena de Dune. Dune #8 + La Casa Atreides. Preludio #1 (Brian Herbert) 00:05:40 Cetaganda. Las aventuras de Miles Vorkosigan #5 (Lois McMaster Bujold) 00:08:40 Mi propio asesino (Richard Hull) 00:10:25 Miss Marple y los trece problemas (Agatha Christie) 00:12:35 La venganza de los bibliotecarios (Tom Gauld) 00:15:10 Cicatriz + Cara de pan (Sara Mesa) 00:20:55 Shortcomings (Adrian Tomine) 00:22:40 La guerra de la pólvora. Temerario #3 (Naomi Novik) 00:26:10 El último metal. Nacidos de la bruma #7 (Brandon Sanderson) 00:28:50 Candela y elmisterio de San Abrúnculo (Patricia Tablado) 00:31:40 La parábola del sembrador (Octavia E. Butler) 00:36:00 La niña de la escalera (Ángela Porras9 00:38:10 Navidades trágicas (Agatha Christie) 00:40:00 El secreto (Donna Tartt) 00:42:55 Dime qué escondes (Karen M. McManus) 00:45:35 Asalto al castillo (laurielle) 00:46:40 Deberes: Cuento de hadas (Stephen King) PELÍCULAS 00:50:40 Han Solo 00:54:05 Sin novedad en el frente 00:56:20 La memoria de un asesino 00:58:05 smile 00:59:05 The people we hate at the wedding 01:00:20 The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special 01:02:00 Navidad de golpe 01:03:45 El diario de Noel 01:05:10 Pinocho de Guillermo del Toro 01:07:45 La bruja novata 01:09:35 Mira cómo corren 01:11:35 Mañana es hoy 01:14:05 El insoportable peso de un talento descomunal 01:15:50 The wonder 01:18:45 Deberes: Enola Holmes 2 SERIES 01:20:30 Desde dentro 01:24:55 Wednesday 01:27:20 Batalla de cocina fácil 01;28:50 Harry & Meghan 01:32:20 Avenue 5 01:34:00 Pepsi ¿dónde está mi avión? 01:36:05 Jóvenes altezas (T1 & T2) 01:40:30 The White Lotus (T2) 01:40:30 Little America (T2) 01:42:20 The Vow (T2) 01:46:15 The sex lives of college girls (T2) 01:49:05 Stargirl (T3) 01:56:15 Élite (T6) 01:58:20 Rick & Morty (T6B) 01:59:35 Last week tonight (T9) 02:02:15 The walking dead (T11) 02:04:55 Deberes: Dahmer 02:08:50 DESPEDIDA En este programa suenan: Radical Opinion (Archers) / Siesta (Jahzzar) / Place on Fire (Creo) / I saw you on TV (Jahzzar) / Bicycle Waltz (Goodbye Kumiko

En este programa Elena Calleja nos habla de la Kawasaki Ninja 400, Juan Carlos Toribio nos habla de la rotonda con el asfalto pintado de colores de la T11 con la A27 en Tarragona, el Reverendo no trae el tema musical pedido en TIKTOK (que BOMBAZO) y el Suizo da la Agenda de la Semana, esta semana estrenando el croma del estudio. La Mega y Gas! es un programa que se emite en La Mega Radio Costa del Sol, en el 94.9 fm (Zona de Malaga) o por internet en www.lamega.es los viernes a partir de las 7 de la tarde!

Jason Keatseangsilp grew up playing tennis in the sweltering heat of Arizona. He enjoyed the game so much that he was looking to play it collegiately. Unfortunately, in his senior year of high school (2011) he suffered a spinal cord injury following a fall. The T11-12 complete paraplegic picked up the pieces however, along with his tennis racquet again. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in Biomedical Engineering, Jason joined the professional wheelchair tennis circuit! He is currently the #3 American men's player who just competed in the 2022 US Open. Jason was kind enough to carve some time out of his busy schedule to join me on the latest edition of The QuadCast.

Daar is seker ‘n rede hoekom Dané Steyn met rooi hare gebore is…want aan hierdie vlam en VUUR is daar geen keer nie! Dane Steyn is slegs ‘n paar weke na haar 13de verjaarsdag gediagnoseer met Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (ICD10 Code: M41.20). Haar ‘kurwe' van haar T8 tot haar L3-werwel is tans by 55° en die rotasie op haar T11-werwel is by at 32°. In ‘luimens'-terme, grens hierdie graad van skoliose op lewensgevaarlik, siende dat die drukking wat deur die skoliose veroorsaak word, teen Dané se organe kan begin druk, en orgaanfunksie beinvloed. GROOTfm 90.5 het gaan kuier… Dane moet tans hierdie stut vir 23-uur van die dag dra. Sy moet ook daagliks strekoefeninge doen soos voorgeskryf deur die fisioterapeut, en daar word gereeld X-trale geneem om haar groei te monitor. Sy het haar eerste stut in Februarie vanjaar ontvang. Soos alle mediese kondisies is die uitgawes geweldig groot. Die Steyn-gesin is dankbaar dat hulle mediese fonds ‘n groot gedeelte van die stut se koste gedek het, en die res van die fondse was as ‘n skenking aan hulle gegee. Mamma Nicolene het ook begin om ‘poppies' te maak om fondse te genereer. Die verkope het hulle almal verras, en gebruik Nicolene en Dané dit as ‘n tyd waartydens hulle ook kan ‘bond'. Alhoewel hulle uitgawes vir nou binne bereik is, lê daar nog baie onsekerheid vir hulle as gesin voor. Einde Junie gaan die spesialis ‘n besluit neem of Dané moet aanhou om die stut te dra, óf of hulle moet voortgaan met die operasie. Alhoewel die prosesse en prosedures onsekerheid insluit, is die uitkoms ‘n wen-wen. Dané sal hiervan genees!

Daar is seker ‘n rede hoekom Dané Steyn met rooi hare gebore is…want aan hierdie vlam en VUUR is daar geen keer nie! Dane Steyn is slegs ‘n paar weke na haar 13de verjaarsdag gediagnoseer met Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (ICD10 Code: M41.20). Haar ‘kurwe' van haar T8 tot haar L3-werwel is tans by 55° en die rotasie op haar T11-werwel is by at 32°. In ‘luimens'-terme, grens hierdie graad van skoliose op lewensgevaarlik, siende dat die drukking wat deur die skoliose veroorsaak word, teen Dané se organe kan begin druk, en orgaanfunksie beinvloed. GROOTfm 90.5 het gaan kuier… Dane moet tans hierdie stut vir 23-uur van die dag dra. Sy moet ook daagliks strekoefeninge doen soos voorgeskryf deur die fisioterapeut, en daar word gereeld X-trale geneem om haar groei te monitor. Sy het haar eerste stut in Februarie vanjaar ontvang. Soos alle mediese kondisies is die uitgawes geweldig groot. Die Steyn-gesin is dankbaar dat hulle mediese fonds ‘n groot gedeelte van die stut se koste gedek het, en die res van die fondse was as ‘n skenking aan hulle gegee. Mamma Nicolene het ook begin om ‘poppies' te maak om fondse te genereer. Die verkope het hulle almal verras, en gebruik Nicolene en Dané dit as ‘n tyd waartydens hulle ook kan ‘bond'. Alhoewel hulle uitgawes vir nou binne bereik is, lê daar nog baie onsekerheid vir hulle as gesin voor. Einde Junie gaan die spesialis ‘n besluit neem of Dané moet aanhou om die stut te dra, óf of hulle moet voortgaan met die operasie. Alhoewel die prosesse en prosedures onsekerheid insluit, is die uitkoms ‘n wen-wen. Dané sal hiervan genees!

Margin Membership Sign-up: https://millennialmargin.com/learn/How are your finances doing? Take the quiz: https://i2tvdm52vbg.typeform.com/to/YFcT68CWJared created Millennial Margin out of necessity, as he has watched countless people schedule-away, mortgage-up, and max-out their lives. Margin is simply the antithesis, providing leeway in an increasingly margin-less culture. Subscribe for daily tips and discussions about how to better manage your personal finances and, by extension, your margin. Listen to the podcast: https://margin.simplecast.com/ Have a question? Contact Jared at jared@millennialmargin.com Follow Millennial Margin: facebook.com/millennialmargin, instagram.com/millennialmargin1, or simply visit millennialmargin.com Goal/Disclaimer: My goal with [Margin] is to prepare you with the knowledge but then inspire you to act on that knowledge. My goal is to be in your corner bridging the gap between your trusted CPA, attorney, and financial planner. My advice is simply from my own personal experiences and is not meant to override or replace professional advice from your trusted investment professional. The content found here is for entertainment purposes only. #thegreatrecession #personalfinance #economics T11

In this episode Cameron and James invite Dan McCoy to take a seat with them.Pre-injury Dan was regarded as one of the worlds best super and motocross riders. He travelled the globe competing in the most illustrious races such as San Diego monster energy AMA finishing with world rankings as high as 15.In 2016 during the second round of the trans-Moto Supercross series Dan had an accident that resulted in him sustaining a spinal-cord injury at T11/12. Following weeks of hospitalisation in Scotland Dan was able to fly home to Australia thanks to major fundraising by friends, family, and fellow riders Robbie Madison, Glenn Kearney, Jay and Ryan Marmont.Dan has mentioned has maintained his passion for sport and riding, thriving every day. he has been given the first motocross Australia riding license for someone with an injury or disability. This allows him to ride on motorcross Australia tracks and has opened the door for fellow riders with an injury or disability to participate in the sport they love. Dan has also begun adaptive downhill mountain biking winning the Crankworx Rotorua and gaining silver in the Fox US open.With his equipment modifications Dan has been able to compete at the highest levels of both open class and adaptive sports. He encourages everyone to participate in the sports they love irrespective of their barriers as everything is adaptive or someone is willing to help you achieve your goals.Dans young family has been there every step of the way with him encouraging his son and daughter to have the confidence to anything they set their minds to.His Aussie feel good stories warm your heart and provide a great laugh.Follow Dan on Instagram or sign up to his motorbike coaching at Via sixtyfivecoaching_This podcast is proudly sponsored by Suncoast Spinners a Wheelchair based sporting club.Join the take a seat project via our linktree downloading this podcast every fortnight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

En su reposo. 10/01/2022. T11. E21. “En estos días no había rey en Israel; cada uno hacía lo que bien le parecía”. ‭‭Jueces‬ ‭21:25‬ Estado espiritual El castigo para la tribu de Benjamín, que provocó su casi total desaparición, cierra la historia narrada por el libro de los Jueces con una expresión que ya había sido señalada anteriormente. “Cada uno hacia lo que bien le parecía”. Dicha expresión ya había sido utilizada en otros contextos del libro, y revela uno de los propósitos de su elaboración. Mostrar la terrible condición espiritual de la nación, pero también su total desorden, falta de unidad, idolatría y lejanía de Dios. Esta frase resume las historias de los jueces, donde aún los mejores de ellos, como Gedeón tuvieron fallas como el efod que mandó hacer y que sirvió de tropezadero para la nación. O como Sansón, que pese al gran don recibido, apenas y pudo servir de manera inconstante. Israel parece en este libro un pueblo de vaivenes, una rueda de la fortuna espiritual que sube y baja dependiendo de sus estados de ánimo y de que haya quien los empuje a buscar a Dios. Y así es como tienen momentos de enorme valía espiritual, pero también días oscuros y vergonzosos. Sus historias están ahí para mostrarnos las consecuencias de una falta de compromiso, de un distanciamiento del hombre de Dios, y para señalar con claridad la permanente disposición divina para acercarse a su pueblo. Es también una expresión que conecta con la falta de un rey, y la forma en que esta necesidad será suplida en las próximas generaciones, revelando así la necesidad de dirección y autoridad que urgía para Israel. Queda para nuestro tiempo, la lección espiritual de reconocer las consecuencias de un distanciamiento de Dios. La necesidad de establecer un compromiso con el Señor para mantenernos bajo su sabia dirección. Y la urgencia de buscar en su palabra el camino a seguir para hacer lo que ella nos indique y no lo que cada uno considere como correcto. El Señor nos conceda aprovechar estas historias para no repetirlas. Isaí Rodríguez Ruiz

En su reposo. 08/01/2022. T11. E20. “Entonces subieron todos los hijos de Israel, y todo el pueblo, y vinieron a la casa de Dios; y lloraron, y se sentaron allí en presencia de Jehová, y ayunaron aquel día hasta la noche; y ofrecieron holocaustos y ofrendas de paz delante de Jehová”. ‭‭Jueces‬ ‭20:26‬ Reacción ante la crisis La unidad de la nación por causa del oprobio de los de Gabaa, y su amplia ventaja numérica contra la tribu de Benjamín parecía garantizar una victoria aplastante y un castigo seguro contra aquellos perversos hombres. Incluso, tuvieron la precaución de consultar a Dios en este tema y el Señor les autorizó el proceso a seguir. Todo parecía estar en orden. Sin embargo, no fue una vez si dos ocasiones las que fueron derrotados por los guerreros benjamitas, que destacaban por su habilidad y destreza en el arte de la guerra. ¿Cómo es posible eso, si su motivo es justo, son mayoría y además tenían la autorización divina? No parece tener sentido lo que les ocurrió. Cualquier podría sentirse olvidado por Dios o sin ánimos para seguir intentándolo. Es normal que reaccionemos así ante la adversidad. Pero la reacción del pueblo de Israel en este capítulo es digna de reconocer e imitar. No solo las acciones sino la actitud tras esas acciones es lo que destaca de la nación. Fueron ante Dios. Lloraron. Permanecieron ante Dios. Ayunaron Ofrecieron holocaustos y ofrendas. No recriminaron ni se alejaron de Dios. No criticaron los resultados ni se dividieron entre ellos las culpas. Ante los problemas que enfrentamos, la respuesta que ha de esperarse de un hijo de Dios es acercarse todavía más al Señor. Reconocer nuestra necesidad y nuestra dependencia de su ayuda. Justo cuando los problemas parecen infranqueables. Cuando todo está aparentemente perdido, cuando hemos fracasado una y otra vez, es el momento adecuado para ir ante el Señor con todavía mayor entrega y disposición. La victoria finalmente llegó para Israel y pudieron hacer justicia ante la perversidad cometida. El Señor traerá el triunfo a nuestras vidas en el tiempo perfecto. Su poder se manifestará y veremos su gloria llevándonos a experimentar el cumplimiento de todas sus promesas. Que sin importar qué tan derrotados estemos, o que tan fracasados nos sintamos, hoy sea un día para buscar más al Señor. Él está presto para recibirnos. Isaí Rodríguez Ruiz

En su reposo. 07/01/2022. T11. E19. “Y todo el que veía aquello, decía: Jamás se ha hecho ni visto tal cosa, desde el tiempo en que los hijos de Israel subieron de la tierra de Egipto hasta hoy. Considerad esto, tomad consejo, y hablad”. ‭‭Jueces‬ ‭19:30‬ Jamás Los últimos tres capítulos de este libro narran una sola historia. No relacionada con los jueces de Israel sino con la condición espiritual de la nación. En todo el libro es posible ver ese círculo vicioso en el que había caído el pueblo, alejándose de Dios, siendo oprimidos por sus enemigos, clamando al Señor y recibiendo ayuda por medio de un juez hasta que este moría y volvían a su pecado. Pero la constante dentro de este ciclo es la pobreza espiritual de la nación que se refleja en la inmoralidad que desarrollaron. Eso es lo que intenta contarnos la historia de este otro levita y su concubina. La terrible escena de un cuerpo desmembrado se volvió la imagen fiel de la caída moral de la nación. Lo que jamás hubiéramos imaginado sucedió. Lo que jamás se había oído antes ocurrió. Lo que jamás cruzó siquiera por la mente de los patriarcas o del libertador Moisés, aconteció en el seno del pueblo escogido. Fielmente señala el escritor que esto no ocurrió entre los jebuseos, a donde pudo haber ido el levita, pero pensó que estarían más seguros entre su propio pueblo, y sucedió exactamente lo contrario. Jamás. Tarde o temprano todos enfrentamos el riesgo de exclamar un jamás en la vida. Jamás me había pasado eso. Jamás se había visto u oído algo tan terrible. En este caso, la pobre vida espiritual de la nación los hizo inclinarse al mal incluso más que las naciones a las que Dios había mandado destruir en la tierra de Canaán. No es difícil comparar aquella realidad con lo que el mundo enfrenta hoy día lejos de Dios. Pero también con lo que aquellos que le hemos conocido y gozado de su amor, podemos experimentar si decidimos darle la espalda. Al mismo tiempo, es una lección impresionante sobre la formación espiritual de las nuevas generaciones que están en riesgo de repetir estas historias si no llegan a conocer a Dios de manera personal. Desde nuestras trincheras luchemos para: Que como iglesia, sigamos siendo la sal que preserva al mundo de la contaminación moral y espiritual. Que fomentemos la vida espiritual y los valores morales que Dios mismo nos ha entregado en su palabra. Que mantengamos fuerte y profunda nuestra relación con Dios, no sea que un día seamos sorprendidos por un: “jamás se ha hecho ni visto tal cosa”. El Señor guarde la hora. Isaí Rodríguez Ruiz

En su reposo. 06/01/2022. T11. E18. “Y se alegró el corazón del sacerdote, el cual tomó el efod y los terafines y la imagen, y se fue en medio del pueblo”. ‭‭Jueces‬ ‭18:20‬ Cambios convenientes La historia del levita del capítulo anterior no ha terminado. Su vida se conecta con la tribu de Dan y la forma en que esta se hizo de la posesión de las tierras de la ciudad de Lais. La estabilidad que el levita había adquirido con Micaía pronto se vería interrumpida por los espías de la tribu de Dan. Estos investigaron la situación de Lais y tuvieron contacto con la casa de Micaía. Así que cuando llegaron con todo su ejército para conquistar aquella ciudad descuidada tomaron la oportunidad y se llevaron también todos los objetos de valor religioso de la casa de Micaía. Lo interesante del caso es la postura de aquel levita ahora elevado a sacerdote. Cuando intenta recriminar a aquellos hombres su acto, pues prácticamente estaban robando todas las imágenes y terafines, estos le ofrecen un mejor trato que el que había hecho con Micaía. La expresión “se alegró el corazón del sacerdote” revela su grado de interés por las ganancias que obtendría ahora con este grupo de guerreros. Parece alguien que no tiene interés por cumplir su llamado, ni por guardar la fe y la doctrina. Solo le interesa ir donde obtenga mayores beneficios. Si es con Micaía ahí estará, pero si llega alguien que le ofrezca algo más se irá sin dudarlo siquiera. Su inestabilidad revela inmadurez y falta de compromiso, así como su pérdida de identidad y arraigo. Esto es un peligro constante, la búsqueda de la satisfacción personal, de la conveniencia o comodidad por encima de la voluntad de Dios y del cumplimiento de nuestro deber. Como creyentes, debemos alejar nuestro corazón de estas condiciones y buscar agradar al Señor al permanecer fieles a él y al lugar donde él nos ha colocado, así como al cumplimento de nuestro llamamiento para servirle. Desarrollemos identidad y pertenencia y vivamos para ser bendición donde Dios nos ha puesto. Isaí Rodríguez Ruiz

En su reposo. 05/01/2022. T11. E17. “Entonces Micaía le dijo: Quédate en mi casa, y serás para mí padre y sacerdote; y yo te daré diez siclos de plata por año, vestidos y comida. Y el levita se quedó”. ‭‭Jueces‬ ‭17:10‬ Buscando prosperidad Salir de nuestra tierra de origen buscando mejores condiciones de vida es loable y digno de reconocer como un esfuerzo inmenso. No es fácil dejarlo todo, familia, amigos, lo conocido, por una incertidumbre fuera del contexto de seguridad de casa. Este levita, cuyo nombre no se nos ofrece, salió de Belén en Judá buscan nuevos derroteros para su vida. Y al parecer encontró el lugar perfecto. Encontró donde ejercer un ministerio. Encontró un contexto de familia pues Micaía le llegó a considerar como uno de sus hijos. Encontró sustento, ya que se le garantizó vestido y alimento. Encontró estabilidad económica pues el salario que percibiría le garantizaba esto. Todo parecía bien excepto que … Parece que su juventud jugó en su contra pues dejó todo buscando solo un lugar diferente para vivir. Es decir, no había un propósito definido para su salida de Belén. Él era levita, no sacerdote, así que usurpó un ministerio que no le correspondía. La razón por la que se quedó con Micaía fue el bienestar económico y material y no por buscar la dirección de Dios. Y lo peor de todo, Micaía tenía una vida idólatra, pues su madre se había hecho una imagen de talla y una de fundición para adorar, y él mismo tenía su casa como casa de dioses según nos enseña este capítulo. Su hogar, y por tanto el ministerio que ejercería este joven, sería con aquellas imágenes, así como con los efod y terafines que tenía Micaía, que eran igualmente motivo de adoración. Qué triste que lo que nos motive a hacer las cosas que hacemos sea solo la aventura, o la comodidad económica o material y no la dirección de Dios y la preservación de la verdad por encima de nuestro bienestar. Y para añadir un mal a esta escena, el capítulo añade que la presencia de aquel levita hizo pensar a Micaía que sería prosperado por Dios, como si fuera otro amuleto más para su beneficio. Aquel levita no consultó a Dios en su peregrinar y solo buscó su crecimiento personal sin cuidarse de cumplir el ministerio que Dios le había encomendado. Micaía, sin el conocimiento del levita, vivía buscando a Dios de manera equivocada e idólatra, y el levita solo empeoró su confusión y pecado al no sacarlo de su error. ¿Qué nos motiva hoy en día al buscar nuevos derroteros para la vida? ¿Qué estamos dispuestos a dejar con tal de adquirir el éxito según los estándares humanos? Que la voluntad de Dios rija nuestras decisiones, que su verdad nos guíe en un mundo en el que hay tanta confusión y pecado; y que consagrados a él, prioricemos siempre el hacer su voluntad como nuestro más grande objetivo. Ayúdenos el Señor. Isaí Rodríguez Ruiz

En su reposo. 04/01/2022. T11. E16. “Y le dijo: ¡Sansón, los filisteos sobre ti! Y luego que despertó él de su sueño, se dijo: Esta vez saldré como las otras y me escaparé. Pero él no sabía que Jehová ya se había apartado de él”. ‭‭Jueces‬ ‭16:20‬ Autosuficiencia La separación de Dios de la vida de Sansón es uno de los momentos más impactantes de la Biblia. El juego entre Dalila y Sansón terminó trágicamente para este juez de Israel y ha quedado como una poderosa lección para todos los tiempos sobre la forma en que Dios pone límites a nuestro exceso de confianza. Sansón es el claro ejemplo de aquellos que viven su vida en el límite de la permisividad de Dios. Claro que Dios es misericordioso y nos da siempre una oportunidad para reaccionar y regresar a nuestra vida de comunión con él. Pero creer que esto lo hace olvidar su santidad y pureza es un error que no deberíamos cometer. Una y otra vez el hijo de Manoa rebasó los límites establecidos por Dios, incluyendo una vida moral fuera de su voluntad, jugando con fuego en sus relaciones emocionales y creyendo que “al fin y al cabo Dios está conmigo”. Esto lo llevó a una autosuficiencia que se convirtió en su ruina. Dios fue fiel a su pacto con Sansón y se mantuvo a su lado a pesar de todas las fallas que este hombre cometió; pero su misericordia tiene un límite y bien haríamos en recordar eso. Sansón nunca consideró esa posibilidad y cuando lo descubrió fue demasiado tarde. Dios se apartó de él, y entonces fue que se dio cuenta que su fuerza no provenía del cabello, o de las guedejas, sino de la presencia de Dios que lo bendecía. Nosotros aún estamos a tiempo de reconocer que no es nuestra capacidad o nuestra fuerza; ni siquiera nuestra religiosidad o buenas obras. Es su misericordia extendida a nuestro favor a pesar de nuestras constantes fallas. Que esto no sea motivo para jugar con Dios y creernos suficientes por nosotros mismos. Por el contrario, que nos mantenga en perspectiva, humildes, dependientes y consagrados a honrarlo a él cada día de nuestra vida. Su presencia es el motivo de nuestra pz y seguridad. La esperanza del alma se basa en el simple y poderoso hecho de que Dios está con nosotros. Mantengámonos bajo su gloriosa cobertura. Isaí Rodríguez Ruiz

En su reposo. 03/01/2022. T11. E15. “Y vinieron tres mil hombres de Judá a la cueva de la peña de Etam, y dijeron a Sansón: ¿No sabes tú que los filisteos dominan sobre nosotros? ¿Por qué nos has hecho esto? Y él les respondió: Yo les he hecho como ellos me hicieron”. ‭‭Jueces‬ ‭15:11‬ Justificación carnal Toda la serie de eventos narrados en este capítulo tienen su base en el deseo humano de retribuir a los demás conforme a sus actos hacia nosotros. Pero pocos consideramos lo que está en juego cuando esto hacemos. Los tres mil hombres de Judá que se acercaron hasta la cueva donde moraba Sansón lo cuestionan con algo que, igualmente, la mayoría de aquellos que anhelan su justicia o venganza, no tienen en cuenta: las consecuencias. Desde el enigma del león hasta la quijada del asno, todo es resultado de una justificación carnal. Tratar a las personas como ellas nos trataron a nosotros parece algo justo, pero para los estándares de los hijos de Dios eso está muy lejos de nuestros ideales. No solo por el círculo vicioso en el que se convierte, y por las consecuencias que resultan de estas acciones de ida y vuelta, sino por el terrible daño que provocamos a terceras personas en nuestro revuelo. Si bien es cierto Dios tenía un propósito en medio de todo este proceso, y sin duda él puede sacar cosas buenas de malas circunstancias provocadas por nuestras actitudes, lo ideal es que como seguidores de Jesús alejemos nuestros corazones de tales posturas. Nuestros valores no dependen de lo que otros hagan o dejen de hacer. No actuamos en consecuencia de cómo nos tratan, sino que hacemos aquello que el Señor espera de nosotros. Que este día cuidemos nuestras acciones y evitemos justificaciones a nuestras reacciones negativas, evitando caer en actitudes y obras que deshonren el nombre precioso de nuestro Salvador. Isaí Rodríguez Ruiz

 Welcome to episode 8.6 of The Extra Mile Podcast – JEFF GALLOWAY EDITION!!"I've got to admit it's getting better (Better)A little better all the time"The BeatlesIn this episode, more great Run/Walk/Run news right from Jeff Galloway and Chris Twiggs as well as a discussion about what to if you can't "Run Till You're 100".Check out some very cool stuff mentioned in this episode:All Things Jeff GallowayJeff's RetreatsJeff's Customized Training PlanThe Extra Mile Podcast SWAG PAGECLUB JEFF DETAILS!Runners Athletics USE extramile at checkout for 20% off!!!Please don't forget to support our amazing sponsorsQoosh Bands.. MORE than a sweatband!Thanks again for downloading the show and giving us an hour or so of your time. We invite your comments, questions, and training updates either in a 1-2 minute audio submission to podcast@jeffgalloway.com. We would love to add your voice to the next episode!Please subscribe in iTunes using the link to the right or download the show by clicking HERE.Until our next episode, you all enjoy your Extra Mile.

Libby Clegg loved dance and ballet when she was little, but became a multi-medal-winning Paralympic athlete. She won five medals games, capping her amazing career in Tokyo with a silver medal for Team GB in the 100m relay - then announced her retirement from the track. Last year she returned to dance in the tv competition Dancing on Ice, reaching the final. Libby, who has Stargardt macular dystrophy, is also candid about struggles with her mental health, even at what should have been her greatest moment of triumph - winning two gold medals at the Rio games.Content warning: our conversation will discuss mental health and some of the darker moments of Libby's journey.About Libby CleggLibby Clegg MBE was a keen ballet dancer as a child before taking up athletics, specialising in sprinting. In 2008 she made her Paralympic debut in Beijing winning a silver medal in the T12 100m and won another silver medal in London 2012. She struck gold at Rio in 2016, winning both the T11 100m and T11 200m finals. She announced her retirement at the Tokyo Paralympics where she won a relay silver. She appeared in Dancing on Ice in 2020 and wrote My Life with Hatti, a book about her guide dog.Discover more about the work of the RAD at www.royalacademyofdance.orgFollow the RAD on social media, and join the conversation with host David JaysInstagram @royalacademyofdanceFacebook @RoyalAcademyofDanceTwitter @RADheadquartersYouTube / royalacademydanceDavid Jays @mrdavidjaysSign up to our mailing list: https://bit.ly/3frWPh9RAD is an independent educational charity and does not receive regular government funding. Every penny we make goes back into the work we do. You can support us by either naming a seat as part of our Name A Seat Campaign: https://bit.ly/3fnxEwm or make a donation: https://bit.ly/3bxA6z5 Libby's book, My Life with Hatti, available now: https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/libby-clegg/my-life-with-hatti/9781529416701/The RNIB's See Sport Differently campaign: https://www.rnib.org.uk/about-us/see-sport-differently See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“It's not about the how; it's about having the belief in yourself to stick to it, keep practicing, celebrate your small victories and pick yourself up from the failures.”- ShinahSo many creatives in the world share the same fears, questions, and doubts. And in this episode, I explore them through the story of another calligraphy creative — and share the advice that will help you push past your fears! You'll always be able to come up with reasons to hold off on chasing your dreams. It's up to you to choose whether you're going to let the fear take the wheel... or move through it.It can be easy to fall into the trap of asking yourself if things are a “waste” of time or effort. It's important to remember if you're doing something you LOVE, it's never a waste — you learn and grow from every experience that you have!The last year has been a scary time. The pandemic pushed doubts and fears to the forefront of people's minds — but it had a silver lining. During a period when the whole world slowed down, smart creatives took the time to make a valuable investment in themselves. Taking the time to work on your craft and build your foundation is a great way to grow not only your skills — but your confidence, too.And with the demand for creatives back and stronger than ever, you won't want to waste a single minute! Tune into this episode of The Shinah Show to find out:The common fears, questions and doubts that so many creatives shareThe difference between letting your fears guide your life's path — or pushing through them to follow your passionWhy right now is an amazing time to get started on your creative journey!Highlights:‌ ‌00:45  Introduction01:27  T's email02:30  My response03:20  Addressing the question of “waste”04:10  Have faith in yourself04:45  Follow your passion05:35  Challenge your doubts & fears07:40  NOW is the time for creative action!08:44  Rational, non-fear-based approach09:56  Follow-up with T11:04  Success (even in a pandemic!)12:09  Free 5-day Pointed Pen Calligraphy ChallengeLinks:‌ ‌FREE Pointed Pen Calligraphy Challenge: https://www.crookedcalligraphy.com/basics Follow me!Instagram: @crookedcalligraphyFacebook: facebook.com/crookedcalligraphy Show notes can be found at theshinahshow.comWatch these episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVJJZS9jYDmzePAnaGDiFuw Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel, and ring the bell for notifications so you never miss an episode!

Welcome to episode 198 of The Extra Mile Podcast!I'm continually inspired by what struggles each of you fight through almost daily! I try to use that inspiration to help me in my training as well, and I thank you each for that! Have a listen to some amazing Extra Milers living life!!!Check out some very cool stuff mentioned in this episode:The RUN/TALK/RUN PODCASTJust Plain Dave's PodcastCarlos the Running JackalBird-In-Hand Half MarathonBolder Active WearFitness Rocks FULL EPISODEPlease don't forget to support our amazing sponsorsQoosh Bands.. MORE than a sweatband!Check out the Extra Mile SWAG PAGE HERE TOO!Thanks again for downloading the show and giving us an hour or so of your time. We invite your comments, questions, and training updates either in a 1-2 minute audio submission to theextramilepodcast@gmail.com. We would love to add your voice to the next episode!Please subscribe in Apple Podcasts using the link to the right or download the show by clicking HERE.Until our next episode, you all enjoy your Extra Mile.