Bus to training May 10th provided the opportunity for Ari to refine his techniques and skills with the best in the world. Cuba’s Mijail Lopez is the current world champion at 120kg which makes him one of the favorites going into the Beijing Olympics this summer. Ari took on the world champ in training and it [...]
On May 9th Ari hit the mats with China’s Deli Liu, a 120kg heavy-weight . Liu is using this first Greco Roman Olympic qualifying tournament to try and secure a spot at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Ari has already qaulified for the Games and welcomed the intense training brought on by China’s heavy-weight hopeful.
i arrived in ostia which is a suburb of rome, italy on may 6. i am here to watch the first olympic qualification tournament which is used to select 4 athletes from each weight class who will get to compete in china. some athletes, like me, have already qualified through the 2007 world championships or [...]
hi this is my first post on this blog. i am currently in europe training for the olympics in august. i will try and use this blog to keep everyone up to speed on my journey.