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Diana García (cyclist)
Diana María García Orrego (born 17 March 1982) is a Colombian track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team sprint, women's team sprint for the national team. Career García won the bronze medals in sprint, keirin and 500 m time trial in the 2002 Pan American Cycling Championships, 2002 Pan American Championships. Career Results ;2014 :1st Team Sprint, Pan American Track Championships (with Juliana Gaviria) :2014 South American Games, South American Games ::2nd Team Sprint (with Juliana Gaviria) ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Sprint :2nd Sprint, 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, Central American and Caribbean Games ;2015 :1st Team Sprint, Copa Cuba de Pista (with Juliana Gaviria) :3rd Team Sprint, 2015 Pan American Games, Pan American Games (with Juliana Gaviria) ;2017 :Easter International Grand Prix ::2nd Sprint ::2nd Keirin References External links * 1982 births Living people Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbosa, Antioquia
Barbosa is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Situated 39 km from Medellín's downtown, it is one of the municipalities of the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. The population was estimated to be 54,347 in 2020. It is known as the Gateway to the Northeast, famous for its lakes and streams. A traditional Pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a Tropical vegetation, tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been culti ... Festival is held here in December and a Train Festival in the district of El Hatillo in August. Climate References The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley Municipalities of Antioquia Department {{Antioquia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Pan American Cycling Championships
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube (algebra), cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. 7 is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Evolution of the Arabic digit For early Brahmi numerals, 7 was written more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted (ᒉ). The western Arab peoples' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arab peoples developed the digit from a form that looked something like 6 to one that looked like an uppercase V. Both modern Arab forms influenced the European form, a two-stroke form cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Sprint
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation, exercise, and competitive sport. History Cycling became popularized in Europe and North America in the latter part and especially the last decade of the 19th century. Today, over 50 percent of the human population knows how to ride a bike. War The bicycle has been used as a method of reconnaissance as well as transporting soldiers and supplies to combat zones. In this it has taken over many of the functions of horses in warfare. In the Second Boer War, both sides used bicycles for scouting. In World War I, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand used bicycles to move troops. In its 1937 invasion of China, Japan employed some 50,000 bicycle troops, and similar forces were instrumental in Japan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. There were 10,518 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) who participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then-Mayor of London, London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 Summer Olympics, 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2002 Central American And Caribbean Games
This page shows the results of the cycling competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, held on 24 November to 1 December 2002 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Medal summary Men's events Women's events References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cycling At The 2002 Central American And Caribbean Games 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ... 2002 in cycle racing 2002 in track cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Central American And Caribbean Games
The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 22 to December 8, 2002 and included 4,301 competitors from 31 nations, competing in 32 sports. The main stadium for these championships was the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca. For political reasons, Cuba decided to boycott the event. Squash made its debut at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Mascots The mascots were Chica the parakeet, Chepe the raccoon, and Chamba the eagle. Sports * * * * * * * Beach Volleyball () * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Racquetball () * * Roller skating () * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References Official site(archived) MetaOfficial Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Central American And Caribbean Games, 2002 2002 in multi-sport events International sports competitions hosted by El Salvador 2002 in Salvadoran sport 2002 in Central American sport 2002 in Caribbean sport Multi-sport events in El Salvador 21st century in San Salvad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2010 Central American And Caribbean Games
The cycling competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The tournament was held from 21 to 29 July at the Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla. Medal summary Road events BMX Events Mountain events Track events References External links * {{2010 in road cycling Events at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 in cycle racing 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ... 2010 in track cycling 2010 in road cycling 2010 in BMX 2010 in mountain biking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Central American And Caribbean Games
The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to be the only city to ask to hold the games, so that there was going to be no need for a vote in the assembly held in Havana, Cuba in 2004. But the organizers found that Guatemala would present a bid of their own. The vote was held on 15 May 2005 with Mayagüez winning. Trademark and athletes "Mayagüez 2010" marks the third (3) time Puerto Rico hosts the Central American and Caribbean Games, the other being 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, San Juan in 1966, and 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games, Ponce in 1993. The city of Mayagüez had been selected previously to hold the games in 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, 1982, but economic problems forced the city to quit the organization, and the games were held in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2006 Central American And Caribbean Games
This page shows the results of the cycling competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, held on July 21 and July 22, 2006, in Cartagena, Colombia. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Results Men's competition Individual Time Trial (44 km) *Held on 2006-07-21 Individual Road Race (142 km) *Held on 2006-07-22 Women's competition Individual Time Trial (22 km) *Held on 2006-07-21 Individual Road Race (88 km) *Held on 2006-07-22 ReferencesResults* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cycling At The 2006 Central American And Caribbean Games 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ... 2006 in cycle racing 2006 in track cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Central American And Caribbean Games
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city ** Cartagena de Indias *Other host cities ** Barranquilla, Colombia (bowling, cycling, football/soccer, and shooting); ** Bogotá, Colombia (equestrian); ** Mexico City, Mexico (rowing); and ** Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (field hockey, modern pentathlon, racquetball and team handball). Mascots The mascots for the Games were Cata the Indigenous girl and Dani the pelican. Nations Medal table Sports There were a total of 39 sports at the games. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Racquetball (''details'') * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central American And Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and five territories in Central America, the Caribbean ( Caribbean Countries), Mexico, and the South American Caribbean countries of Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The games are overseen by Centro Caribe Sports (''formerly CACSO''). They are designed to provide a step between sub-CACG-region Games held the first year following a Summer Olympics (e.g. Central American Games) and the Continental Championships, the Pan American Games, held the year before the Summer Olympics. The last Games were held in San Salvador between 23 June to 8 July 2023. The next Games will be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as main host in 2026. History The CACGs are the oldest continuing regional games in the world, and only the Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Pan American Track Cycling Championships
The 2019 Pan American Track Cycling Championships took place at the Velodrome of the Sports Training Center (CEFED) in Cochabamba, Bolivia, from 4 to 8 September 2019. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Records References External linksOfficial websiteResults book {{Pan American Cycling Championships Pan American Road and Track Championships Americas Cycling Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ... International sports competitions hosted by Bolivia Sport in Cochabamba September 2019 sports events in South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
