さて、この室内4×800mリレーの日本記録がなぜ破られないかというと、行われていないからである。世界室内陸上競技選手権大会の種目にもないし、日本室内陸上競技大阪大会 (大阪城ホール) でも行われていない。
しかし海外では小規模なな大会で行われることがあるようで、2018年2月にアメリカ・ボストンで行われたBoston University Last Chance Meetで、Hoka One One NJ*NY Track Clubの4名 (Joseph Mcasey、Kyle Merber、Chris Giesting、Jesse Garn) が7:11.30 の世界記録を樹立した。
If you stuck around to watch the final race of the 2018 Boston University Last Chance Meet — and chances are, you did not, because the place was almost deserted — you were lucky enough to witness a very exciting men’s 4×800 relay in which three teams broke the existing world record.
In a tight race, it was Hoka One One NJ*NY Track Club that emerged victorious, clocking 7:11.30 to break the four-year-old record of 7:13.11, set across town at the Reggie Lewis Center. The record-setting team consisted of, in running order, Joe McAsey (1:49.03), Kyle Merber (1:47.11), Chris Giesting (1:47.43), and Jesse Garn (1:47.33). Atlanta Track Club (Brandon Hazouri, Patrick Peterson, Edward Kemboi, and Brandon Lasater) and District Track Club (Blair Henderson, Strymar Livingston, Edose Ibadin, and Matthew Centrowitz) finished second and third in the three-team race in 7:11.84 and 7:12.25, respectively.
Was baseball held in any way as a part of sporting events at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition? Some record books, occasionally mention that baseball was held as an "exhibition" sport during the 1904 Olympic Games. Probably some baseball games were conducted during the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition on which Director James Sullivan hung the label "Olympic". However, the evidence for even this in the newspapers is scant at best.
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 18 May, it was mentioned that Washington University and Indiana University were to play at 3:00 P.M. on Francis Field to commence the Olympic Inter-collegiate Baseball championship. This is the only mention I can find of that tournament. It was likely, in analogy to American Football, that some of the regularly scheduled college baseball games for St. Louis universities were held at Francis Field. But there is no further mention of this tournament at all. And on 18 May, colleges had to be getting near the end of their spring semesters.
On 3 June, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch described another event, the Olympic Amateur Baseball tournament. In was mentioned that 12 teams had already entered, the entries closed the next day, and that the teams would play a series of six games each to decide the champion ship. Again, these is nothing further in the papers. This is especially troubling when one considers that the Post-Dispatch sports pages contained a small column entitled "Amateur Baseball" giving the results and summaries of the games involving amateur baseball clubs in the St. Louis area. The Olympic Amateur Baseball tournament never finds its way into that column.
Thus, these seems to be minimal evidence that any amateur baseball games were considered to be part of "Olympics" even by authorities in charge of that year. Perhaps a few games were played as exhibitions at the fair, but nothing more.
Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as an exhibition sport. A game was played between the United States, the nation where the game was developed, and Sweden, the host nation. The game was held on Monday, 15 July 1912 and started at 10 a.m. on the Ostermalm Athletic Grounds in Stockholm.
The Americans were represented by various members of the American Olympic track and field athletics delegation, while the Swedish team was the Vesterås Baseball Club, which had been formed in 1910 as the first baseball club in Sweden. Four of the Americans played for Sweden, as the Swedish pitchers and catchers were inexperienced. One Swede eventually relieved Adams and Nelson, the American pitchers.
Six innings were played, with the Americans not batting in the sixth and allowing the Swedes to have six outs in their half of the inning.
注：AB 打席数 H ヒット 2B 二塁打 3B 三塁打 SB 盗塁 R 得点 E エラー
このように２人選手をレンタルしたにもかかわらず、試合としてはワンサイドであった。この試合で特筆すべきは８人のメダリストが参加したことだ。
George Bonhag 3000m団体金メダル ファースト ２打数ノーヒット
Fred Kelly 110mハードル金メダル センター ３打数１安打
Benjamin Adams 立ち高跳び銀メダル、立ち幅跳び銅メダル スウェーデンチームピッチャー ３打数１安打
Richard Byrd 円盤投げ銀メダル ピッチャー ０打数０安打
Abel Kiviat 1500m銀メダル ショート ４打数２安打 (三塁打１、盗塁１)
Ira Davenport 800m銅メダル キャッチャー ３打数２安打
George Horine 走高跳銅メダル レフト １打数０安打
Lawrence Whitney 砲丸投げ銅メダル ライト １打数０安打
George Bonhagは1908年の３マイル団体銀メダルに次いでの出場で、この大会でアメリカ選手団の旗手を務め悲願の金メダルを獲得したが、野球でヒットは打てなかった。
Fred Kellyは当時南カリフォルニア大学の１年生で、110mハードルの決勝では僅差で優勝し金メダルを手にし、その勢いでヒットも打った。
そして、2024年はパリ北部にあるスタッド・ド・フランス (Stade de France) がメインスタジアムとなる予定だ。1998年ワールドカップの主会場として建設され、サッカーでは2000年と2006年のUEFAチャンピオンズリーグの決勝戦や、UEFA Euro 2016も開催された。2007年にはラグビーワールドカップ決勝戦の会場ともなっている。
また陸上競技も開催可能であり、2003年世界陸上競技選手権大会の主会場ともなった。2023年のラグビーワールドカップも予定されており、いよいよオリンピックを迎えるという感じだろう。収容人数は75,000人だ。
Known as “The Greatest Stadium in the World”, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a living memorial to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, has been a civic treasure for generations of Angelenos. The legacy of events and individuals hosted in nine-plus-decades reads like no other: the only venue to host two Summer Olympics (Xth Olympiad in 1932, XXIIIrd Olympiad in 1984) and soon a third (XXXIVth Olympiad in 2028); home to college football’s USC Trojans since 1923 and the UCLA Bruins (1928-1981); professional football’s Los Angeles Rams (1946-1979 and 2016-2019), Raiders (1982-1994) and Chargers (1960); hosting three NFL Championships and two Super Bowls; home to the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1960) and the 1959 World Series; appearances by U.S. Presidents Franklin D Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan; and international dignitaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama, and Nelson Mandela. From Mick Jagger to the Harlem Globetrotters, the Grateful Dead to Billy Graham, Evel Knievel to Pele, the Memorial Coliseum, named a National and California Historic Landmark in 1984, has been the stage for the unbelievable, the unforgettable, the iconic, and the best in human endeavor and achievement.
On March 29, 2008, the LA Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox set a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance ever at a baseball game with a crowd of 115,300. Other historic events include Billy Graham’s appearance in 1963 in front of 134,254 (still an all-time Coliseum record), Nelson Mandela’s 1990 triumphant return to the United States, the first ever Papal Mass by Pope John Paul II in 1987, and the 1976 Bicentennial Spectacular.
The Coliseum has hosted decades of memorable concerts including a “who’s-who” listing of some of rock-n-roll’s greatest artists: The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Metallica, The Who, The Grateful Dead, Van Halen, Prince, and more!
As the Coliseum nears closer to its centennial in 2023, we look forward to seeing what the next 100 years has in store for us here at “The Greatest Stadium in the World”!
野球場としては、左翼 (約76.7 m) から左中間 (約97.5 m) が極端に狭くなるなど、さすがに無理があった。
しかし、2008年3月29日にドジャースのロサンゼルス移転50周年を記念したオープン戦（対レッドソックス）が開催され、この試合で、米国スポーツ史上最多、そして世界の野球史上も最多となる115,300人の観客を動員した。(通常の収容人数は2017年まで93,607人だったが、2018年から78,500人となった)
この日は左翼まで61.3mで、後方に18.3mのネットが設けられた。この試合には当時ドジャースの斎藤、レッドソックスの岡島も登板している。
スポーツ競技だけでなく、コンサート、演説など社会・生活に密着したスタジアムが３回目の夏期オリンピックを迎えることは人類にとって意義深いことだ。まさに “The Greatest Stadium in the World” という称号にふさわしい。
オリンピックに限らず新しいスタジアムが数多く建設されているが、いずれも目先のニーズにとらわれずに地域の財産として100年にわたって有効に活用されることを目指してほしいものである。
1953-1956年の4年間に77戦73勝の記録を残した。その中にはプエルトリコの三冠競走（Copa Gobernador、Clásico José de Diego、Clásico Primavera）も含まれ、デビューから56連勝というキンチェムの記録を破る大記録を打ち立てている。プエルトリコ競馬のレベルは世界的には高くなく、カマレロの生涯獲得賞金も43,552.95ドル程度であるが、ポニーのように小さな馬体でここまで走ったのは特筆される。
現役中であった1956年、使い詰めが影響したのか病気になり、キンタナ競馬場で死亡したとされる。
このブログは2008年5月に始めて10年目を迎えている。その初期にクリケットについて取り上げ、インドで初めてのプロスポーツとしてインディアン・プレミアリーグ (Indian Premier League) が始まったことを記した。そのインディアン・プレミアリーグも今年このブログ同様に10年目を迎えた。「同期」の10年を簡単に振り返ってみよう。
2012 spot-fixing case
On 14 May 2012, an Indian news channel India TV aired a sting operation which accused 5 players involved in spot fixing. Reacting to the news, Indian Premier League president Rajiv Shukla immediately suspended the 5 uncapped players. The five players were, TP Sudhindra (Deccan Chargers), Mohnish Mishra (Pune Warriors), Amit Yadav, Shalabh Srivastava (Kings XI Punjab) and Abhinav Bali, Delhi cricketer. However, the report went on to claim that none of the famous cricketers were found guilty. On the reliability of the report, Rajat Sharma, the editor-in-chief of news channel India TV quoted that the channel had no doubts about the authenticity of the sting operation and prepared to go to court.
Mohnish Mishra who was part of Pune Warriors India team for the season, admitted to have said that franchises pay black money, in a sting operation. Mishra was caught on tape saying that franchisees paid them black money and that he had received ₹15 million (US$230,000) from the later, among which ₹12 million (US$190,000) was black money. He was also suspended from his team.
2013 spot-fixing and betting case
On 16 May 2013, 3 players of Rajasthan Royals were arrested by Delhi Police on charges of spot fixing. The three players were Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan & Ajit Chandila . All three Players were suspended by BCCI until the inquiry in case is completed by the police. Fresh details emerged later.
On 24 May 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of the Chennai Super Kings franchise and son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan was arrested in Mumbai by Mumbai Crime Branch in connection with illegal betting.
On 25 March 2014 Supreme Court of India told N. Srinivasan to step down from his position on his own as BCCI president in order to ensure a fair investigation, else it would pass verdict asking him to step down.
今年のPlayer of the seriesはライジング・プネー・スーパージャイアントに所属するBen Stokesで、ニュージーランド生まれのイングランド代表選手だ。所属選手はもちろんインドの選手が多いが、イングランド、南アフリカ、オーストラリア、ニュージーランド、スリランカ、ジャマイカ、トリニダード・トバゴなど多岐にわたっている。
When he returned to Germany after his defeat by Joe Louis, Schmeling was now shunned by the Nazis. He won both the German and European heavyweight championships on the same night, with a first-round knockout of Adolf Heuser.
During the Nazi purge of Jews from Berlin, he personally saved the lives of two Jewish children by hiding them in his apartment. It was not the first time that Schmeling defied the Nazi regime's hatred for Jews. As the story goes, Hitler let it be known through the Reich Ministry of Sports that he was very displeased at Schmeling's relationship with Joe Jacobs, his Jewish fight promoter, and wanted it terminated, but Schmeling refused to bow even to Hitler. During the war, Schmeling was forcibly drafted, where he served with the Luftwaffe and was trained as an elite paratrooper. He participated in the Battle of Crete in May 1941, where he was wounded in his right knee by mortar fire shrapnel during the first day of the battle. After recovering, he was dismissed from active service after being deemed medically unfit for duty because of his injury.
Nevertheless, in July 1944 a rumor that he had been killed in action made world news. He later visited American P.O.W. camps in Germany and occasionally tried to help conditions for the prisoners.
代理戦争となったルイス戦の敗戦について、シュメリングは約40年後の1975年に、"Looking back, I'm almost happy I lost that fight. Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory. I had nothing to do with the Nazis, but they would have given me a medal. After the war I might have been considered a war criminal."と述べたそうだ。 なるほど、歴史の評価というのはその時点ではわからないものだ。
このようにナショナル・リーグは、アメリカン・リーグの前身であるウェスタン・リーグよりもさらに以前からあった。
そしてナショナル・リーグにも前身のリーグがある、1871年から1875年まで運営されていたナショナル・アソシエーション (全米プロ野球選手協会、National Association of Professional Base Ball Players) である。
スポーツ用品のビジネスでも成功したスポルディングは、1882年から1891年の間、選手として所属していたシカゴ・ホワイトストッキングスの理事長職をつとめる。シカゴはスポルディングの経営の元、10年間で5度のリーグ制覇をする強豪チームになっており、スポルディング自身も野球のイメージの改善のため、ギャンブルや野次の排除などに奔走した。
1939年、発展貢献者としてアメリカ野球殿堂（Baseball Hall of fame）入りを果たした。
遡って、1868年7月23日にAll England Croquet Clubというクロッケーの協会が設立された。クロッケーはイギリス発祥のゲートボールのような競技 (これもオリンピック競技の廃止競技として記している) で、1870年に大会を開催したりしたが、競技が物静かであったために人気が衰退していった。
1875年2月、All England Croquet Clubはスポーツライターのヘンリー・ジョーンズの提案によりローンテニスを導入することが決まり、徐々に重きが置かれていった。そして協会は1877年4月14日に、All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (AEC & LTC) と名称が変更された。
再び遡って1875年3月3日にMarylebone Cricket Club (MCC) は、クリケットフィールドでローンテニスの様々な形をテストする会合を開き、ローンテニスのルール標準化を模索した。そして6月24日に最初のローンテニスのルールが制定された。これは主にウィングフィールド少佐によるスフェリスティキのルールを元としており、蝶ネクタイ型のコートが採用された。しかしこのコートの形は多くに支持されたわけではなかった。
- The court will have a rectangular shape with outer dimensions of 78 by 27 feet (23.77 by 8.23 m).
- The net will be lowered to 3 feet and 3 inches (0.99 m) in the center.
- The balls will be 2 1/2 to 2 5/8 inch (6.4 to 6.7 cm) in diameter and 1 3/4 ounces (49.6 g) in weight.
- The real tennis method of scoring by fifteens will be adopted.
- The first player to win six games wins the set with 'sudden death' occurring at five games all except for the final, when a lead of two games in each set is necessary.
- Players will change ends at the end of a set unless otherwise decreed by the umpire.
- The server will have two chances at each point to deliver a correct service.
このような経緯でローンテニスコートは、蝶ネクタイ型ではなく78 x 27 feetの長方形となった。またこれらはいくつかの修正はなされたが今日のテニスでも有効なものである。
そして6月9日に以下のような公告がされた。
The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, propose to hold a lawn tennis meeting, open to all amateurs, on Monday, July 9th and following days. Entrance fee, ￡1 1s 0d. Names and addresses of competitors to be forwarded to the Hon. Sec. A.E.C. and L.T.C. before Saturday, July 7, or on that day before 2.15 p.m. at the club ground, Wimbledon. Two prices will be given - one gold champion prize to the winner, one silver to the second player. The value of the prizes will depend on the number of entries, and will be declared before the draw; but in no case will they be less than the amount of the entrance money, and if there are ten and less than sixteen entries, they will be made up to ￡10 10s and ￡5 5s respectively. Henry Jones - Hon Sec of the Lawn Tennis sub-committee
１回戦、２回戦、準々決勝、準決勝を経て、7月19日に約200名の観衆の前でスペンサー・ゴアとウィリアム・マーシャルによる決勝が行われ、6-1、6-2、6-4でスペンサー・ゴアが勝利をおさめた。
翌日のThe Morning Post紙は以下のように報じている。
Lawn Tennis Championship - A fair number of spectators assembled yesterday, notwithstanding the rain, on the beautifully kept ground of the All England Club, Wimbledon, to witness the final contest between Messrs. Spencer Gore and W. Marshall for the championship. The play on both sides was of the highest order and its exhibition afforded a great treat to lovers of the game. All three sets were won buy Mr. Gore, who, therefore, becomes lawn tennis champion for 1877, and wins the ￡12 12s. gold prize and holds the silver challenge cup, value ￡25 5s.
