HO CHI MINH CITY£¬ April 18 (Xinhua) -- Phan Thi Ha Thanh has become the second Vietnamese gymnast to have gained a slot at the approaching Rio Olympics£¬ the Vietnam Olympic Committee announced Monday.
At a pre-Olympic gymnastics tournament in Brazil£¬ despite her knee injury£¬ Thanh managed to reach the Olympic standard at the women's all-round event£¬ including vault£¬ uneven bars£¬ balance beam and floor exercise£¬ on Monday.
On Sunday£¬ also at the tournament£¬ her compatriot Pham Phuoc Hung secured the first gymnastics Olympic berth for Vietnam.
Vietnam has so far won 14 berths to the 2016 Olympics£¬ including three in weightlifting£¬ two in shooting£¬ one in swimming£¬ two in wrestling£¬ one in race walking£¬ three in fencing and two in gymnastics.
Anyone who has seen the Lamborghini Reventon or the Aston Martin DBS knows that unmistakable feeling. It's the thrill & the allure of the exotic sports car
Customized Chiefs Jersey , overhauled & updated for the 21st century. Since their inception, sports cars have continually pushed the boundaries of both engineering & art. These are the cars that exemplify speed, power and beauty.
Alfa Romeo: The Grandfather of Exotic Sports Cars
Alfa Romeo first began producing race cars in Milan, Italy in 1910. Their first endeavor, the HP 24, turned some heads with its superior speed and handling. Chief Designer Giuseppe Merosi worked on all Alfa Romeo models from 1910 to 1923. When Merosi retired, race car driver Enzo Ferrari persuaded Vittorio Jano to leave Fiat and take over Merosi's work.
In 1925, Alfa Romeo unveiled the P2 Grand Prix Car, Jano's first car with Romeo and widely considered the first "supercar." The P2 was powered by a straight-8 cylinder supercharged engine, and placed first in 14 Grand Pix races between 1924 and 1930. Today, the P2 Grand Prix is considered one of the most rarified of the collectible antique cars, with less than a dozen still intact.
Ferrari: High Performance, Luxury Cars
After racing Alfa Romeos in the 1920's & 30's, Enzo Ferrari decided that he wanted to build his own racecars. He prototyped a few models in the 1940's, but it wasn't until after World War II that he found success. Notably, Ferrari's exotic sports cars took first place in the Formula 1 World Championships, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the World Sportscar Championships throughout the 1950's.
Ferrari's Gran Turismo series remains its most successful lines, with the 2007 599 GTB Fiorano bringing even more luxury and innovation to the table. Patrons of the Ferrari Club of America cite performance as the primary reason for purchasing a Ferrari over other collectible cars.
Lamborghini : Exotic Sports Cars for a New Generation
Ferruccio Lamborghini had a successful business building tractors in Italy before his eyes turned to the exotic sports car. And it wasn't a love for performance that stirred his fire, but a disdain for Enzo Ferrari.
According to Lamborghini's family, Ferruccio purchased a Ferrari 250 GT in the early 1960's and was unhappy with the handling & response of the clutch. He brought it into Ferrari's factory and met with Enzo Ferrari to voice his concerns. Ferrari was immediately upset with Lamborghini's complaints so he mocked Lamborghini and sent him away. Lamborghini went home, dismantled the car and discovered that the clutches installed in Ferraris were from the same manufacturers he used for his tractors. He installed a new clutch and vowed to create a higher-quality, luxury sports car than Ferrari.
Aston Martin: Unforgettable Collectible Cars
Britain's Aston Martin was founded by Lionel Martin & Robert Bamford in 1914. They designed exotic sports cars and drove in competitions, but it wasn't until David Brown became managing director of the company in 1947 that they were able to establish themselves as a maker of high-quality, high-performance sports cars. They introduced the DB line (DB standing for David Brown) in 1950, and many of their models have become synonymous with antique and collectible cars.
In the crazy economic times that we are currently living in I am wondering if the money and time spent on watching millionaires play sports is going to drop? I am talking about all sports here, Football both American and European, Baseball, Hockey, NBA car racing like Nascar, Formula 1 and many more. You have to think that most of us around the world are going to take a serious look at were are dollars are going. One of the easiest ways to reduce our monthly expenses is to remove those items that aren't necessities. Watching professional sports is one of them and the truth is before this recession hit most of us could not afford to go to a game anyways.
Most of us agree that a major portion of these athletes make way too much money for playing a sport most of us do for free. In fact most of us pay money to play these sports on the weekends. Past the fact that most of us have been avoiding live sporting events for years because of its price I wonder how many of the supporters will stop going to games?
Most analysts expect the slow down in the economy to last about 4-5 years before things get back to normal. Can major sports whether the storm? Do they provide enough value for what the fan gets in return. Most of us disagree and here's why, I will take a New York Knicks game for example, the average ticket is over $150 per person, then you have to get a hot dog and a drink and if you're lucky maybe an ice cream cone. This all adds up to roughly $60 for a family of four. You then have to factor parkingtransportation which is going to be $20. For a family of four the total cost for one evening of NBA action is $700. Even if you have that amount of disposable monthly income is it even worth it?
Things are going to change that's for sure, I h.
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