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Subject Topic: Olympic Profiles in Faith - American Hurdlers Credit God for 1-2-3 Sweep - Simone Manuel, ’The Final Five’ Win Big, Usain Bolt, Fastest Man in World. All Give Glory to God - Post Reply Post New Topic
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Olympic Profiles in Faith

It was a clean sweep for three American women in the 100 meter hurdles Wednesday night. Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, and Kristi Castlin swept first, second and third in a feat that's never been accomplished in that event. More

U.S. Track Star Allyson Felix, a devout Christian, told the Los Angeles Times that her Christian faith is the reason she runs. More

A letter written to Olympic great Jessie Owens shows how his faith influenced his German Olympic competitor Luz Long years later and how their friendship outweighed the hate from Hitler's reign.  More

Track star Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa is giving the glory to God after winning gold and setting a new world record at the Olympic games More

The fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt is making headlines around the world, but reports say the God he worships is being ignored by the BBC.  More

U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is celebrating after earning his 23rd gold medal Saturday night in the 4x100-meter medley relay. But just two years ago the gold winning medalist was in a much darker place.   More

Olympic gold medalist Almaz Ayana is telling the world how she was able to break a 23-year-old world record in the 10,000 meters track competition and she says it's because of Jesus.  More

Track star Tori Bowie took a leap of faith four years ago when she told her grandmother that she could beat Olympians Allyson Felix, Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica. More

Michelle Carter won the shot put gold medal Friday night at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 56 years after Earlene Brown claimed the bronze in the same event during the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. More

Maya DiRado gives her audience a inside look at her faith and what her gold medal really means to God.  More

First time Olympic-swimmer Maya DiRado added a gold medal in the women's relay Thursday night to the bronze and silver she already won. But DiRado doesn't want to be defined by her accomplishments in the pool. More

Bubba Watson, the No. 6 golfer in the world, completed men's individual final round at the Olympic Games in Rio today. But what many may not know about this nine-time PGA Tour winner is that he's a strong follower of Jesus Christ. More

Kendrick Farris will made his third Olympic appearance Saturday as he competed in the weightlifting competition. For Farris his weightlifting success gives him the opportunity to evangelize. More

Texas-native Simone Manuel, 19, took her place in Olympic history Thursday night, becoming the first African-American woman to win gold in swimming after tying with 16-year-old Canadian for the top spot in the 100 freestyle. More

American Olympic divers David Boudia and Steele Johnson took silver in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform Monday night. They both have repeatedly shared how they find their identity in Jesus Christ. More

The U.S. 2016 Summer Olympic athletes are speaking out about their faith and reliance on Christ.  More

Olympic veteran Jenny Simpson is set to compete in her third Olympics but she has never stood atop the  Olympic podium. Also known as "Track Jenny," she is a devout Christian and says Christ is the most amazing Constant in her life because He's always the same. More

Simone Biles is the picture of beauty and grace in Olympic gymnastics competition in Rio de Janeiro. Along with her coaches, even her competition has called her "the best ever," "the perfect 10," and "the best gymnast in history." More

American track & fielder Trayvon Bromell is the youngest sprinting champion with six world medals. But the super fast runner says he's running for more than earthly medals and attributes his success to God-given ability. More

Five years ago 22-year-old Nigerian American Moralake Akinosun tweeted about her dream to compete in the Olympics. Today she is living her dream. Akinosun, a Christian, said her faith inspires her to believe beyond the impossible. More

Gwen Jorgensen, two-time defending triathlon world champion,  may have been the last person to believe in herself, but God had bigger plans for the Olympic athlete.  More

The U.S Women's gymnastics team may be small, but their near flawless Olympic performance in Rio, paid off big.    More

English Gardner has qualified for the Olympics as one of the world's fastest runners, and she is giving all the glory to God despite her long journey.  More

23-year-old Olympic soccer star Morgan Brian says she's learned to trust God through the ups and downs of the game.  On Friday the U.S. women's team lost to Sweden in overtime penalty kicks in the quarterfinals. More

Laurie Hernandez, nicknamed "the Human Emoji" is the first American-born Hispanic gymnast to qualify for the Olympics in more than 30 years and she's giving God the glory! More

Olympic soccer star Tobin Heath says that being a witness for Christ is more important than gold medals.  The U.S. women's team lost its bid for 2016 glory Friday afternoon in Brazil, losing in penalty kicks to Sweden. More

Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas and her mother Natalie share about their faith and how it has sustained the family over the years. More

Missy Franklin was one of the biggest stories of the London Olympics four years ago. While she's disappointed at failing to qualify for the 200 meter freestyle Monday, she's still looking forward to the event that she holds the world record in. More

Yusra Mardini is a gifted swimmer who has made it all the way to Rio to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games. This same athletic gift saved her life almost a year ago. More

Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan helped Team USA defeat Venezuela, Monday, in their second consecutive win in Rio. Jordan's faith is one of the major factors getting him through stressful times in life, like competing in the Olympics.  More

The athletes participating in this years Olympic games are often famous in their own right for how they've excelled in their sport. What drives Kevin Durant, however, is not a gold medal or a new scoring record, but his faith in Jesus Christ. More

Haley Augello, now Olympic wrestler reflects on her path to Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympics.  More

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Usain Bolt, Fastest Man in World and God-Honoring Christian, Makes Olympic History -

Julie Brown Patton : Aug 16, 2016 : Gospel Herald

Nicknamed "Lightning Bolt," Usain is widely known as a "Bible-believing, God-honoring, Jesus-worshiping Christian."

airlift(Brazil)—[Gospel Herald] Nicknamed "Lightning Bolt," this sprinter hails from a rural area along the northern coast of Jamaica, and is a Catholic.  His middle name, St. Leo, was given to him in honor of one of the Catholic Church's earliest Popes. (Photo via Gospel Herald)

Bolt is devout in his faith, with references on Hollow Verse calling him a "Bible-believing, God-honoring, Jesus-worshiping Christian."

On Twitter, Bolt declared:  "With God anything is possible... I demolish training today #thankuGod4"

His faith and popularity led to the Vatican inviting him to speak at a conference on global religious liberty through the popular TED (technology, entertainment and design) program.

Bolt got off to a slow start in the final race in Rio Sunday, however, while American sprinter Justin Gatlin looked to be closing in a surprise gold. But then Bolt passed Gatlin and again crossed...

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South African Track Star Gives Glory to God

By Nico Bougas, Special to ASSIST News Service

Wayde fan Niekerk gives thanks to GodRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (ANSAugust 17, 2016) -- Track star Wayde van Niekerk became an overnight sensation in his native South Africa when he earned a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio. Running in the 400 meters race, he shattered Michael Johnson’s 17-year old world record clocking a time of 43.03 seconds and beating the old mark by nearly half a second.

He is also the first person in history to run faster than 10 seconds for 100 meters, 20 seconds for 200 meters and 44 seconds for 400 meters. Van Niekerk was the silver medalist in the 400 meters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and took bronze in the 4 × 400 meters relay at the 2013 Summer Universiade.

He also represented South Africa at the 2013 and the 2015 Athletics World Championships. At the 2015 World Championships, he won the gold medal in the 400 meters. He was quick to give glory to God after his record breaking achievements.

He was prematurely born at 29 weeks weighing little over 2 pounds. There were grave doubts that he would survive, let alone become a successful athlete. He spent the first few weeks of his life in an incubator in the neonatal unit at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.

He returned there in May with a $45,000 donation to help expand the unit. He said: “From what my mother tells me it was apparently a very difficult and emotional journey to have a premature baby.

Smaller South African Olympic winner“There were days where she was not sure whether I was going to make it to the next day. That’s how sick I was,” he recalled.

Now, Wayde has become an instant celebrity in South Africa. But he continues to give all glory to God. After the race he told reporters, “I lunged for the finishing tape and immediately afterwards got down on my knees and thanked God and then my family for their support.”

Asked about his winning strategy he declared his gratitude to God and the people of South Africa.

Following his victory he Tweeted a photo of himself kneeling on the track with an inscription, “Jesus did it” and after the race he tweeted his thanks with the words “God is power.”

Van Niekerk is of course not the only Olympic athlete to give glory to God for his achievement. The world fastest man alive, Jamaican, Usain Bolt, who won the 100 and 200 titles at the Olympics also gave glory to God.

Usain Bolt thanks God for his victorySpectators can witness Bolt uttering a silent prayer and pointing Heavenwards before and after every race. He also took to Twitter to thank God after making history at the 2012 Beijing Olympics.

“I thank God for everything that He has done and without Him this would not have been possible,” he tweeted.

Photo captions: 1) Wayde van Niekerk thanks God for his victory. 2) A picture that Wayde van Niekerk posted on Twitter. 3) Usain Bolt also thanks God for his victory. 4) Nico Bougas.

Nico BougasAbout the writer: Nico Bougas is the International Development Director for Hellenic Ministries. He has a master's degree in communication from Wheaton Graduate School and M. Div and D. Min degrees from Trinity Theological Seminary. He is the author of five books. He previously worked for Youth for Christ in South Africa and was Editor of In Magazine and Christian Living TODAY and currently serves as Consulting Editor for JOY Magazine and a Trustee for Radio CCFM and was one of the founders of Sports Outreach Africa. He previously served on the national executive of the SA Association of Evangelists and as a Trustee for the Bible Institute of South Africa and on the advisory board for the South African Theological Seminary and on the executive of The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund (SA). For further, information contact: nico@bougas.info .

** You may republish this or any of our ANS stories with attribution to the ASSIST News Service (www.assistnews.net).
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