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Subject: 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 -
Date Posted: 08/18/2016 at 1:18pm
Olympic Profiles in Faith
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/american-hurdlers -credit-god-for-1-2-3-sweep - American Hurdlers Credit God for 1-2-3 Sweep
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/american-hurdlers -credit-god-for-1-2-3-sweep - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/u-s-track-and-fie lds-allyson-felix-says-god-is-at-the-heart-of-her-racin g-in-the-rio-olympics - Track Star Allyson Felix: God Is at the Heart of Her Racing
U.S. Track Star Allyson Felix, a devout Christian, told the Los Angeles Times that her Christian faith is the reason she runs.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/u-s-track-and-fie lds-allyson-felix-says-god-is-at-the-heart-of-her-racin g-in-the-rio-olympics - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/letter-to-famed-o lympian-jessie-owens-shows-his-faiths-impact - Letter to Famed Olympian Jessie Owens Shows His Faith's Impact
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/letter-to-famed-o lympian-jessie-owens-shows-his-faiths-impact - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2016/august/olympian-smash es-michael-johnsons-record-gives-glory-to-god - Van Niekerk Smashes Michael Johnson's Record, Gives Glory to God
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
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2016/august/olympian-smash es-michael-johnsons-record-gives-glory-to-god - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/bbc-ignores-olymp ians-commitment-to-christ - BBC Ignores Olympian Usain Bolt's Commitment to Christ
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/bbc-ignores-olymp ians-commitment-to-christ - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/purpose-driven-li fe-saves-olympian-michael-phelps-from-suicide - Olympian Michael Phelps: 'This Is the Best Place I've Ever Been In My Whole Life'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/purpose-driven-li fe-saves-olympian-michael-phelps-from-suicide - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2016/august/olympic-gold-m edalist-almaz-ayana-my-doping-is-jesus - Olympic Gold Medalist Almaz Ayana: My 'Doping' Is Jesus
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2016/august/olympic-gold-m edalist-almaz-ayana-my-doping-is-jesus - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/tori-bowie-faith- the-size-of-a-mustard-seed - Tori Bowie: Faith Like a Mustard Seed Wins Her Silver
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/tori-bowie-faith- the-size-of-a-mustard-seed - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-gold-meda list-michelle-carter-all-i-could-do-was-pray - Olympic Gold Medalist Michelle Carter: 'All I Could Do Was Pray'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-gold-meda list-michelle-carter-all-i-could-do-was-pray - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-gold-meda list-dirado-what-god-really-cares-about - Olympic Gold Medalist DiRado: What God Really Cares About
Maya DiRado gives her audience a inside look at her faith and what her gold medal really means to God.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-gold-meda list-dirado-what-god-really-cares-about - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-swimmer-d irado-says-life-is-more-than-medals - Olympic Swimmer Maya DiRado: 'Life Is More than Medals'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-swimmer-d irado-says-life-is-more-than-medals - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-golfer-bu bba-watson-walks-with-the-lord - Olympic Golfer Bubba Watson Walks With the Lord
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-golfer-bu bba-watson-walks-with-the-lord - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-weightlif ter-kendrick-farris-faith-is-a-part-of-me - Olympic Weightlifter Kendrick Farris: 'Faith Is A Part of Me'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-weightlif ter-kendrick-farris-faith-is-a-part-of-me - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-gold-sim& #111;ne-manuel-gives-all-glory-to-god - Olympic Gold: Simone Manuel Gives 'All Glory to God'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-gold-sim& #111;ne-manuel-gives-all-glory-to-god - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-winners-b oudia-johnson-our-identity-is-in-christ - Olympic Winners Boudia, Johnson: 'Our Identity Is in Christ'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-winners-b oudia-johnson-our-identity-is-in-christ - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/god-before-gold-r ios-2016-olympians-and-their-faith - God Before Gold: Rio's 2016 Olympians and Their Faith
The U.S. 2016 Summer Olympic athletes are speaking out about their faith and reliance on Christ.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/god-before-gold-r ios-2016-olympians-and-their-faith - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-vet-jenny -simpson-christ-is-the-most-amazing-constant - Olympic Vet Jenny Simpson: 'Christ Is the Most Amazing Constant'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-vet-jenny -simpson-christ-is-the-most-amazing-constant - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/faith-and-family- fuel-simone-biles-meteoric-olympic-run-in-rio - Faith, Family Fuel Simone Biles' Olympic Run in Rio
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."
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/faith-and-family- fuel-simone-biles-meteoric-olympic-run-in-rio - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/track-star-trayv& #111;n-bromell-without-god-i-wouldnt-be-able-to-run - Track Star Trayvon Bromell: 'Without God, I Wouldn't Be Able to Run'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/track-star-trayv& #111;n-bromell-without-god-i-wouldnt-be-able-to-run - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2016/august/olympian-morolake-ak inosuns-faith-inspires-belief-beyond-the-impossible - Olympian Morolake Akinosun's Faith Inspires Belief Beyond the Impossible
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2016/august/olympian-morolake-ak inosuns-faith-inspires-belief-beyond-the-impossible - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/redemption-f rom-flat-tires-gwen-jorgensen-believes-god-has-bigger-plans - Redemption from Flat Tires: Gwen Jorgensen Believes God Has Bigger Plans
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/redemption-f rom-flat-tires-gwen-jorgensen-believes-god-has-bigger-plans - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/the-final-five-wi n-big-give-glory-to-god - 'The Final Five' Win Big, Give Glory to God
The U.S Women's gymnastics team may be small, but their near flawless Olympic performance in Rio, paid off big.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/the-final-five-wi n-big-give-glory-to-god - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2016/july/amazing- comeback-sprinter-praises-jesus-after-qualifying-for-the-oly mpics - Sprinter English Gardner Shares How Her Faith Propelled Her Success
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2016/july/amazing- comeback-sprinter-praises-jesus-after-qualifying-for-the-oly mpics - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-soccer-st ar-says-playing-is-a-chance-to-put-trust-in-god - Soccer's Morgan Brian: Playing Is a Chance to Put Trust in God
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-soccer-st ar-says-playing-is-a-chance-to-put-trust-in-god - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympian-gymnast- laurie-hernandez-says-faith-drives-out-fear - Olympic Gymnast Laurie Hernandez: 'Faith Drives Out Fear'
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!
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympian-gymnast- laurie-hernandez-says-faith-drives-out-fear - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-soccer-ch amp-heath-is-a-light-for-christ - Soccer Star Tobin Heath is a 'Light for Christ'
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-soccer-ch amp-heath-is-a-light-for-christ - More
http://www1.cbn.com/video/how-prayer-paved-the-way-to-olympi c-gold-for-gabby-douglas - How Prayer Paved the Way to Olympic Gold for Gabby Douglas
Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas and her mother Natalie share
about their faith and how it has sustained the family over the years.
http://www1.cbn.com/video/how-prayer-paved-the-way-to-olympi c-gold-for-gabby-douglas - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-swimmer-f ranklin-leaning-on-god-for-strength - Olympian Missy Franklin Leaning on God for Strength
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-swimmer-f ranklin-leaning-on-god-for-strength - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2016/august/christian-refugee-ov ercomes-odds-and-aims-for-the-gold - Christian Refugee Overcomes Odds and Aims for Olympic Gold
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2016/august/christian-refugee-ov ercomes-odds-and-aims-for-the-gold - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympian-deandre- jordan-keeps-sermon-on-mount-close-to-heart - Olympian DeAndre Jordan Keeps Sermon on Mount Close to Heart
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympian-deandre- jordan-keeps-sermon-on-mount-close-to-heart - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-hoopster- durant-leaning-on-gods-grace - Olympic Hoop Star Kevin Durant Leaning on God's Grace
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.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/olympic-hoopster- durant-leaning-on-gods-grace - More
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/for-olympic-wrest ler-haley-augello-faith-made-all-the-difference - For Olympic Wrestler Haley Augello, Faith Made All the Difference
Haley Augello, now Olympic wrestler reflects on her path to Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/august/for-olympic-wrest ler-haley-augello-faith-made-all-the-difference - More
MORE ON ATHLETES OF FAITH:
http://athletesinaction.org/" style="color:#444; - Athletes in Action
http://struggleandtriumph.com" style="color:#444; - Struggle and Triumph
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Date Posted: 08/18/2016 at 2:10pm
Usain Bolt, Fastest Man in World and God-Honoring Christian, Makes Olympic History -
Julie Brown Patton : Aug 16, 2016 : http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/65958/20160815/usain-bo lt-fastest-man-in-world-and-god-honoring-christian-make s-olympic-history.htm - Gospel Herald
Nicknamed "Lightning Bolt," Usain is widely known as a "Bible-believing, God-honoring, Jesus-worshiping Christian."
(Brazil)—[ http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/65958/20160815/usain-bo lt-fastest-man-in-world-and-god-honoring-christian-make s-olympic-history.htm - 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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Date Posted: 08/18/2016 at 2:13pm
South African Track Star Gives Glory to God
By
Nico Bougas, Special to ASSIST News Service
RIO
DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (ANS – August 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.
“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.
Spectators
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.
About 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 .
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