How can I get involved in a sport for the London 2012 Olympics? Ive looked everywhere but cannot find ansrs!?

Question

Ocassionaly On the TV Ive seen many kids wearing 2012 London T shirts and practising for their sports.

Where are they training???

Ive been to the London 2012 website but there is no info on how you can compete for a sport.

I do light weight rowing and Iam 16 - my 2k time is: 7:18mins.

I also swim and run.

My 100m running time is : 12.78 secs

Answer 1

just do as many comps to qualify for a higher level to you get to national or international.  

Answer 2

You best bet is to figure out ONE sport (rowing OR running OR swimming) based on your physique (remember, your body will change a lot over the next 4 years, so, for example, you may not want to look at the sprint as your sport if your physique is likely to end up being good for 5000 metre plus distances).

Don't forget to consider sports you may not have much experience in. For example, you may have a very good physique for cycling even though you have not really done it competitively!

N.B. You HAVE to have a passion for your sport. You will be doing it all day every day and it will cause you more pain and heartache than you can imagine, so you better love it enough to get you through these rough times to the good times!

Next practise, practise, practise! Find a good club, with a GREAT coach and kiss your social life goodbye for 4 years. Sport at this level is all about sacrifice. It is not just the endless hours of training, it is also about the free time between training when you rest instead of partying, when you read up on technique/competition instead of going to the movies, when you travel to and from competitions instead of going camping.

Most people want to do this as a part time gig but the ONLY way to get there is if you treat it as a fulltime job AND you are lucky enough to   be genetically blessed! That is why we all admire these athletes, they are the very best of the very few!

Good luck and give me a wave from the Gold Medal podium in 2012!

Answer 3

Your 100m running time is fast, but not fast enough to enter Olympic. Work hard. Still have 4 years left.