Although a man won this race, one of the women came seventh out of 50 -- an impressive achievement considering how young the sport is for Palestinian women.
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Unlike on the beach-volleyball court, where a pair of U.S. women has snapped up three of the five gold medals the young Olympic sport has ever awarded, the U.S. women's volleyball team has never won gold.
The Government's target is to get one million adults playing more sport and get young people doing five hours of sport per week inside and outside school.
"This is the biggest game since the region was born, " Young told BBC Sport.
Cultural awareness is reflected sartorially: young men happily sport the goats' wool chukhoranek, and cummerbund.
"Obviously it means a lot to me but credit has got to go to the players, " Young told BBC Sport.
"She will no doubt show today's and tomorrow's young people why sport does matter - and how it can change your life for the better, " she said.
Although an aficionado of young gentlemen who sport the "psychobilly" look - a rock subculture that marries punk style with Elvis-esque quiffs - she says that all she is looking for is someone to make her laugh.
John Neil Munro Frame (Edinburgh) - For services to the community and to Sport for Young People.
Cipriani, regarded as one of the finest young talents in the sport, was due to make his first Test start following two England appearances off the bench.
But Alan Flitcroft, a football finance expert at Ernst and Young, told BBC Sport that problems with individual bargaining in Italy and Spain had softened the EC's stance.
The new scheme will attempt to increase involvement in sport for young people through the clubs, who have been promised greater support to work with their local community to address alcohol misuse, sectarianism, racism, domestic abuse and violence.
Introducing her to a sport at a young age can help her get in the groove.
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Professional athletes who are successful in their sport often are young and have high personal earnings.
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The Collegiate Bass Anglers Association was founded two years ago by two former college baseball coaches hoping to reaffirm fishing as a sport for the young.
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The levels of people interacting with social media about London 2012 show more people - particularly the young - are connecting with sport, said a Locog spokeswoman.
Despite his success and the boyish good looks that landed him in Cosmopolitan magazine as "Bachelor of the Year" in 2008, the down-to-earth Montana native has always had a greater purpose: To use his passion for the sport to help young adults with cancer.
The training firm did accept that it was recruiting at the "lower end of the achievement spectrum" but said more could be done and said interventions could be made through the arts or sport and more young people should be encouraged to take part in programmes like the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme.
The government would be bringing forward plans to make sure more young people take part in competitive sport, Mr Hunt added.
He was recognised for giving up his time for more than 30 years to help young people improve their lives through sport.
He described the partnership of Alonso, one of the sport's brightest young stars, and the highly experienced Fisichella as being "perfectly balanced".
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Posh Spice is herself a huge brand in China, and young affluent women are flocking to premium sport-utilities.
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As I engaged in volunteer coaching, I worked hard to mentor young boys and girls about life thru sport.
Horner enjoyed success as a young driver in junior levels of motor sport before forging his career in team ownership and management.
Several young female players on the WTA Tour sport her collection in tournament play, including Sofia Arvidsson, Kai-Chen Chang, Indy De Vroome, Andrea Hlavackova, Madison Keys and Anastasia Pivovarova.
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Muhammad says that, in a country where 70% of the population is under the age of 30, it is important to not only target but also to educate young people in order to develop the sport.
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"We try to give the young generation the opportunity to develop himself through sport, " he said.
These projects will use sport as a means of helping young people overcome trauma and reconstruct their lives.
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