Category Archives: Sports

Paraglider defies Icarus’ Lesson

Posted on 2012-02-18 by Andreas Moser

Today when I was at Golden Bay and Għajn Tuffieħa in Malta, I saw this paraglider who ignored the lesson of Icarus. Luckily, he survived. (C) by Andreas Moser More photos of Għajn Tuffieħa – including a spectacular sunset – to … Continue reading →

Posted in Malta, Photography, Sports, Travel | Tagged Greek mythology, Icarus, paragliding | 11 Comments

Iran chickening out of 2012 Olympics?

Posted on 2011-03-01 by Andreas Moser

Iran has threatened to boycott the 2012 Summer Olympics in London because the logo of the games resembles the world “Zion”. Iran has now complained to the International Olympic Committee – 4 years after the logo was launched. But see for … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, London, Politics, Sports, UK | Tagged competition, Erez Israel, Islamic Republic of Iran, Lisa Simpson, London Olympics, Olympic logo, Olympics, oral sex, Summer Olympics | 11 Comments

Half Marathon at Eton

Posted on 2011-02-21 by Andreas Moser

For the first time in almost a year, I have managed to run a half marathon (21 km = 13 miles) again yesterday. I ran at Eton, a small town situated west of London, which forms one community with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Sports, Travel, UK | Tagged Dorney Lake, running, Windsor | 2 Comments

Iran punishes athlete for standing next to an Israeli.

Posted on 2010-12-14 by Andreas Moser

In a recent post, I had already wondered how Iran’s government would react to an Iranian chess player losing the world record in simultaneous chess to an Israeli player. Well, now we know how Iran’s sports administration has handled a … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Iran, Israel, Poland, Politics, Sports | Tagged Britva, Germany, gold medal, Hatikva, Hatikvah, Hossein Khodadadi, Khodadadi, Poland, Sergio Britva, weightlifter, weightlifting | 2 Comments

Democracy, transparency, human rights? – No thanks, we are FIFA.

Posted on 2010-12-03 by Andreas Moser

Although I live in England, I am actually not sad about this country missing out on the opportunity to host another Football World Cup. Living in London, I am already annoyed with the daily dose of tourists, and I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Politics, Russia, Sports | Tagged FIFA, football, Fussball, Human Rights, soccer, world cup | 8 Comments

A new Chess War?

Posted on 2010-10-23 by Andreas Moser

Alik Gershon has set a new world record for the most chess games played simultaneously by one player: He played against 523 people, moving from one board to the next in a Tel Aviv square. He only lost 11 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold War, Iran, Israel, Politics, Sports | Tagged Alik Gershon, Bobby Fisher, Boris Spassky, chess, Cold War, Gershon, Mahjoob, Morteza Mahjoob, Shimon Peres, world record | 2 Comments

My half marathons

Posted on 2010-03-28 by Andreas Moser

A half marathon is 21 km = 13 miles. 4 April 2004 – Amberg, Germany – 2:02:06 (2 hours, 2 minutes, 6 seconds) 10 April 2005 – Amberg, Germany – 1:47:44 14 September 2008 – Eschenbach, Germany – 1:59:40 26 October … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Travel | Tagged half marathon, Health, running, Statistics | 21 Comments