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Otago Daily Times
6 days ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
14-year-old wants to become world's strongest teen
A Christchurch 14-year-old is vying to prove she is the strongest teenager in the world at the global teenage CrossFit Games. Tahlia Vosaki will fly to Ohio in the United States in August for the competition, which is reserved for the top 30 fittest teenagers in her age group. CrossFit involves high intensity interval training, which builds strength and conditioning through weightlifting, gymnastics and cardio. The 14-year-old said she had a rigorous training schedule, and switched to homeschooling last year to help her achieve her goal. "I train five days a week, and I have two rest days and on one of them I swim and do a recovery," she told RNZ's Afternoons. "On my training days I train once in the morning which would be about one-and-a-half to two hours, then I go home and do my schoolwork, and then in the afternoon I would go back to the gym and have a two to two-and-a-half-hour session." Tahlia Vosaki, 14, will represent New Zealand at the global teenage CrossFit Games. Photo:Tahlia Vosaki Vosaki's personal bests included lifting 160kg in the deadlift and 85kg in the snatch lift (lifting a barbell from the ground to overhead in one smooth motion). She said she got into CrossFit through her parents. "They would take me and my sister with them to the gym and I remember watching them do their CrossFit classes and wanting to do them," she said. Competing at the world games had been a long-held goal, she said. "There were two different steps to qualify for the games. The first one was the CrossFit open where a bunch of teams sign up and it was one workout a week for three weeks, then the top 200 move on to the semi-finals which was over a weekend, we had five workouts, and whoever qualified from that the top 30 goes to CrossFit Games," Vosaki said. "I hope to keep doing this and make it to the adult games when I'm older."
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What to expect at Army's 250th celebration and military parade
The United States Army will celebrate 250 years of service on June 14 with a large-scale military parade through the nation's capital. But the festivities, which have been in the planning stages for a couple of years, will include far more and didn't initially include the parade. The day also marks President Trump's 79th birthday. Trump had hoped for a grand military parade in his first term, but the plan was scuttled due to high costs. Such an event was added to the Army's celebration. The parade is expected to cost between $25 million and $45 million. The day will start with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and will conclude at The Ellipse, just south of the White House. Here's a look at all the events in between. Fourteen of the Army's strongest soldiers will face off at 9:30 a.m. EDT for a fitness competition on the National Mall. 'Think CrossFit Games, for those of you who do that. It'll be great and really fun. Again, all the senior leaders will be there. You'll be able to talk to the troops participating,' Steven Warren, deputy chief from the Army's Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, said during a Wednesday media roundtable. The two-hour competition will be livestreamed. The Army's festival kicks off at 11 a.m. with festivities and fun alongside service members. 'It's on the Mall. It's free, and it's family-friendly. It includes musical performances,' Warren said of the event. Several performers, including Noah Hicks, Scotty Hasting and DJ Nyla, are slated to entertain the crowds. Attendees will also have the opportunity to showcase their athletic ability at the Kids Zone sponsored by the NFL. The Washington Commanders head coach, Dan Quinn, will be there to interact with children who participate in the sports course in addition to former Medal of Honor recipients and a NASA astronaut. The event ends at 6 p.m. The Army parade will start promptly at 6 p.m. at the Pentagon and is set to feature an array of military equipment. There will be a total of 28 M1 tanks and 28 Bradley fighting vehicles, in addition to M777 and M119 howitzers. Multiple infantry squad vehicles and helicopters will also be showcased in the parade, which will move along Constitution Avenue. 'There's going to be an extensive flyover. More than 50 helicopters will participate, including 64 Apaches, 60 Black Hawks and 47 Chinooks,' Warren said. The flyover will also include historical equipment, such as aircraft used in World War II, including Sherman tanks, a B-25 bomber, a P-51 Mustang fighter plane and a C-47 transport plane. He added that there would be 34 horses, two mules, one wagon and a dog. After the parade concludes, the Army's parachute team, known as the Golden Knights, is slated to present President Trump with a folded flag. Then, around 7:30 p.m., Trump will then administer the oath of office to a group of about 250 soldiers, future soldiers, reenlisted soldiers and new enlistees. The day's celebration will end with musical performances starting around 8 p.m., and fireworks will follow at 9:45 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hill
What to expect at Army's 250th celebration and military parade
The United States Army will celebrate 250 years of service on June 14 with a large-scale military parade through the nation's capital. But the festivities, which have been in the planning stages for a couple of years, will include far more and didn't initially include the parade. The day also marks President Trump's 79th birthday. Trump had hoped for a grand military parade in his first term, but the plan was scuttled for its cost. Such an event was added to the Army's celebration. The parade is expected to cost between $25 million and $45 million. The day will start with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and will conclude at The Ellipse, just south of the White House. Here's a look at all the events in between. Fourteen of the Army's strongest soldiers will face off at 9:30 a.m. for a fitness competition on the National Mall. 'Think CrossFit Games for those of you who do that, it'll be great and really fun. Again, all the senior leaders will be there. You'll be able to talk to the troops participating,' Steven Warren, deputy chief from the Army's Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, said during a Wednesday media roundtable. The two-hour competition will be livestreamed. Army Festival The Army's festival kicks off at 11 a.m. with festivities and fun alongside service members. 'It's on the Mall. It's free, and it's family friendly. It includes musical performances,' Warren said of the event. Several performers, including Noah Hicks, Scotty Hastings and DJ Nyla, are slated to entertain the crowds. Attendees will also have the opportunity to showcase their athletic ability at the Kids Zone sponsored by the National Football League. The Washington Commanders head coach, Dan Quinn, will be there to interact with children who participate in the sports course in addition to former Medal of Honor recipients and a NASA astronaut. The event ends at 6 p.m. Parade The Army parade will start promptly at 6 p.m. at the Pentagon and is set to feature an array of military equipment. There will be a total of 28 M1 tanks, 28 Bradley fighting vehicles, in addition to M777 and M119 howitzers. Multiple infantry squad vehicles and helicopters will also be showcased in the parade, which will move along Constitution Avenue. 'There's going to be an extensive flyover. More than 50 helicopters will participate, including 64 Apaches, 60 Blackhawks and 47 Chinooks,' Warren said. The flyover will also include historical equipment, such as aircraft used in World War II, including Sherman tanks, a B-25 Bomber, a P-51 Mustang fighter plane, a C-47 transport plane. He added that there would be 34 horses, two mules, one wagon and a dog. After the parade concludes, the Army's parachute team, known as the Golden Knights, is slated to present President Trump with a folded flag. Then, around 7:30 p.m., Trump will then administer the oath of office to a group of about 250 soldiers, future soldiers, reenlisted soldiers and new enlistees. The day's celebration will end with musical performances starting around 8 p.m., and fireworks will follow at 9:45 p.m.
New York Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
In the Nevada Desert, a Weekend of Fitness, Frost and Firearms
I have been contributing to The New York Times since 2019, mainly as a film and TV critic, reviewing movies and interviewing actors and filmmakers. But over the past year, I've developed a new niche: Under the aegis of the Styles section, I've written about professional slap fighting; a fitness racing craze; the 'Super Bowl of Pickleball' and an 'Enhanced' version of the Olympics, in which the competitors are allowed to use steroids. These odd, alternative sports and competitions have become my favorite beat. I came to this subject through my interest in CrossFit, which has been a hobby and a passion for about seven years. I'm fascinated by CrossFit's unique, constantly varied methodology, and I've written stories about its founder and the annual CrossFit Games (I'm currently writing a book for HarperOne about the history of the company). One of CrossFit's foundational tenets is to 'regularly learn and play new sports,' and I've taken that advice to heart. I'm always looking for new sports to try and, of course, write about. A few months ago, the former CrossFit Games champion Jason Khalipa posted on social media about something called the Tactical Games, a fitness competition that seemed to combine elements of CrossFit with firearms. It appeared to be right up my alley: unique, intense and vaguely outlandish, with a political dimension that felt especially heavy after President Trump took office. (One of the sport's most outspoken advocates is Tulsi Gabbard, the director of National Intelligence.) I emailed Benjamin Hoffman and Stella Bugbee, my editors on the Styles desk, about the Tactical Games in late January. After discussing logistics, we decided that it would be best for me to fly to one of the regional events to watch the action unfold firsthand. A little less than three months later, I flew from Berlin, where I've lived for the past two years, to Reno, Nev., for a weekend of fitness and firearms and nearly 48 hours of air travel. I had never been to Reno, but I went to Las Vegas last summer on assignment, when it was a sweltering 110 degrees. So I was prepared for balmy weather. What greeted me on my first morning in the high desert basin, however, was a frigid 35-degree torrent of rain and snow. Bridget Bennett, a Reno-based photographer hired to shoot the event, picked me up from my hotel just after six in the morning, and we drove the 20-odd miles to the event grounds in the early dawn light, the bitter wind howling. At the Nevada Firearms Academy, where the event was taking place, athletes were stretching and warming up, checking their handguns and cleaning their rifles. Most wore camo military fatigues and body armor, and, despite the inclement weather, the atmosphere was upbeat and festive. The organizers had warned us to bring ear protection, and with good reason: The near-constant sound of gunfire was deafening. At one point, I had no choice but to remove my earplugs to better hear someone I was interviewing. At a nearby event station, a competitor maneuvered through an obstacle course and began blasting a target with a pistol. Some of the tasks were familiar to me from CrossFit: At one station, athletes had to leap onto a 24-inch wooden box and sprawl onto the ground on the other side, known as a burpee box jump over. Another station involved lifting heavy barbells, using a common Olympic lifting technique called the clean and jerk — a test of both skill and strength. The twist was that, between all of this heaving and jumping, competitors also had to shoot handguns and rifles. It made for a unique spectacle. I wasn't sure what kind of people a fitness and firearms festival might attract, but I found the competitors friendly and welcoming; more than one person, seeing me underdressed and shivering, offered hand warmers or a spare coat. Some were a bit skeptical of our purpose, though. 'This doesn't seem like the kind of thing The Times would cover,' one competitor told Bridget warily, after she asked permission to photograph him. Maybe not — but it's the kind of thing I like to cover best. Far-flung adventures, bizarre challenges, activities that test fitness while also defying common sense: That's the stuff that I live for. Flying home on Monday morning, tired and jet-lagged, I felt like I'd taken the next logical step in this strange ongoing journey into my new favorite niche. On assignments like these, I'm writing about alternative sports, but I like to think that what I'm really covering is America in 2025. Handguns, CrossFit, military gear in the freezing rain — they're part of a picture of a culture unlike any other on Earth. I hope readers see these stories as more than a glimpse of an unusual pastime. I hope they're a window into the way we live. I'm back in Berlin now, enjoying the warmth of a proper spring. But I'm sure I'll be back to the United States soon. I just need to find the next sport.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
3 Bodies Found In Missouri River During Search For Missing Girls
Authorities have recovered the bodies of three teenage girls who went missing last month while fishing along the Missouri River in Nebraska. All three bodies were found in the river in north Omaha, one on Saturday night and the two others on Tuesday morning, a public information officer with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office confirmed to HuffPost Thursday. Lah Tray Moo, 18, Lainana Green, 18, and Eh Cress Moo, 12, had been fishing near the river on April 15 with a fourth teenage girl when three of them entered the water and started struggling, KETV previously reported. A 13-year-old girl who was reportedly at the river with them was taken to a hospital in serious condition. 'Evidently they lost a phone or pole or something, went into the river trying to retrieve it and they got swept out by the current,' Public Information Officer Spencer Head told HuffPost. 'The Missouri in that stretch is a very dangerous stretch of river with a current undertow,' he said. 'It's almost always like that.' Lainana's aunt, Nichelle Griffy, told 3 News Now that they're heartbroken but relieved to have closure. 'Right now feeling relieved that we have all three girls physically now — sad but we're thankful that we have them now,' she said. Community advocate Chrome Louis, who helped with local search efforts, also told 3 News Now that he hopes the tragedy educates the public about the river's dangers and leads to more warnings along its banks. 'Because through this process I learned a lot about the river, that I didn't even know. The average person don't know how really seriously dangerous this river is,' he said. The Omaha Fire Department expressed its 'deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of these girls' in a Facebook post announcing the girls' recovery on Wednesday. 'The loss of these young lives has touched our entire community, and our hearts continue to be with you now and in the days ahead,' the department said. Search For Missing Hiker Called Off After Teens Allegedly Caused Huge Wildfire With Cigarettes Man Last Seen With Missing Student Sudiksha Konanki No Longer Under Supervision, 'Ready To Go Home' CrossFit Games Athlete Drowns During Swimming Event In Texas
