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[7] One crash occurred on the 19th for the two-woman event when Dutch bobsledder Esme Kamphuis crashed out in the final corners of the track. [7] Minor changes were made to the track on 22 February 2010 after bobsleigh four-man teams from Latvia and Croatia rolled over in supplementary training. [8]
After the stock market crash of 2008, there had been increasing concerns that Games-related projects would not meet their economic targets. The Olympic Village development, for example, was originally intended to make a profit, but at least one critic estimated it would be millions in debt. Olympic organizers did not comment on this estimate. [108]
In addition, another 16 participants have died at the Olympics from other causes; 11 of these deaths were from the Munich massacre. Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968.
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Car crash. [38] 21 Jan 2007: Maria Cioncan Romania: 29: 1500 metres: Car accident. [39] 3 Nov 2007: Ryan Shay United States: 28: Marathon: Collapsed during the U.S. marathon trials for the 2008 Olympics, died due to heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia. [40] 16 Jun 2008: Tom Compernolle Belgium: 32: 5000 metres: Car accident. [41] 29 Aug 2010 ...
By 31 December 2009, the cut-off date for luge qualifications for the Olympics, Kumaritashvili was ranked 38th overall. He qualified for the luge men's singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics, his Olympic debut, by racing in five World Cup races over two years. [10]
On June 20, Godwin clinched his first Olympics appearance days before his 22nd birthday when he finished sixth in the 400 meters finals at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.
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