Free Republic 3rd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $47,931
59%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 59%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: hoketsu

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Japanese equestrian defies Father Time as the oldest competitor at London Olympics

    07/28/2012 12:32:29 PM PDT · by DFG · 11 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 07/28/12 | Martin Rogers
    The oldest competitor at the 2012 Olympic Games has revealed the extraordinary sacrifices he has made in order to remain a medal contender well past retirement age. Hiroshi Hoketsu, who will represent Japan in the equestrian discipline of dressage at the age of 71, told Yahoo! Sports how chasing a slice of history and becoming the oldest Olympian in the last 92 years is the result of a fanatical commitment to the sport.