Releases in ‘ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’
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Disney-Based Sprinter LaShawn Merritt Earns Gold in 4×400-meter Relay, Bronze in 400-meter at Rio Games
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — US Olympic Team sprinter LaShawn Merritt, who prepared for the Rio 2016 Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, will return home with two more medals after being a part of the 4×400-meter relay team that reclaimed the gold medal and earning bronze in the 400-meter race. After being […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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Team USA Defeats Canada 2-0 to Win CONCACAF U-15 Girls’ Championships
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – In its first-ever CONCACAF U-15 Girls’ Championships appearance, Team USA beat Canada 2-0 to win the tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. In its championship-winning effort, Team USA also shut out all six of its previous opponents before facing Canada, who were the […]
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International Olympic Hopefuls Who Trained at Disney Begin Rio Competition
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 8, 2016) — This past spring, several world-class sprinters from the United States, Jamaica, Belgium and Great Britain trained at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort alongside the very competitors they are now set to face at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Two-time […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports, Uncategorized
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Disney-Based Sprinter LaShawn Merritt Begins Rio 2016 Experience Friday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 8, 2016) – US Olympic Team sprinter LaShawn Merritt, who prepared for the Rio 2016 Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, will begin competition on Friday when he participates in the first round of the men’s 400-meter qualifiers. Merritt, who regularly trains at Disney with other world-class sprinters […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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US Olympic Sprinter LaShawn Merritt Prepares For 2016 Rio Olympics at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney
US Olympic Team sprinter LaShawn Merritt is training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort for the Rio Olympic Games in August. Merritt, who trains at Disney with other world-class sprinters under former US Olympic track coach Brooks Johnson, recently qualified for this year’s Olympic team in the 200-meter and […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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Former Chicago Bulls star Ron Harper Watches Son Play in AAU National Championships
Former Chicago Bulls basketball player and Detroit Pistons assistant coach, Ron Harper, watched his son Ron Harper Jr., participate in the AAU National Championships tournament on Friday. Harper Jr. competed in the 11th grade gold championship division for the Ring City Elite, a highly competitive club basketball team in the New York tri-state area. Harper Jr. […]
AAU Basketball Championships, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Former Chicago Bulls star Ron Harper Watches Son Play in AAU National Championships
Former Chicago Bulls basketball player and Detroit Pistons assistant coach, Ron Harper, watched his son Ron Harper Jr., participate in the AAU National Championships tournament on Friday. Harper Jr. competed in the 11th grade gold championship division for the Ring City Elite, a highly competitive club basketball team in the New York tri-state area. Harper […]
AAU Basketball Championships, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Youth Sports
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Championship International Men’s Soccer Teams Wrap Up Friendlies at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 13-19) – ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort recently played host to high-caliber soccer July 13-19. In a match series that brings the best of the old continent to meet the forces of Latin American soccer, two of the world’s best teams, River Plate of Argentina, and […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports, Uncategorized
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Memphis Area High School State Champion Soccer Team Attributes State Titles to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Training
State championship-winning team credits success to training with former New England Patriots assistant coach at Disney LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 19, 2016) – The Houston High School Mustangs from suburban Memphis just wrapped up a week of training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort and, if history […]
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Disney-Based Sprinters Earn Spots on U.S. and Jamaican Olympic Teams for Rio
The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials recently took place in Eugene, Oregon and several hopefuls who regularly train at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort participated. These athletes train at Disney under the watchful eye of former U.S. Olympic Track & Field head coach Brooks Johnson, who has coached at […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports, Uncategorized