Aksi Skater Cantik di Atas Ranjang

Seorang atlet speedskater asal Kanada bernama Kristina Groves menggelar sebuah aksi demonstrasi unik. Demi mengkampanyekan kepedulian terhadap lingkungan, peraih empat kali medali olimpiade ini duduk berdiam diri di atas ranjang di rumahnya Calgary, Alberta, Kanada. Kampanye ini terinspirasi dari aksi serupa yang dilakukan John Lennon dan Yoko Ono pada 1969. Ketika itu, pasangan selebritis dunia tersebut berdiam di atas ranjang untuk mengecam Perang Vietnam. (Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)

Kristina Groves, peraih empat kali medali Olimpiade speedskater, duduk di atas ranjangnya di Calgary, Alberta, Kanada, Jumat (24/6). Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh

Kristina Groves, peraih empat kali medali Olimpiade speedskater, berbincang dengan Endale Bogdale (12) di atas ranjangnya di Calgary, Alberta, Kanada. Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh

Kristina Groves, peraih empat kali medali Olimpiade speedskater, duduk di atas ranjangnya di Calgary, Alberta, Kanada, Jumat (24/6). Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh

Kristina Groves, peraih empat kali medali Olimpiade speedskater, berbincang dengan Endale Bogdale (12) di atas ranjangnya di Calgary, Alberta, Kanada. Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh

Aksi Skater Cantik di Atas Ranjang

Seorang atlet speedskater asal Kanada bernama Kristina Groves menggelar sebuah aksi demonstrasi unik. Demi mengkampanyekan kepedulian terhadap lingkungan, peraih empat kali medali olimpiade ini duduk berdiam diri di atas ranjang di rumahnya Calgary, Alberta, Kanada. Kampanye ini terinspirasi dari aksi serupa yang dilakukan John Lennon dan Yoko Ono pada 1969. Ketika itu, pasangan selebritis dunia tersebut berdiam di atas ranjang untuk mengecam Perang Vietnam. (Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)

Kristina Groves, peraih empat kali medali Olimpiade speedskater, duduk di atas ranjangnya di Calgary, Alberta, Kanada, Jumat (24/6). Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh

Kristina Groves, peraih empat kali medali Olimpiade speedskater, berbincang dengan Endale Bogdale (12) di atas ranjangnya di Calgary, Alberta, Kanada. Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh

Kristina Groves, peraih empat kali medali Olimpiade speedskater, duduk di atas ranjangnya di Calgary, Alberta, Kanada, Jumat (24/6). Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh

Kristina Groves, peraih empat kali medali Olimpiade speedskater, berbincang dengan Endale Bogdale (12) di atas ranjangnya di Calgary, Alberta, Kanada. Foto: AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh

Barcelona Menjuarai Piala Super Spanyol

Team Catalan Barcelona Fc berhasil menjuarai Piala Super Spanyol setelah berhasil mengalahkan Real Madrid pada leg kedua di Stadion Nou camp, Spanyol (18/08) Barcelona unggul dengan Agregat 5-4 setalah pada pertandingan pertama bermain imbang 2-2 dan menang 3-2 di leg kedua dan berhak untuk mendapatkan Piala Super Spnyol. Foto: AP Photo

Pemain Barcelona Lionel Messi berhasil mencetak gol ke gawang Real Madrid yang di jaga oleh kiper Iker Casilas di Stadion Nou Camp, Spanyol (18/08). Foto: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Pemain barcelona melakukan selebrasi dengan Cesc Fabregas setelah mencetak gol ke gawang Real Madrid di stadion Nou Camp, Spanyol (18/08). Foto:AP photo/Manu Fernandez

Pemain Barcelona merayakan kemenangan setelah berhasil mengalahkan Real madrid di Leg kedua Piala Super Spanyol di Stadion Nou Camp, Spanyol (18/08). Foto:AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Pemain Barcelona merayakan kemenangan setelah berhasil mengalahkan Real madrid di Leg kedua Piala Super Spanyol di Stadion Nou Camp, Spanyol (18/08). Foto:AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Barcelona Menjuarai Piala Super Spanyol

Team Catalan Barcelona Fc berhasil menjuarai Piala Super Spanyol setelah berhasil mengalahkan Real Madrid pada leg kedua di Stadion Nou camp, Spanyol (18/08) Barcelona unggul dengan Agregat 5-4 setalah pada pertandingan pertama bermain imbang 2-2 dan menang 3-2 di leg kedua dan berhak untuk mendapatkan Piala Super Spnyol. Foto: AP Photo

Pemain Barcelona Lionel Messi berhasil mencetak gol ke gawang Real Madrid yang di jaga oleh kiper Iker Casilas di Stadion Nou Camp, Spanyol (18/08). Foto: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Pemain barcelona melakukan selebrasi dengan Cesc Fabregas setelah mencetak gol ke gawang Real Madrid di stadion Nou Camp, Spanyol (18/08). Foto:AP photo/Manu Fernandez

Pemain Barcelona merayakan kemenangan setelah berhasil mengalahkan Real madrid di Leg kedua Piala Super Spanyol di Stadion Nou Camp, Spanyol (18/08). Foto:AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Pemain Barcelona merayakan kemenangan setelah berhasil mengalahkan Real madrid di Leg kedua Piala Super Spanyol di Stadion Nou Camp, Spanyol (18/08). Foto:AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Turnamen Kitesurf di Spanyol

Sejumlah atlet kitesurf beradu ketangkasan di ajang PKRA Kiteboarding Masters Cup. Turnamen tersebut digelar di Pulau Canary, Tenerife, Spanyol, 11 Agustus lalu.

Kejuaraan kitesurf di Pantai Los Balos, Pulau Canary. AFP/Desiree Martin.

Olah raga ini menggunakan papan luncur dan mengandalkan parasut dengan bantuan angin untuk mengerakannya. AFP/Desiree Martin.

Seorang atlet kitesurf beraksi. AFP/Desiree Martin.

Turnamen Kitesurf di Spanyol

Sejumlah atlet kitesurf beradu ketangkasan di ajang PKRA Kiteboarding Masters Cup. Turnamen tersebut digelar di Pulau Canary, Tenerife, Spanyol, 11 Agustus lalu.

Kejuaraan kitesurf di Pantai Los Balos, Pulau Canary. AFP/Desiree Martin.

Olah raga ini menggunakan papan luncur dan mengandalkan parasut dengan bantuan angin untuk mengerakannya. AFP/Desiree Martin.

Seorang atlet kitesurf beraksi. AFP/Desiree Martin.

Rio Ferdinand Turut Rayakan Kemerdekaan RI

Rabu (17/8) ini merupakan hari istimewa bagi masyarakat Indonesia. Di Hari Kemerdekaan ke-66 ini, sejumlah pesepakbola dunia turut ucapkan selamat pada Indonesia.

Melalui akun resmi Twitternya, bek andalan Manchester United Rio Ferdinand menulis, �Independence day in Indonesia. Make it a good day to all of you out there. I promised I'd remember!�.

Pesepakbola yang beberapa waktu lalu ke Indonesia ini berjanji akan mengingat hari ini sebagai Hari Kemerdekaan Indonesia. Selain itu, ia juga memberi ucapan selamat atas kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia di hari ini.

Merdeka! [mor]

Rio Ferdinand Turut Rayakan Kemerdekaan RI

Rabu (17/8) ini merupakan hari istimewa bagi masyarakat Indonesia. Di Hari Kemerdekaan ke-66 ini, sejumlah pesepakbola dunia turut ucapkan selamat pada Indonesia.

Melalui akun resmi Twitternya, bek andalan Manchester United Rio Ferdinand menulis, �Independence day in Indonesia. Make it a good day to all of you out there. I promised I'd remember!�.

Pesepakbola yang beberapa waktu lalu ke Indonesia ini berjanji akan mengingat hari ini sebagai Hari Kemerdekaan Indonesia. Selain itu, ia juga memberi ucapan selamat atas kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia di hari ini.

Merdeka! [mor]

ASYIK nya bermain LONCAT LONCATAN dengan seni "BOCKING"

Back-flipping through the air, these adrenalin junkies really do have a spring in their step.

They are showing off their moves in the art of 'bocking', a sport that involves strapping yourself into a pair of spring-loaded stilts and taking to the air.

And the sport, which was the brainchild of Alexander Bock, is growing in popularity across the UK.

Spectacular: These three bockers back-flip in unison as they show off their skills at Cardiff Bay

Flying high: This bocker jumps into the sky on the spring loaded stilts that can see users go up to 5ft in the air

With people thrilled by the prospect of jumping five feet in the air, taking three-metre strides and running at 20mph or more, large numbers of participants are flocking to organised gatherings.

One fan is Matthew Lock, who founded the Welsh Bockers group, and discovered the craze while watching videos on Youtube.

'I stumbled across a clip of someone bocking on YouTube and I thought "I've got to have a go at that!" explained Matthew, 34, from Cardiff.

'Setting up a group took some time, though. Initially it was me and a 14-year-old boy who lived in the next town.

Stunned: One woman looks shocked as this bocker performs a flip during a show . Matthew Lock says that people often want to take part once they see the performers in action

'Now we have about 20 members who range in age from 12 to about 40.

'I like the freedom of the sport and the way it makes you push yourself.

'It's a very good workout. The two things that surprised me when I first started was how much fun it is, and how hard work it is.'

The Welsh Bockers recently performed at Cliffhanger Festival, Sheffield, where they wowed crowds with their aerial displays of dexterity and daring.

As well as performing somersaults, backflips and leap-frogging one another, the group also gave workshops on how to walk in the orthopedic-looking boots.

Honing his skills: Bocker Jake Turner flies over some railings as he practices at Cardiff Bay

Leapfrog: Jake performs a flip over his own mother during a show in Sheffield earlier this month

However, the bockers are regularly found honing their skills in Cardiff Bay.

Matthew said: 'When we perform, people react in one of two ways. They either immediately want to try it themselves, or they are happy to watch and enjoy it.

'I don't think it's ever going to become a mainstream sport, but that's not going to stop my going out and enjoying myself.'

ASYIK nya bermain LONCAT LONCATAN dengan seni "BOCKING"

Back-flipping through the air, these adrenalin junkies really do have a spring in their step.

They are showing off their moves in the art of 'bocking', a sport that involves strapping yourself into a pair of spring-loaded stilts and taking to the air.

And the sport, which was the brainchild of Alexander Bock, is growing in popularity across the UK.

Spectacular: These three bockers back-flip in unison as they show off their skills at Cardiff Bay

Flying high: This bocker jumps into the sky on the spring loaded stilts that can see users go up to 5ft in the air

With people thrilled by the prospect of jumping five feet in the air, taking three-metre strides and running at 20mph or more, large numbers of participants are flocking to organised gatherings.

One fan is Matthew Lock, who founded the Welsh Bockers group, and discovered the craze while watching videos on Youtube.

'I stumbled across a clip of someone bocking on YouTube and I thought "I've got to have a go at that!" explained Matthew, 34, from Cardiff.

'Setting up a group took some time, though. Initially it was me and a 14-year-old boy who lived in the next town.

Stunned: One woman looks shocked as this bocker performs a flip during a show . Matthew Lock says that people often want to take part once they see the performers in action

'Now we have about 20 members who range in age from 12 to about 40.

'I like the freedom of the sport and the way it makes you push yourself.

'It's a very good workout. The two things that surprised me when I first started was how much fun it is, and how hard work it is.'

The Welsh Bockers recently performed at Cliffhanger Festival, Sheffield, where they wowed crowds with their aerial displays of dexterity and daring.

As well as performing somersaults, backflips and leap-frogging one another, the group also gave workshops on how to walk in the orthopedic-looking boots.

Honing his skills: Bocker Jake Turner flies over some railings as he practices at Cardiff Bay

Leapfrog: Jake performs a flip over his own mother during a show in Sheffield earlier this month

However, the bockers are regularly found honing their skills in Cardiff Bay.

Matthew said: 'When we perform, people react in one of two ways. They either immediately want to try it themselves, or they are happy to watch and enjoy it.

'I don't think it's ever going to become a mainstream sport, but that's not going to stop my going out and enjoying myself.'