Balazs Koranyi

Position: Journalist

Articles

Latvians shell-shocked, resigned to economic pain June 17, 02:14pm EDT 

RIGA, June 17 (Reuters) - Schoolteacher Daila Klinstone has seen half her income disappear in Latvia's budget cuts. But she is more shell-shocked than angry and says she will not take to the streets in protest.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Race walking is style over substance

After watching the men's nail biting, down-to-the-wire 20 km race walk, I'm still notĀ convinced this sport belongs in the Olympics. Athletics is about running fast, throwing far and jumping high. Walking ...  Full Article | Comments [7] 

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A long road back for Radcliffe

I respect Paula Radcliffe for finishing the Olympic marathon, especially since she was clearly in agonising pain, but I don't understand her decision to race in the first place. The Olympics seem to be ...  Full Article 

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An Olympic waiting game

The last weeks before the Olympics may be the most difficult for the athletes. The work is done and there's nothing else to do but wait, rest, watch grass grow and let the pressure build. It's a time which ...  Full Article | Comments [3]