Jack Green (athlete) of the hurdles on the course. After the Bislett Games, he spoke to former hurdler Kriss Akabusi who gave him advice as he suffered from similar issues during his career. Green placed second in the 400m hurdles at the British Olympic Trials, behind his training partner and World Champion, Dai Greene. At the start of July 2012, Green was named to the athletics squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to compete in the 400 metres hurdles and 4x400 relay. Two weeks prior to the Games, he ran at a meet at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, setting a new personal
Green sport event Green sport event A green sport event is a sporting event that stresses utilizing greener resources. Fans can do their part by riding public transportation to the event. People are being more aware of many things, like using earth friendly paper products, fertilizer and pesticides. Also see sustainable event management or event greening. One week after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the XVII Olympic Winter Games to Lillehammer, national, local and regional governments decided to make the Lillehammer Games a showcase for GREEN mega-events. More than 200 different projects with environmental aspects were carried out. And at IOC's 100