(born 12 April 1980 in Bulawayo‚ Zimbabwe) is a deaf swimmer from South Africa‚ who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke. Parkin also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics‚ as well as the 2005 Deaflympics in which he took home two gold medals. In 2011‚ Parkin saved a young boy from drowning.[1] http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Olympic-swimmer-saves-boy-20110121. Jump up^ Parkin out to win‚ prove deaf can compete. " CNN Sports Illustrated Online
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winning three gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing‚ China‚ and becoming the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in record times. Bolt won his fourth Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100-meter race at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London‚ beating rival Yohan Blake‚ who took silver. Bolt ran the race in 9.63 seconds‚ a new Olympic record‚ making him the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic Games competition. The win marked
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of top singles badminton players around the world‚ Saina Nehwal ranks 3rd currently and the highest ranking she has reached till date was 2nd in 2010. Saina is the first Indian woman to make it to the quarter finals of the badminton singles at the Olympic Games in 2008‚ Beijing. She is one of the greatest badminton players India has ever produced. She has brought India into limelight in the world of badminton. Before Saina happened‚ only two players Prakash Padukone and Gopichand draw some attention
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for nearby teams and look on the schedule for a nearby game 3.) Rent a movie that contains rugby ( ie.‚ Invictus‚ Forever Strong) Conclusion Action: Rugby will be part of the 2016 Summer Olympics. There is still enough time to learn enough about the game to be able to follow the newest sport in the Olympics (which the US will be a contender in) Zinger: Don’t keep contributing to the ignorance of American sports fans‚ by not noticing one of the worlds’ largest sports and soon to be a dominating
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------------------------------------------------- 2012 Summer Olympics medal table The 2012 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London‚ United Kingdom‚ from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Approximately 10‚800 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports.[1] Of the 204 NOCs participating‚ 85 received at least one medal; 54 won at least one gold medal. Bahrain‚[2] Botswana‚[3] Cyprus
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as an Olympic sport.
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trail while riding with your friend Skippy and you are trying to get to the bump first. This is what BMX is like except you are also racing 8 other riders at once. BMX is and old sport that now is new and upcoming sport. BMX is an Olympic sport that is in the summer games every four years. People of all ages‚ both male and female can participate in this sport and is a very fast paced sport. BMX was started back in 1969 or 1970 nobody is sure. They figure it started in southern California.
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Sochi 2014 – Olympic Games The “Olympic Games” is the leading international sporting event‚ including both Summer and Winter sports. Thousands of athletes from more than 200 nations compete against each other‚ establishing new world records. Russia is going to host the next Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. Russians are proud to host The Olympics Games again and are investing time and effort to make it unforgettable. This essay will introduce the reader to the city of Sochi‚ the process
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The Dream Team Era During the summer of 1992‚ the NBA took center stage as the world watched the greatest team in sports ever assembled joke‚ pose‚ and finally play its way to the gold medal at the summer Olympic games. The team was named the "Dream Team" and it featured eleven of the NBA’s best players. Names like Michael Jordan‚ Earvin "Magic" Johnson‚ and Larry Bird headlined the games and the play of Scottie Pippen and "Sir" Charles Barkley stole the show. After only eight games‚ the world
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The Olympics The Olympic games are among the worlds major events in which athletes from all over the world take part in different competitions which they train for night and ad to win a gold medal or even a place in the competition. The games are divided into two; the summer and winter Olympics where the host cities manage both of the Olympics and Paralympics games. The games are held every four years in different cites chosen by the International Olympic committee. These games have a history dating
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