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    swimming your final event the 400 IM (individual medley). You just won gold in record timing. The summer Olympics only come around once every four years. Only the best of the best will compete for a spot on theirs country’s team. From every corner of the world and every walk of life they will join each other to fight for a medal in the London 2012 Olympic games. London will be the city to hold the Olympics for the third time in record history‚ the last games that were held in London was in 1948 over

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    could keep on with here gymnastics. Since Gabby wanted to train for the olympics so bad with a very amazing coach‚ her mother consented to allow her to stay with a host family in Iowa. There were times when Gabby would call her mom and tell her she wanted to quit gymnastics because she was home sick. Her Mom encouraged her to stay and work hard for her dream‚ it all paid off for Gabby. 2008-2010 Douglas made her national debut in 2008 at the US Classic in Houston‚ Texas‚ where she placed 10th in the all-around

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    won the Summer Olympics in 2012‚ and not only because of her superior talent in gymnastics‚ but also because of her ambitious personality. Gabby Douglas is an Olympic gymnast‚ starting her gymnastics career at the age of six. She was born on December 31 in 1995‚ she grew up in Virginia and then moved to Iowa to further pursue a more serious gymnastic career. Although other gymnasts have obviously won gold in the olympics‚ she was the first African American gymnast to win gold at the Olympics‚ she also

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    Gaurika Singh engraved her name in the history books by turning into the most youthful competitor of the 31st Olympic Games planned for August 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil. With 13 years and 235 days‚ the five-foot on inch (5’1’’) the Nepali swimmer was named as the most youthful among the more than 10‚000 competitor to contend in Rio Olympics‚ as indicated by the official Rio Olympics site. She was conceived on 26‚ 2002 in Nepal however presently lives with her folks in London. Her mom Garima

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    Nigerian sports‚ though always exercised‚ was noted first in the 1950s. Nigeria had it’s first appearance in the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952‚ and it’s first victory in 1954‚ when Emmanuel Ifeanjuna won a gold medal in the high jump at the Commonwealth games in Cardiff. In 1962‚ the Nationals Sports Council was set up‚ and in 1971‚ the National Sports Commission‚ and they had the following responsibilities (stated exactly as is): * To coordinate and integrate efforts to raise the standard

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    they viewed the stroke’s splashing as undignified. It was reintroduced to Britain in 1873‚ when it was finally recognized as an improvement over the slow breaststroke. The Olympics Swimming clubs became more popular throughout the 1800s‚ but it was the Olympics that truly made swimming a competitive sport. Over the years‚ Olympic swimming events branched out to include different strokes‚ longer distances‚ and women’s events. In the mid-twentieth century‚ the butterfly stroke was developed as an alternative

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    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 to the

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    mega-sporting events e.g. the Olympic Games or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup‚ in developing nations has always been a moot point. However‚ these days less developed countries such as those present in Latin America and the Caribbean especially garnered international attention and triggered controversy by hosting events like the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014‚ Copa América in Chile in 2015‚ and the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the summer of 2016 [1]. While those

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    Business Summer 2013 Module 1: Case Assignment Dr. Abou-Robieh‚ Moutaz Every four years there is an Olympics event held in a different city from around the world to bring together superior athletes that represent their respective countries to participate in a friendly competition. The Olympics is broken into two events summer and winter games. The Olympics represents three themes coming together: excellence‚ friendship and respect. The modern Olympics have

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    success is measured in the Olympic Stadium. Upon the conclusion of the 2004 Athens Olympics‚ the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board met to review its program and make changes for the upcoming Summer Games. The committee discussed changes for events within the 28 existing sports‚ as well as options to add new disciplines. The board rejected the International Amateur Boxing Association’s (AIBA’s) proposal to add a women’s boxing program to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. IOC

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