Introduction The Vancouver 2010 Olympics were the third time that Canada had hosted the Olympic Games.1 In 2010 Canada won the most gold medals at these Olympics‚ and the Canadian men’s ice hockey team helped add to the medal count. On February 28‚ 2010 the gold medal game between Canada and the United States was played. Canada ended up winning 3-2 in overtime‚ with Sidney Crosby scoring the game winning goal. This was the last event at the Olympics before the closing ceremony and was a memorable
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the thrilling Olympic games. This was started in 1936 when the first ever televised Olympic games were hosted by Nazi Germany. These Olympics were hosted during a fretful and politically hazardous time‚ many countries were picking sides and others were unsure which was the right side to pick‚ and there was controversy on whether or not many countries would attend or boycott. Germany was first chosen to host in 1914‚ but World War I started. They were chosen to host the 1936 Olympics because the other
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In 1936‚ a young Jesse Owens‚ who just graduated from the Ohio State University made history at the Olympics in Berlin‚ where the most physically fit push themselves to win against other nations. Jesse set a record at that Olympics that would stand for a remarkable 48 years‚ but what he had to go against‚ “During a time of deep-rooted segregation‚ he not only discredited Hitler’s master race theory‚ but also affirmed that individual excellence‚ rather than race or national origin‚ distinguishes one
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is the comparison and contrast between the ancient Olympics games and the first modern day Olympic Games of 1896. One needs to look at The Ancient Olympic games features and its’ origin and then see where the first modern Olympics features stand in terms of concluding whether it has evolved or not since the origins of the games and look at how the culture of its’ original creation/purpose has changed. According to Unknown author‚ First Olympic Games history from Olympia‚ History‚ the first games
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The Olympic Games originated long ago in ancient Greece. Exactly when the Games were first held and what circumstances led to their creation is uncertain. We do know‚ however‚ that the Games were a direct outgrowth of the values and beliefs of Greek society. The Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline‚ and they believed that excellence in those areas honored Zeus‚ the greatest of all their gods. For the first 13 Olympic Games‚ the only event was the one-stade run. But over the years
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Cold War was partly fought in the Olympics Games. Discuss. The Cold War was a ‘war’ fought from 1947 to 1991‚ a battle fought with tension and subdued hostility‚ in which most of the world was affected. The main ‘participants’ in this war were America and its allies‚ against Russia and the aligning countries with that nation. Instead of fighting the war straight up‚ the countries played it out in more subtle ways.1 Politics have been involved in the Olympics for a long time2‚ and the Cold War
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Sociology of Sport Huw Lewis B.A. (Hons) Sport and Recreation Management May 2009 “Discuss the likely impacts of London 2012 upon UK sport and society critically considering its likely legacy for all levels of British society.” The current global economic problems have produced immense anxiety amongst the public and as per the reports from developing and developed countries many people already have started to cut down their expenses upon leisure activities. The recession is so severe that
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organising committee for the Olympic and Paralympic games (LOCOG) as the venue to host the equestrian events during the 2012 games. This decision was not without its controversy as organisations such as friends of Greenwich Park held demonstrations and signed petitions in order to try and overturn the decisions to use Greenwich as an Olympic Venue (Marsh‚ 2011). This is a worthy space to be critically examined as not only does Rosner and Shropshire (2012)‚ reiterate how the Olympic are current and a popular
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forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games to be held in London between 27 July to 12 August‚ one is tempted to reflect on the why and the how of this event which will have all eyes hooked on the sports competition – people from all over the world will be excited‚ elated‚ worked up‚ passionate‚ involved for days at a stretch….. Entertaining‚ relaxing or stressful….. This Olympic Games will‚ somehow‚ leave its mark again in history. What lies behind such an entertaining event? Why the Olympic Games? What
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assumption that London will benefit from hosting the Olympic Games. Word count: 2370 Mega sports events like the Olympic or the commonwealth Games‚ the Football World Cup or the European Capital of Culture always have big and beautiful aims‚ like for the last one‚ according to the European Commission ‘highlight the diversity of cultural wealth in Europe and the ties that bind us as Europeans’ (toutel’europe.Eu‚ seen on the 4th january 2012). But nowadays‚ countries and cities bid to host these
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