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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Economic Impact on the London 2012 Olympic Games 2011 Economic Impact on the London 2012 Olympic Games 2011 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary…………………………………………………3 2. Introduction …………………………………………………………4 3. Analyze the economic environment of London 2012 Olympic Games-PESTLE Analyze………………………………..5 4.1 Political Factors………………………………………………...5 4.2 Economic Factors………………………………………………6 4.3 Social Factors…………………………………………………
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The 1924 Olympics in Paris‚ France was the last time rugby was featured as an Olympic sport. After the US beat Romania 37-0‚ they surprisingly beat France 17-3 and won the gold medal. During the medal ceremony‚ the Star Spangled Banner was drowned out by the amount of hissing and booing from the viewers in the stadium. This was followed by a pitch invasion – a rushing of the field by fans. Because of this and the focus on more ‘independent’ sports‚ the International Olympic Committee decided to remove
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issue. Countries that take part in the Olympic games have been known to boycott one another. In some cases‚ countries will not attend the Olympic games based on where they are held. Other sporting events like soccer that involve international competition have experienced boycotts as well. Sports and politics intersected when the Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan towards the end of 1979. Political figures such as President Carter called upon the U.S. Olympic Committee to boycott the Games. More than
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The 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games (Adapted from a case written by Peter McNamara‚ Garrett Murray and Carolin Grampp‚ UCD Business School and Paul Browne‚ 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games Limited.) For 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games to be successful: ➢ First of all‚ it “has to be organisationally well run‚ well managed so that the country is seen to be capable of organising an international world event and that is what it is”. ➢ Secondly‚ “the special people
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won fourteen Olympic gold medals‚ and he is a pothead. II. Body a. Swift swimmers b. Olympic gold medalists c. Pothead III. Conclusion a. Transition from lat point b. Reword thesis sentence c. Refer back to attention getter Mallory Davis 3 February 2012 English Mrs. Martin 3rd hour “Faster‚ higher‚ stronger‚” said by Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps is one of the greatest male swimmers in history. He swims in the summer
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kingdoms of Ancient Greece. The Olympics allowed the Greeks to set aside conflict and war‚ to celebrate friendship and unity‚ to experience peace through sports. This promise of peace is The Olympic Truce‚ an ancient tradition‚ believed to have started in 776 BC in ancient Olympia in the name of ‘Ekecheiria’‚ which means “holding back one’s hand”. This peace accord‚ having lasted through more than one millennium of history‚ has now been revived for the London 2012 Olympics to offer hope and opportunity
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"broad jump") is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed‚ strength‚ and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. This event has been an Olympic medal event since the first modern Olympics in 1896 (a medal event for women since 1948) and has a history in the Ancient Olympic Games. Contents [hide] * 1 Rules * 2 History * 3 Records * 4 Technique * 4.1 The approach * 4.2 The last two strides * 4.3 Takeoff * 4.3.1 Kick
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January 7‚ 1994‚ it was reported that Nancy would not be competing in the Leggs US Figure Skating Championships because of a bad bone bruise on the knee cap of her landing leg. Because the Leggs US Figure Skating Championships and the Figure Skating Olympics were a couple weeks away‚ many people immediately suspected figure skater‚ Tonya Harden‚ her main rival at the time. As time passed‚ there was speculation that Tonya‚ Tonya’s husband Jeff Gillooly‚ and Tonya’s “bodyguard” Shawn Eckardt planned the
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2012 Olympics in London‚ see 2012 Summer Olympics. London hosted the Olympic Games in 1908‚ 1948 and 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics made London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads. London is the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever hosted the Olympics; the United States is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics on more occasions than the UK. British participation in Olympic events‚ both as a competitor and as a host‚ is the responsibility of the British
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