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    Sports Tourism

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    Cited: Collins‚ Kerry. "Prairie Rose Games Aim for Banner Year." Bismarck Tribune 8 April 2006. "The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games." PricewaterhouseCoopers European Economic Outlook June 2004‚ Pg 18-27. Kurtzman‚ Joseph. "Economic Impact: Sports Tourism and the City." Journal of Sport Tourism October 2005‚ Pg 47-71. McNulty‚ Ian. "Newest Sports Event Aims to Fill Local

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    things in the film that we could learn learn from in life. First‚ it is the determination. In fact‚ the greatest determination is that four young men living in the hot Jamaica country practiced hard bobsledding on the grass to complete in the winter Olympic Games in Calgary Canada. Furthermore‚ in order to go to Canada‚ they convinced local authorities with perseverance by knocking on doors to support them‚ and try to do everything in their might to earn money. In addition‚ they were real athletes but

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    Ancient Greek Legacies Throughout Ancient Greece there have been many legacies. The Olympic Games were created and become part of history. Architecture influenced modern buildings. During these times‚ different types of literature were produced. Three greatest legacies of Ancient Greece are literature‚ the Olympic Games‚ and architecture. The Olympic Games was created because of a myth. It began when Oenomaus‚ the king of Olympia had a daughter named Hippodamia and wanted to compete with the person

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    IA Math Assessment The Olympic games is a worldwide event held once every four years‚ the modern Olympics started at around the 19th century and has been going on ever since. The Olympic games however were not held in the years 1940 and 1944 due to the First World War. In this assessment our aim is to consider the winning height for the men’s high jump in the Olympic games and to derive a function to properly model the given data. Year | Height | 1932 | 197 | 1936 | 203 | 1948 | 198

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    Nadia Comaneci

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    New York. The peak of her career and when she was well-known was at the age of 14‚ became one of the stars of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal. Here is where she got that amazing ten which gave her 3 gold medals and the title of heroine in her country. After this big success she continued demonstrating how good she was at several world and European championships until the Summer University games became her last competition. Her soon retirement occurred when she was 22 and it was due to a hand

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    in full force(Coffey‚ 1993).The 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team was the best hockey team of all time. They were the best hockey team because of their new coach‚ conditioning‚ winning games‚ and their win against the Soviet Union. The U.S.A. got a new coach for the olympics‚ Herb Brooks‚ and he wanted to make some changes. The coach for the USA is Herb Brooks who is a college coach for the University of Minnesota(Coffey‚ 1993). Herbs dream to make the Olympics did not come true because he was one of

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    The host city of the 2012 Paralympics. . . * London‚ England‚ United Kingdom * The Paralympics’ games will be held at London Olympic Stadium. Motto. . . * Inspire a Generation There are 164 nations participating in 503 events in 20 various sports. The Opening ceremony takes place on 29th August and the closing ceremony takes place on 9th September. The Olympics was officially opened by Queen Elizebeth. What is classification . . .? Classification helps to define which athletes are eligible

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    Trevor Chalew 9/13/12 Period:3 Ancient Greece had a big influence on the world and how it is today. Greece lies at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula‚ where the Mediterranean Sea is. In the region‚ mountain terrain made it so farming was limited because of the land. Because of that they turned to the Sea and became fishers‚ sailors‚ and traders to survive. The Greeks have influenced western civilizations in many areas such as government and sports. Government

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    the 200 meter sprint. In 2000‚ Jones won three gold metals and two bronze metals at the Sydney Olympics‚ becoming the first female to win five metals at one

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    Terrance Parkin

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    Stan. Olympic Silver To Deaf South African Swimmer. Deaf Friends International Special Contributor. Published 2002 http://www.workersforjesus.com/dfi/857.htm Burk‚ Jamie. About.com guide. People – Terence Parkin Deaf Swimmer. Updated March 5‚ 2009. http://deafness.about.com/od/sports/p/terrenceparkin.htm Harris‚ Jay. Olympics and Sport Athletes – Terence Parkin. Published June 2003 http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/terence-parkin-1.html Woziac‚ Bob. CNN – SI Olympic Swimming

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