Confirming Pages M I N I C AS E 1 Michael Phelps: Strategizing for Gold MICHAEL PHELPS‚ nicknamed MP‚ won an unprecedented eight gold medals at the Beijing Summer Olympics‚ and while doing so set seven new world records. Eight short days in August 2008 changed Olympic history and Michael Phelps’s life forever‚ making MP one of the greatest athletes of all time. Immediately after the event‚ The Wall Street Journal reported that Phelps would be likely to turn the eight gold medals into a cash-flow
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been brought by this moment. The sport itself must be defined by the moment‚ and society’s view of the sport must be influenced by this moment. In the summer of 2008 during one of the greatest spectacles in sports‚ the whole world was fixed on the Olympics to watch Michael Phelps attempt perfection. Not only did Michael Phelps define that Olympics‚ he defined and showcased the sport of swimming‚ and revealed the sport of swimming to society in a way that was never before experienced. This paper will
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years. In the wake of completing as the runner up at the 1975 Pan American Games in the 100 meters‚ Crawford was added to the group of American mentor Bob Parks. His new mentor set him up for the 100 meters and 200 meters occasions at the 1976 Summer Olympics with a methodology of just permitting him to keep running in a couple races amid the season. This strategy paid off‚ as Crawford‚ in the outside path 1‚ barely won the 100 meters last in a period of 10.06
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Jesse Owens was the best track athlete at the 1936 Olympics due to his four gold medals in the 400 meter relay ‚ the 100 meter dash ‚ the 200 meter dash and the running board jump or the long jump. Now not only did he run but he showed that he was also versitlie and could jump. He also won a gold by the help of three others to win the 400 meter relays. Now a short summary of his life will be discussed. One of the greatest track-and-field athletes of all time. He was born James Cleveland Owens in
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as a river‚ stream‚ or pond‚ swimming is available to anyone willing to try (Clearly 52). Swimming has existed since the dawn of time for exercise and pleasure. Swimming has evolved into a popular fitness activity as well as a major competitive Olympic Sport‚ but what is some of the history behind this legendary sport? Swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings. Written references date from 2000 BCE. Some of the earliest
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Lukas Vessels Miss Hoy English 11 14 November 2012 Michael Phelps loses his Image Michael Phelps is one of the most decorated Olympic athletes. He is very well appreciated by people all around the world for his swimming abilities. Everybody always looked up to the superstar Michael Phelps for being one of the best Olympians. When Michael was caught online in the picture smoking‚ his image went downhill even though he was the same superstar swimmer. Phelps didn’t let this scandal bring
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present name seemed to fit a lot better because of the nature of the game. Since then‚ the sport has grown at a fast rate throughout the world. It was added to the Summer Olympics program in 1924 where both men and women competed. On the other hand‚ Beach volleyball was introduced several years later in 1987 and became part of the Olympics in 1996. The environment of both sports is vastly different in many ways. Indoor is completely covered and usually has wood or concrete floors which make it very
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stroke. 1896-In 1896 the Olympic Games were held in Greece in the city of Athens. Swimming was included and there were four swimming contests held. They were: 100 m‚ 100 m for sailors‚ the 500 m and the 1200 m competitions. Hungary’s Alfred Hajos won the first gold medal in the history of swimming in the 100 m freestyle and the 1200 m race. Paul Neumann from Austria won the 500 m event. A Greek sailor named Ioannis Malokinis won the 100 m for sailors. 1900-In 1900 the Olympic Games were held in Paris
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Adidas is a global leader in the athletic apparel and footwear industry. Their commitment to sustainability has been one of increasing visibility and participation. Adidas is a self declared rating through the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in 2007. They have taken the approach of being engaged and transparent in their efforts to be recognized as a sustainability leader in the athletic footwear industry. Adidas has taken the initiative of having a working sustainability website that serves as
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http://www.uksport.gov.uk/pages/historical-funding-figures-olympic/ Historical Funding Figures - Olympic Summer Olympic Sports The table below shows how much each sport has received from UK Sport’s World Class Performance Programme since funding began in May 1997. Clicking on the sport’s name will provide more current information on the sport and the athletes that are supported. Sport Sydney Olympiad* Athens Olympiad* Beijing Olympiad^ Archery n/a £800‚000 £2‚834‚000 Athletics
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