the public and media‚ and their actions are seen both on and off the field‚ sometimes even when they think nobody is watching such as Olympic Gold Medalist and swimming phenomenon‚ Michael Phelps. Phelps is looked at as a national
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Sindhi Women Pass the “Sindhi” Flag to the Next Generation by Aarti Karamchandani As the Olympics have wound down‚ many of us witnessed the passing of the Olympic Flag from London to Rio de Janeiro. It is a symbolic act where the upcoming host nation accepts the responsibility to carry on the values and traditions manifested by the Olympic community. In a similar way‚ our elders call upon us to carry the flag of our “Sindhiyat” everyday by sharing with us the traditions of their childhood
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Malysia! Here‚ I’m going to tell u all about today’s main character- Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s biography. Datuk lee is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. He won the silver medal in the 2008 and current 2012 Olympic Games. This achievement earned him the title Datuk‚ and a description by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as a national hero. As a singles player‚ Lee was ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from August 21‚ 2008 to June 14‚ 2012
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compete in the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play. And take the opportunity to come closer to each other. I would like to share with you this quote from Jesse Owens‚ the legendary American athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin‚ Germany. It goes like this‚ “Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded‚ but friends gather no dust.” Certainly‚ each of you will pit your skills and talents against
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Speedo innovation: Swimwear companies have invested millions designing high-performance suits for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Can design help swimmers finish faster? Following the 2004 Athens Olympics‚ officials at swimwear giant Speedo had good reason to celebrate: Athletes clad in their latest suits at the time‚ called Fastskin FSII‚ won 46 medals in the pool. Yet when the company ’s in-house design team‚ Aqualab‚ gathered soon after the games at company headquarters in Nottingham‚ Britain
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requires players to maintain contact between their pelvis and the floor at all times. The sport features a smaller court (10 metres by six metres) and a lower net compared to its Olympic counterpart. The net height 1.05m (women). As a result‚ Sitting Volleyball is faster than the Olympic indoor game. Another change from Olympic rules is that blocking of the serve is allowed. Each team is allowed to feature six players on court‚ including a libero (defensive specialist)‚ who will wear a different coloured
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Research Paper on Eric Liddell When most people hear the name Eric Liddell‚ the things that come to mind would be ideas of his athletic prowess and record breaking career. Some people may even remember that it was him who refused to run in the Olympics on a Sunday in order to honor the Lord. The famous movie Chariots of Fire has done much to preserve and fantasize these events. Even fewer still will remember that Eric Liddell was a missionary for many years of his life. (“10 Famous Christian Missionaries”)
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see a thing! Air pollution is one of the worst problems in China. Benxi‚ an industrial town in northeastern China‚ is so polluted that once‚ a satellite couldn’t take a picture of it because of the smog. A poll taken before the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics said that 74 percent of the Chinese people said that they were concerned about air pollution. China needs to stop pollution-and fast! China’s air pollution is caused by matter particles called PM10. They are caused by burning fossil fuels‚ such
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and help another swimmer. * Sportsmanship‚ Personal life‚ Media reporting‚ Fame‚ Commercial interests‚ Money‚ Publicity‚ international harmony and understanding‚ Olympics‚ Soccer League etc. However‚ sports has changed greatly over recent times‚ * Political Agenda: political groups make use of sporting events like Olympics‚ to promote their own agenda. As such groups hijack media publicity‚ there seems to be a loss of focus on the athletes themselves‚ whose sporting excellence the events
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The Significance of International Sports International sporting events have become somewhat of a staple in today’s society‚ whether it be the Olympics‚ the World Cup‚ or exhibition games between the New York Yankees and the Tokyo Giants. These competitions generally bring out high spirits and intense enthusiasm. Most people envision sports as childhood pastimes‚ played for fun and recreation. However‚ in a lot of cases‚ international sporting events mean more than just the game or event themselves
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