early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D.‚ when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In 1894‚ a French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin‚ proposed a revival of the ancient tradition‚ and thus the modern-day Olympic Summer Games were born. Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896. The United States has won more medals (2‚189) at the Summer Games than any
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Street Hockey Street hockey is a game that requires strength‚ energy‚ stickhandling skill‚ accuracy‚ and sportsmanship. The goal of the game is to shoot the hockey puck into the opponents’ net. The game is started by a face-off. There are two types of face-offs: the standard face-off and the stick-to-stick face-off. The standard face-off is when the opponents face each other in the center‚ and the referee drops the puck in the middle to begin the game. The stick-to-stick face-off is when two opponents
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he Delhi Metro (Hindi: दिल्ली मेट्रो Dillī Meṭro) is a rapid transit system serving Delhi‚ Gurgaon and Noida in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of five lines with a total length of 125.67 kilometres (78.09 mi). The metro has 107 stations of which 17 are underground. It has a combination of elevated‚ at-grade and underground lines and uses both broad gauge and standard gauge rolling stock. Delhi Metro is being built and operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited
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Paralympic ice hockey is very similar to ice hockey they both uses sticks and skates but one has two sticks and the other uses one.They have some differences too such as ice hockey players use two skates and para ice hockey players use a double sided blade sled. Paralympic ice hockey is a great sport it show people and kids that have disability can have their dreams can come true of playing hockey. There are many great paralympic ice hockey players but the one will be talking about is Josh pauls
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Should Hockey Players Be Allowed To Fight? There is a lot of speculation about whether or not fighting in hockey should continue to be allowed or if it should be banned from the game and punished highly. Personally I have always believed that fighting is a large part of hockey. In a game where it is already quite easy to sideline another players career by even just a perfectly clean body check players need to know that there are players there that will make you pay for that big hit. Hockey is a game
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What is the best sport? Hockey is the coolest sport on earth. While it can injure you‚ a lion’s share people enjoy the rapidly paced game that is hockey‚ since it keeps you in prime athletic shape‚ and people love to see the moves used in play. One‚ major reason hockey is so entertaining to watch is that‚ it is such a rapid paced‚ and aggressive sport. The speed adds to the excitement that boils up in fans. It also moves much quicker than other sports‚ for example‚ baseball or football‚ which can
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You like sports? I like sports! Sports are fun. Let’s talk about my Hockey history. Lets jump right into it. Bloomington Thunder is the reason I got into hockey. My dad was able to get hockey tickets from his work and he would take us to the games. The first hockey game I went to was a Bloomington Thunder game. When I went to my first game I got my first hockey puck. I was so excited I held it the entire night (I was like 5 or 6 so I was really hyper and happy). I was watching tv in my room when
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Vehicles are the major source of air pollution in the urban areas. Vehicular exhaust‚ a by-product of fuel combustion contains potentially lethal chemical compounds such as carbon monoxide‚ oxides of nitrogen and sulphur and unburnt hydro carbons. Vehicular pollution traces its source to fossil fuels that are burnt in mobile sources (all categories of motorized vehicles). During the past few years‚ various steps have been taken to reduce vehicular emissions and its effect is evident
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NEGOTIATION PUTS HOCKEY IN THE PENALTY BOX (pg 532) Not every negotiation ends on a good note. Just ask National Hockey League (N.H.L.) Commissioner Gary Bettman‚ who‚ on February 16‚ 2005‚ cancelled all of the games remaining in the season following a 5-month lockout by the owners. Though professional sports such as hockey and baseballs have had close calls with losing an entire season‚ Bettman’s decision was a first: The whole schedule was lost. Said Bettman‚ “This is a sad‚ regrettable
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To say hockey is my obsession is an understatement‚ it is my life. For as long as long as I have been playing hockey it has completely consumed my life; bringing me memories‚ friends‚ lessons learned‚ ups and downs. In university I will continue to follow my obsession by playing on the varsity hockey team‚ coaching young hockey teams and by getting my own children to get involved with sports someday. For 12 years I have been at the arena nearly every day and I feel so at home every time I step on
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