YMCA has always promoted rural sports and indigenous sports and has taken sports activities to the remotest of places. First Indian Olympic Team trained at the YMCA Ever since the restarting of the world Olympics in the last century‚ India was conspicuous by its absence in the games. When plans were being made for the Paris meeting in 1924‚ the World Olympics Committee decided to invite India to participate‚ and the invitation was addressed to the YMCAs of India. So it came about that the Madras
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corruption‚ injuring others and the consequences of winning and more importantly losing is all evident. Lombardi’s statement is not only applicable to athletes‚ but it also applies to the countries that the athletes are representing. Events such as the Olympics and the World Cup of Hockey‚ are a source of national pride and some countries are willing‚ and fully wanting to try and do anything to bring prestige back‚ many of them resorting to unethical tactics. Lombardi’s statement does not only affect players
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world‚ and is recognized as a truly international‚ widely played‚ popular sport. In 1895‚ William G. Morgan‚ an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke‚ Mass. Morgan created the game of volleyball‚ at that time called mintonette. In 1896‚ the first official game of Volleyball was played at Springfield College. In the year 1900‚ Volleyball was popular enough that a new ball was customized for the sport. Five years later‚ Volleyball also spread to Cuba. This international
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The History of Volleyball In 1895‚ a man named William Morgan wanted to create a new game requiring less physical contact than basketball. He decided to blend elements of basketball‚ tennis‚ handball‚ and baseball resulting in the game of Volleyball (at the time called mintonette). Morgan took a tennis net and raised it 6 ½ feet; he required the players to hit the ball back and forth over it‚ keeping it from hitting the ground. During a demonstration‚ someone stated that the players seemed to
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young men and women we see in the Olympics every four years are brave and fearless individuals. Under the enormous pressure of the Olympic Games‚ these athletes attempt and complete some of the most mind boggling skills on earth with perfect form and extension. Although the moves look very easy at times‚ they are exceedingly dangerous and one must have great mental focus to compete at the highest level. Some gymnasts will do almost anything to make it to the Olympic Games; even if they must sacrifice
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Jonathan WGSS 370 MW 3:30-4:45 Female Athletics In ancient times women were not very involved in sports. For example during the ancient Olympics women were not allowed into the arenas‚ even as spectators. During the early era of the modern Olympics women were only permitted to stand by as men expanded their skills as athletes. As time progressed women’s involvement in professional and collegiate athletics grew‚ yet men and women still have a great deal of distance between their perspective
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prestigious awards‚ Ian Thorpe announced his retirement on 21 November 2006. After almost 5 years out of the swimming world‚ the swimming sensation decided that he would try to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London. However‚ no matter how much he tried and the 110% he gave‚ he did not make it to the 2012 Olympics. Despite his many failures‚ he still remains as an international inspiration to many‚ teaching us that it is definitely better to tried and failed than not to have tried at all. Ian Thorpe’s
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Berlin: In 1933 Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. Persecution of Jewish athletes began controversial talk. Everyone was in debate to boycott the Olympics in 1936. By the end of 1934 the line was finally drawn. President of the athletic union led efforts to the boycott. He brought the facts to the table and pointed out that Germany was breaking the rules forbidding discrimination based on race and religion. Boycott efforts also traveled to France‚ Great Britain‚ Sweden‚ and the Netherlands. At the
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Investigation The purpose of this investigation is to find out the general trends of the Olympic gold medal height each time the event is held. It also could be used to predict the next gold medal height in the upcoming Olympic events. We could know as well what functions can be used to plot the graphs. People could also analyze the pattern of rise or decrease in height of the winning height in the Olympic game. This investigation also allows future participants to find out information about previous
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popular events at the Olympics. It was not until the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 when hurdles were introduced to the world. The original Olympics began long before in Greece‚ however‚ Roman Emperor Theodosius I had banned the Games 1‚500 years earlier as an attempt to abolish what he thought were pagan practices. The modern Olympics arose in Athens and presented hurdling events‚ thanks to the French baron‚ Pierre de Coubertin‚ who than became the first International Olympic Committee president
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