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    “limber-down”. Draw a diagram of Circuit Training & Explain its benefits. 2+2+6=10 3. Specify role of sociology in sports. What do you understand by leadership? Explain in brief the qualities of a leader in Games & Sports. 2+2+6=10 OR What is Olympic Mott? What do you understand by Modern Olympics? Justify “Games & Sports as Man’s Cultural Heritage”. 2+2+6=10 4. Describe the following: 2×5=10 a. Sports environment. b. Essential elements of sports environment. c. Role of individual in improving sports environment

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    Martin began Ali working out in Louisville’s Columbia Gym‚ and Ali turned out to be energetically dedicated to the game. With the assistance of a dark mentor named Fred Stoner‚ who taught Ali the procedures of boxing and to move with the beauty of an artist‚ Ali turned into an extremely talented and dangerous contender. Somewhere around 1955 and 1960‚ Ali had taken an interest in 108 sessions‚ in which he won six Kentucky Golden Glove titles‚ two National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles‚ two

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    Tlatelolco Massacre

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    protest of 1968 in Mexico City were initially touched off not by university political issues‚ but by charges of unusual police brutality in the suppression of a typical fight on the streets between students of two rivals high schools after a football game. As the article Mexico ’s 1968 Massacre: What Really Happened? states‚ “The siege ended when the soldiers blasted the main door of the National Preparatory School in San Ildefonso with a bazooka‚ killing some of the students in the building.” In

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    Series It was described as “the goal heard around the world.” Paul Henderson scored to make the score 6-5 with 34 seconds remaining in game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series. This goal sealed the comeback victory for Canada after falling behind the USSR hockey team 3 games to 1. The 8 game series is considered by some as a huge defining moment in Canadian history with repercussions beyond sports. The series had an impact on Canadian politics‚ the economy and the

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    Alina Kabaeva

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    consecutive five hours a day? Which by the way adds up to 36 hours a week‚ since the age of four? How many people can handle it? Kabaeva‚ a hero? How? Why? She is just another girl that won the Olympics‚ big deal‚ right? Wrong‚ she was striving for that one goal for 22 years just to become the gold medalist at the Olympics. It has been a tough journey for her. She has been accused of doping‚ in other words overdosing pills. However that did not stop her from becoming a champion. Alina Kabeva comes from

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    sportive activities‚ sponsoring has become an essential part of the development of today’s sports and is one of the most fruitful means of revenue. Without the presence of sponsors‚ organizers of the major events such as the FIFA World Cup or the Olympic Games would not be able to obtain the sources of income to get the events going. On the other hand‚ sponsoring derives in many benefits for

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    History of Volleyball

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    THE HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL By this year‚ the game volleyball is 117 of age! The sport originated in the United States‚ and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis‚ where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports.Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play volleyball at least once a week. The offensive style of setting and spiking was first demonstrated in

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    happening backstage. The events leading up to the Olympic games consisted of the disenfranchisement‚ conviction and displacement of ordinary people who peacefully protested the forced eviction from their homes. As police clashed with protestors‚ families had no choice but to leave‚ rendering thousands homeless. Nearly 1.5 million Beijing residents were displaced after the events of the 2008 Olympics. However if we look at the way the Olympic games are generally marketed to particular states‚ we see

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    privately held company that aims to provide products which promote and advance the game of water polo‚ as well as supporting the community and culture around the sport. With a strong presence in the water polo community as the result of a few high profile members of their management team‚ KAP7 has partnered with the governing body for the sport in the United States to provide caps‚ suits and apparel to the Olympic teams and development program. In addition‚ the two organizations recently launched

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    Competitive Sports

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    article from the Prime Minister’s official website was published on August 11 shortly after the Olympic Games 2012 in London. The Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that competitive sports will be a part of the new primary school curriculum. The Government sees great opportunity in Olympic legacy that is why all children have to be encouraged to participate in recognisable sports‚ not just “game activities”. The new Physical Education programme will require every primary school child to take

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