The legalisation of drugs in sport may be fairer and safer In 490 BC‚ the Persian Army landed on the plain of Marathon‚ 25 miles from Athens. The Athenians sent a messenger named Feidipides to Sparta to ask for help. He ran the 150 miles in two days. The Spartans were late. The Athenians attacked and‚ although outnumbered five to one‚ were victorious. Feidipides was sent to run back to Athens to report victory. On arrival‚ he screamed “We won” and dropped dead from exhaustion. The marathon
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The word ‘sport’ is defined as an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual team or team compete for entertainment. For the longest time dance‚ which is indeed a sport‚ has been disputed over and its legitimacy questioned. Not only is dance is a sport that requires a person to possess strength and athleticism‚ athletes of other sports use dance to improve in their own sport‚ and the definition of ‘sport’ in every respect embodies dance as a whole. Dance is an important
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Benefits of Sports It is widely accepted that sport is good for us. Sport is good to our body and mind‚ it help us to keep in shape‚ control the level of blood sugar and blood pressure‚ and it is very good way to cure depression. Sports can be divided into different categories. Game sports like Hockey‚ football‚ or basketball need a lot of running and throwing. They are good to some people but not everybody can take part in. Other sports like tennis‚ table tennis‚ and volley ball are milder
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The Importance of Sport‚ Fitness‚ and Recreation On many levels is sport very important to each and every one of us for a various number of reasons. First of all sport and fitness is what helps us keep in shape and stay healthy which is key to living a long and happy life. There are many benefits to being fit; first of all you will have much better health‚ and a better body image which in turn may help your self-esteem. Another major importance to sport is that there are so many career opportunities
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Is Cheerleading a Sport? Are cheerleaders just "flirts in skirts" or do they actually participate in a sport? When people hear the word cheerleading‚ majority of the time they automatically think of teenage girls dressed in pleated skirts with pompoms‚ jumping and cheering. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ cheerleading is the action or skills of a person or group of people who shout out special songs or chants to encourage a team and entertain a crowd during a sports game. This definition
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Sports have always been an integral part of human lifestyle. The Olympics today is no longer exclusive to the Greeks alone after their revival in the 20th century. Today major sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup are being held around the world. Hence to accommodate international athletes‚ such sporting events have to be organized in large cities having state-of-art facilities. Hosting sports events certainly benefits the host nations which is evident by the intense bidding to bag the
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In any sport‚ many things are needed to achieve. The sport that asks a person to literally go beyond what they can do is powerlifting. To do this‚ a person has to know the sport called powerlifting. He or she must learn to adapt a new way of physical and mental training‚ breathing‚ and way of life. Since the first professional competition in 1964‚ powerlifting has shown great feats of strength‚ power‚ legends and dreams that have changed‚ "How strong are you‚" actually implies (Hatfield 5). What
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Sports history in the British Library: selected titles Any analysis of sport‚ sporting events and sports governance must inevitably take into account the historical events which underpin them. For sports researchers‚ the British Library has an unrivalled collection of resources covering all aspects of the subject and in many different media‚ from books describing sporting events‚ to biographies and autobiographies of grass roots and elite athletes; coaching manuals; sport yearbooks and annual reports;
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Dental injury rate during sporting events has been found to be significantly decreased with appropriate mouthguard usage according to a study done by Knapik et al. (2007). Mouthguard usage dates back to the early 1920’s when boxing became the first sport to mandate the use of mouthguards in consequence to the rise in dental injuries (Knapik et al. 2007). Due to the amount of dental injuries induced from sporting events‚ the American Dental Association (ADA) mandated the use of mouthguards specifically
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Working Conditions of Sports Announcers As a sports announcer‚ your working condition‚ responsibility‚ and income is determined by your affiliation. Network sportscasters ➢ Generally‚ they are at the top of the salary range ➢ They have the least strenuous schedules - Seldom broadcast more than one game a week - Even those who add reporting duties to their schedules only have a few minutes of sports news a day Sports announcers for national or regional cable systems
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