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    What is the Relationship between the Ancient Olympics and the Modern Olympic Games? The relationship between the Ancient Olympics and the modern Olympic Games can be described as non-existent‚ distant‚ close or complex. In order to determine the nature of the relationship one first needs to identify similarities between the Ancient and Modern Olympics. Some similarities are the idea of competitive sports‚ the glory that comes with a victory in both games‚ as well as the identical name assigned to

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    Olympic Games 2012

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    Olympic Games 2012 The modern Olympic Games is the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered to be the world’s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The 2012 Summer Olympics‚ officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012‚ was celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. The 2012 Summer

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    After the closing ceremony The Sydney 2000 Games were the largest yet. Despite their size‚ with a record breaking number of athletes participating; they were well organised‚ renewing faith in the Olympic Movement. The Olympic committee also spent $6 million Australian dollars in funding to combat the use of illicit drugs in sport‚ that previous Olympics have had so much trouble with in the past . The money was used to enhance drugs research into detecting the use of drugs

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    examination paper Summary of "Competitive sport for children at the heart of Olympics legacy" The Prime Minister David Cameron wants sports in a new primary school. He thinks it is the Governments job‚ after the The Olympics in London 2012‚ to give inspiration to more competitive sport in the schools. He means that how the primary school are now it has to many rules and no recognisable sport like you see in the Olympics. He is working on a new Physical Education programme for the schools which

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    Adam Ellner Mr. Lovre AP American Literature 5 5 Apr. 2013 The Upside to Politics in the Olympic Games Throughout the last hundred years‚ despite its image as a worldwide sporting phenomenon that rises above the clutches of politics‚ the Olympic Games has served as a catalyst and a stage for sociopolitical conflict and controversy on both national and global scales. Despite the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) attempts to limit this infringement of politics into the realm of international

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    The Olympic Games are an event athletes train their entire lives for. What some do not know‚ however‚ is that the Olympic Games originated in Greece and were held at Olympia‚ in Zeus’s honor‚ as he was the God of all Gods. Although there were several events held in other god’s honors‚ this is the one that is still around‚ occurring every four years in different parts of the world. Winning or even placing in the events the Olympic Games host is a great honor for yourself and for your country. This

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    Summer Olympic Games and India

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    India first participated in Olympics in 1900 in Paris. The country was repre sented by Norman Pritchard‚ an Anglo Indian who was holidaying in Paris during that time. The Indian Olympic Association is responsible for the preparation and participation of competitors in the Olympic Games as well as in Regional events like Commonwealth and Asian Games. There is a separate federation at national level in each game/sport which assists the Indian Olympic Association and preparation of

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    olympic ideals

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    ‘Faster‚ Higher‚ Stronger.’ Are the Olympic ideals still relevant today? FOR AGAINST De Coubertin’s idealism and humanistic goals have a shared audience The evidence is the fact that all nations attempt to participate Tales of Olympians overcoming adversity constantly underpin the Olympic spirit which confirms the goal of human aspiration and idealism Amateurism vs Professionalism De Coubertin did not wish for the games to be a showcase of paid professionals; rather hoping the higher ideals

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    The Olympic Athlete

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    The Olympic Athlete I always have respected Olympic athletes‚ for they spend all their time training. Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with: free meals for the rest of their lives‚ honorary appointments‚ or leadership positions in the community. The victors were memorialized in statues and also in victory songs‚ and commissioned from famous poets. Today‚ the Olympic Games are

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    What have been the (economic) benefits of the 2012 Olympics Games? The 2012 Olympic games have had strong advantages and disadvantages on the economy and the country as a whole. The Olympic games brought a significant amount of benefits to the UK‚ both on the financial and social side. For example: due to the tourism it included or the transport improvements for the population. The UK hosting the Olympics did also propose a disadvantageous side to the country for several reasons‚ such as: many

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