"cross-country is not even a sport." As a cross-country runner‚ I have heard these statements echoed to me my entire life. Whether it be from another athlete or regular person‚ there seems to be a misunderstanding in the definition of sport. A sport is any physical activity that requires skills for success‚ has rules for fairness‚ and is a competition. Therefore‚ by this definition‚ one can clearly see why cross-country is a sport. So much of our entertainment today comes from sports‚ but when we think
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Sport England: Segmenting the British Sports Market Introduction Sport England is the government agency responsible for building the foundations of sporting success‚ by creating a world-leading community sport environment of clubs‚ coaches‚ facilities and volunteers. They want to create a vibrant sporting culture working in partnership with national governing bodies‚ national partners‚ the HE/FE sector‚ local government‚ county sport partnerships and community organizations. Their focus is around
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Olympic games in modern world The most important sport event in the world for today undoubtedly are Olympic Games in Sochi. The Olympics - it’s a great honor for any country. Our compatriots can be proud of the fact that this great sport event took place in Russia‚ and it emerged as the clear statement of greatness of country. Almost every nation sends teams of selected athletes to take part. The purposes of the Olympic Games are to foster the ideal of a "A Healthy Mind In a Healthy Body "
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The first Olympics are thought to have been traced all the way back to 776 BC. In origin‚ The Olympic games were a tribute to the gods like Zuce. These games took place on the Plains of Olympia. Back then there was only one game‚ the Stadion. This was a foot race that resembles the modern 200M races. The games were clearly much smaller in contras to our current 25+ events for just summer Olympics alone. Now the Olympics are hosted in country’s all around the world‚ changing the location every time
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5/12/13 BBC News - India’s Olympic performance INDIA 13 August 2012 Last updated at 06:48 ET India’s Olympic performance India’s haul of six medals‚ including two silver and four bronze‚ is the country’s best performance to date at the Olympic games. Sports writer V Krishnaswamy looks into the future for team India and how to build on this success. The world it seems has taken the escalator‚ but Indians are still using the staircase. From 1996 to 2004‚ it was one at a time‚ then it be
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victims‚ but under the insistence of the former International Olympic Committee President‚ Avery Brundage‚ “the Games must go on” (“Munich 1972). Prior to the Games‚ Dr. Georg Sieber‚ a German forensic psychologist‚ was asked by Olympic security experts to develop 26 emergency scenarios to help plan event security. Ironically‚ Sieber had identified situation Number 21 as “a dozen armed Palestinians would scale the perimeter fence of the [Olympic] Village. They would invade the building that housed the
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Sports and development. Sports is an excellent instrument‚ it have a massive power to influence people to purchase items of all type‚ it helps to collect revenues and bring people together (social movement). Sport in development has an enormous potential to create change in individuals and society abstract negative character and replace them with positive ones. Ways how sports can generate income. Sports can generate income by having competitions‚ for example the football world cup. This generate
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MC Sports - Max‚ Jake‚ Marc & RJ I. Overview a. The retailer we have selected is MC Sports. This retailer is a sporting goods retailer and we have chosen it because we all like golf. MC Sports features products and apparel for all sorts of sports. MC Sports features products for action sports‚ team sports‚ golf and tennis‚ outdoor activities‚ apparel‚ footwear‚ and fitness. b. MC Sports originated in 1946 as a single store in Grand Rapids‚ MI. The original name of the store
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In the article “Why Not a College Degree in Sports” by Roger Pielke published in The New York Times‚ he discusses why athletes in collegiate sports should get a degree for her sports. I personally believe that athletes should get a degree for their sport‚ and this essay brings up a lot of good points to support my thought. One valid comparison between Sports and Fine Arts that was stated in this article by saying “performances (from fine art students) are often given to audiences paying for the privilege
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Youth sports isn’t just about the sport. It’s about keeping the fun in the game and teaching your athletes lessons they can take with them in life. This is the word of well respected football coach and instructor John Burns. A student who is interested in future careers and their future altogether will be more engaged in their well being and be prepared better for the real world. A student that is focused on their future will be better prepared for the decision that will eventually determine their
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