of banned performance-enhancing drugs (PEDS) in sports is commonly referred to as doping. The word doping is probably derived from the Dutch word dop‚ the name of an alcoholic beverage made of grape skins used by Zulu warriors in order to enhance their prowess in battle. The term became current around the turn of the 20th century‚ originally referring to illegal drugging of racehorses. ‘Doping’ however is as old as competitive sport itself. Modern times - In 1904 Olympics marathon
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Sport and Money Everywhere you look you see sport intertwined into everyday life‚ be it on the television‚ in your back yard‚ in schools‚ universities or in social networks. Nobody can escape the influence of sport‚ either as a spectator or a participant it s everywhere. But who is to blame for this new era in sports? Is it the sponsors who are pouring millions of dollars into the sports industry that are changing the attitudes of athletes? Sports And Money "Money makes the world go ’round." Sports
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Performance Sports Injuries Injuries in sport are a very common occurrence and vary widely between athletes across the world. With different sports come different injuries specific to that sport‚ they can vary in severity that can be from small pains and aches keeping the athlete out for a very short period of time or an injury which may keep them out for many months‚ and on occasions years. Common injuries include bruises‚ sprains‚ strains‚ joint injuries and nose bleeds. “Sports injuries are
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Turner Broadcasting Co. Special Interview‚ Turner Entertainment Atlanta‚ Georgia 5 May 1998 Nagurski‚ B. "Professional Wrestling" Microsoft Encarta `99 (Electronic Version). Copyright INSO Corp. 1993-1998 PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING: SPORT OR ENTERTAINMENT? I. Introduction "Do you smell what the Rock is cookin?" shouts The Rock. This is the new crude face of professional wrestling. But it wasn’t always like this. Haven’t you ever wondered about the real history of pro wrestling
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about solemn events‚ as well as actually funerals‚ to activate inside contests. This kind of love brings about the actual the planet’s primary sports permanent fixture -- the actual video games with Olympia‚ recognized based on history from the season 776 B . C . and also placed every single four several years. At the beginning this became a new one-day sports ending up in an individual competitive occasion. The full day time can be taken on with heats for a jogging ethnic background -- a new sprint
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Sports and games Sports can be generally divided into indoor and outdoor sports. Gymnastics is a typical indoor sport which includes apparatus training on uneven bars‚ horizontal bar‚ balance beam‚ mat‚ spring-board or rings. Athletics‚ a typical outdoor sport‚ includes track amd field events (the Marathon race‚ long-distance run‚ cross-country run‚ relay-race) and sprinting events ( a hundred metre sprint‚ hurdle-race). Jumping (high jjump‚ long jump‚ triple jump‚ pole jump) and throwing (hammer
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On January 3‚ 1961‚ nine days after Christmas‚ Richard Legg‚ John Byrnes‚ and Richard McKinley were killed in a remote desert in eastern Idaho. Their deaths occurred when a nuclear reactor exploded at a top-secret base in the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS). Official reports state that the explosion and subsequent reactor meltdown resulted from the improper retraction of the control rod. When questioned about the events that occurred there‚ officials were very reticent. The whole affair‚
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Concussions in Sports Sports have always been a huge factor in our world today whether we sit at home and watch them on television or we participate in them in our everyday lives. Thus being in a first aid class we all are surrounded by some type of physical activity. While sports can be very enjoyable‚ stress revealing‚ competitive‚ and a great way to stay physically fit; they also pose the threat of injury. One of the more common injuries in sports mostly in contact sports is concussions.
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MALAYSIA SPORTS & FITNESS DIRECTORY 2010/2011 MALAYSIA SPORTS & FITNESS DIRECTORY 2010/2011 Sports in Malaysia - A General Overview When asked about what needs to be done to encourage youths in this country to be involved in sports‚ ex-Olympian and International Sports Official‚ Datuk Dr Mani Jegathesan says it is absolutely crucial that we push for a healthy lifestyle‚ including physical activity‚ for all Malaysians‚ especially the youth. “They are our future‚ life habits and skills are best
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January of 1970‚ his professional coaching record stood at a remarkable 105-35-6‚ and the NFL named him their acclaimed "1960s Man of the Decade." His statement that "winning is the only thing that matters in sport"‚ is one of the truths that is still inherent in today’s world of sports. Athletes are willing to cheat to guarantee success‚ either through the use of performance-enhancing drugs‚ or through the act of injuring others. These days‚ drugs‚ blood doping‚ corruption‚ injuring others and
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