Women’s Judo My dear fellow judokas‚ martial arts practitioners and sports women‚ I‚ Gemma Gibbons‚ am delighted you have joined me today to unravel the nauseating‚ adverse light that has been shown upon women’s Judo recently. After‚ having unfortunately been exposed to an atrocity of a biased article revolved around yours truly‚ I felt compelled to express my rage and dismay towards the sexist‚ ignorant writer behind these fabricated words‚ Andrew M Brown. Ladies‚ who is he to tell us which sports
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Gibson. "She was the first African American to play professional tennis or professional golf in the United States -- and she played them both!" As a little girl Gibson enjoyed participating in many sports and playing them on her free time. In the summer of 1941‚ she competed in a paddle ball tournament‚ which she won. She was suggested to try out tennis and that is exactly what she did. She enjoyed it so much she began taking tennis lessons and competing in tennis tournaments. From the year
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Johnson – a World Class Sprinter Ben Johnson is a former sprinter from Canada‚ whose performance peaked in the 1980’s‚ winning two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold‚ which all 3‚ were taken away. He set several 100 metre world records at the 1987 World Championship and in the 1988 Summer Olympics‚ both for athletics‚ but was disqualified for doping‚ losing the Olympic title and all records. He was born in Jamaica and at the age of 15‚ immigrated to Canada. Ben met his coach Charlie Francis at
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passed laws to make football illegal for fear that it would consume too much of the time set aside for archery practice); but they could also represent the natural human desire for friendly competition‚ so that alongside the jousting of the elite‚ games like bowling‚ stool ball and football could hold important places in the lives of ordinary people. One relatively early commentator on such traditional leisure activities was Joseph Strutt‚ whose ‘The sports and pastimes of the people of England (1830)
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Team Era During the summer of 1992‚ the NBA took center stage as the world watched the greatest team in sports ever assembled joke‚ pose‚ and finally play its way to the gold medal at the summer Olympic games. The team was named the "Dream Team" and it featured eleven of the NBA’s best players. Names like Michael Jordan‚ Earvin "Magic" Johnson‚ and Larry Bird headlined the games and the play of Scottie Pippen and "Sir" Charles Barkley stole the show. After only eight games‚ the world of USA basketball
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top singles badminton players around the world‚ Saina Nehwal ranks 3rd currently and the highest ranking she has reached till date was 2nd in 2010. Saina is the first Indian woman to make it to the quarter finals of the badminton singles at the Olympic Games in 2008‚ Beijing. She is one of the greatest badminton players India has ever produced. She has brought India into limelight in the world of badminton. Before Saina happened‚ only two players Prakash Padukone and Gopichand draw some attention to
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In 1936‚ Germany used the Olympic Games for propagandareasons. The Nazis promoted an image of a new Germany while hiding the regime’s targeting of Jews‚ as well as Germany’s growing militarism. For the first time in the modern Olympics‚ people in the United States and Europe called for a boycott of the Olympics because of human rights abuses. Although the boycott movement ultimately failed‚ it set an important precedent for future Olympic boycott campaigns. Once the boycott failed‚ Germany
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The Olympics is a major international event where top athletes from all over the world get together to compete for a common‚ the gold medal. Being qualified for this tremendous event is already a huge achievement since each athlete is considered the best in his or her country. There is also an Olympic for deaf too‚ which is known as the Deaflympics. This event is similar to the original Olympics but the main differences are the requirements. To participate in the summer and winter Deaflympics‚ according
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"broad jump") is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed‚ strength‚ and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. This event has been an Olympic medal event since the first modern Olympics in 1896 (a medal event for women since 1948) and has a history in the Ancient Olympic Games. Contents [hide] * 1 Rules * 2 History * 3 Records * 4 Technique * 4.1 The approach * 4.2 The last two strides * 4.3 Takeoff * 4.3.1 Kick
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Paralympics Games Sport. . . * Archery * Athletics * Boccia * Cycling Road * Cycling Track * Equestrian * Football 5-a-side * Football 7-a-side * Goal Ball * Judo * Power Lifting * Rowing * Sailing * Shooting * Table Tennis * Sitting Volleyball * Wheelchair Basketball * Wheelchair Fencing * Wheelchair Rugby * Wheelchair Tennis The host city of the 2012 Paralympics. . . * London‚ England‚ United Kingdom * The Paralympics’ games will be
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