Summer Olympic Games

Ten years ago, the city of Chicago, Illinois, made a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Although they came close to victory, the International Olympic Commission (IOC) awarded the hosting rights to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while Chicago was knocked out in the first round of voting (“Rio to host 2016 Olympics,” 2009). It was a memorable win for South America as Rio became their first city to ever host an Olympics. In contrast, Chicago’s loss left its own inhabitants with some mixed…

People and customs play a large role, especially with food and sports. The Greek culture generally has a healthy diet of natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, and seafood. Greece is widely known for the start of the Olympics and has recently hosted the Modern Summer Olympics in 2004. Tourism is very important for a Greece’s economy because of the amount of revenue it generates annually. Due to these factors and more, Greece has continuously been a popular travel destination. Most people…

scholarship. While playing football on his scholarship he had injured his knee and was forced to just focus on Track and field. His track coach L.D. Weldon encouraged Bruce to train for the Olympic decathlon. In 1972 at Olympic Games in Munich West Germany he placed 3rd in the trials and 10th in the games. Then at…

The Olympic games are of rich history and deep meaning. The first Olympic games were in 776 BC, on the great plains of Olympia, Greece. The Ancient games were nothing like they are today however, the history of what happened between now and then is what makes our modern games so great. It is the summer of 776 BC in Greece, the male athletes line up to run “The Stadion” on the plains of Olympia behind the Palace of Zeus. In the ancient games there was only one event, and only men were…

Oh my goodness! Wow I cannot believe that I am standing here right now, thank you so much to the Olympic Games for presenting this gold medal to me. This has been an inspiration of mine ever since I ran over my first hurdle. I am so honored to accept this gold medal for 100 meter hurdles. Thank you to all of my fellow components on the track for pushing me to work harder and run faster. You all did an astonishing job and competed well, I am so honored to have been able to race with all of you…

One year ago today, the first ever Greeley Cross Country Championships was hosted, a 5k race at Josephine Jones Park between the five high schools in Greeley, Colorado- Frontier Academy, Greeley West, University Schools, Northridge, and Greeley Central. Last year Frontier placed first at the meet in the boys race. However, since then their top runners graduated and the Central boys became a real threat to many teams. Although today was mainly a way for Central to come out on top, I wanted…

thirteen but by the time he hit the age of sixteen he became a triathlete. In 1989 and 1990 Lance was the national sprint-course triathlon champion. During his senior year of high school Lance was invited to Colorado Springs to train with the U.S Olympic development team…

Understanding the Olympic movement and operation history, learn from previous hosting cities’ experience Finding connections between Olympic Games and Urban development, and explore how would them affect the modern Stadium design Compare and contrast similar structural design and construction method, revise and design to accommodate “modern circus” practice Simulating reconfiguring scenarios, and examining possibilities Key Resource Pitts, Adrian C., and Hanwen Liao. Sustainable Olympic…

done to done to bring equality to the intersex population, because singling them out isn't a good decision. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games were held this summer in Brazil. The Olympic games are the most prestigious events which any athlete can participate in. For that particular reason the sports spectacular requires over 400 rules and regulations in order for the entirety of the games to run smoothly.…

What soccer player on the U.S team won olympic gold and the FIFA Women’s World Cup? If you said Alex Morgan, you are correct. Alex came to be the youngest player of the U.S women’s national soccer team in 2009. In 2011 she was the first chosen at the Women’s Professional soccer draft. In 2012 at the Summer Olympic Games, because she helped the U.S women’s team beat Japan, she received her first Olympic gold medal. Three years later, she defeated Japan, again, in order to win the FIFA Women’s…