1976 Summer Olympics

doing something no other olympian has ever done: that is to win 23 gold medals throughout his Olympic career. Tim Layden explains, “On August 14, 2004, a 19-year-old from Baltimore won his first Olympic medal, a gold in the 400 individual medley in Athens” (Layden 31). That would be the first of 28 medals in Phelps career as an Olympic swimmer. Phelps would learn more about himself throughout the 4 Olympics he competed in. In Tim Layden’s article “The Gold Standard” from the December 26, 2016…

rules by having five players on each side to six players per side. (Sperber & Cahn 2016). This was done to stamp out what others deemed “masculine” in the sport. In general, people may have believed it is not in a woman 's interest to compete. The Olympics are a held in a space that has been globalized to allow as many countries to feel comfortable as they compete for superiority in their events. Globalization of physical spaces allow people to recognize a sport or event in any geographical…

This essay will critically analyse the claims that sporting events bring positive economic benefits to the host city. The analysis will focus on one mega event, namely the Olympics, and how previous events have benefitted or hindered the city in regard to the economics of the city. During the bidding to host, and indeed throughout the running of a major sporting event, it is widely assumed that sporting events are used as a catalyst for economic advancement, and many governments around…

On a sweaty, sticky night in the Bird's Nest, Bolt was out of the blocks quicker and opened up an unassailable lead over the first 100m before coming away down the straight and jabbing his thumbs at his chest as he crossed the line. His 19.55 seconds was the fastest in the world this year, his speed and peerless championship class too good for American Gatlin, whose 19.74 was well outside his season's best. Jamaican Bolt, who will also compete in the 4x100m relay, said: "It means a lot to me…

Baltimore Aquatic Club at the Meadowbrook Aquatic and Fitness Center. He was fifteen when he competed in his first Olympics. Known as the most decorated Olympic athlete over his whole career he has won medals from Athens, Beijing, London and Rio. Today Michele has twenty-eight medals. In 1999 Michael made the U.S.…

“The Montreal Olympics can no longer lose money than a man can have a baby”1 Jean Drapeau, Mayor of Montreal from1960 to 1986 famously said. It was to be the first Canadian-hosted Olympics in our 76-year participation in the Games. However, the Games were marred by accidents, construction failures, and massive costs to the population of Montreal. The crown jewel of the first Canadian Games, the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was to be the shining new Olympics Stadium, estimated at an initial $134…

countries of modern Summer Olympic Games is reflected by the images of opening ceremonies’, the topic of the research concerns the country’s political condition which can be reflected by holding national and international events such as Olympic Games. There have been various opinions on this topic. According to Bayliss et al (2004), the political environment of the time can be reflected by Olympic Games. Despite the commercial revenue gained from the event, governments have been using Olympic…

see that Coca-Cola wants its viewers to associate drinking their products to winning an Olympic gold medal, to me the product has no relationships or connections to the Olympic Games. This made me think, why do corporate sponsors align themselves with sports? From watching the Coca Cola 's Gold Feeling commercial, it is clear that the brand wants its name to be seen by the ever increasing audience of the Olympic Games and what better way to do this by comparing the drink to the feeling of…

Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee said, “the London 2012 Games have definitively served as a catalyst for development and improvements, both tangible and intangible, which would otherwise have taken decades to achieve” (HM Government, 2013). As part of the London 2012 Olympic bid, organisers promised the Games to be a ‘One Planet Olympics’, working in partnership with WWF and Bioregional. One of the five key sustainability themes…

As with any other event, Western sporting events constantly face competition from around the City of London, whether it be direct or indirect. Probably the biggest competitors that Western Athletics has are the London Knights and London Lightning, which are the city’s hockey and basketball teams, respectively. However, Western has many advantages over these competitors. The first of these is that Western Athletics games are free for students to attend, while attending a professional team’s game…