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    Lowering Ages of Cosmetic Surgery in Korea In twenty-first century, with the rapid development of economic, medical, and science and technology, the living standards of people have been continuously improved. At the same time, people’s pursuit on better looks brings an emerging industry, cosmetic surgery industry, in South Korea. Cosmetic surgery is distinguished from plastic surgery, the principal purpose of cosmetic surgery is to enhance people’s appearance of a body part, especially on their face. It was first performed in India, developed in America, and most booming in South Korea(cite). The Korean cosmetic surgery boom is proportional to the growth of the GDP per capita. When the South Korean economy was boosted by the 1988 Seoul Olympics,…

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    regardless of their intense workout program and nutrition program, they tend to search for supplements or steroids for assistance. Professional athletes of all sports have been using steroids dating all the way back to the first Olympic Games. Even though deemed as unethical and illegal in all sports, millions of dollars and world records can ride on being the "world best" and winning any competition. With the increase in steriods in sports, many atheltes are gaining an unfair advantage over…

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    I. The Olympics began in 776 B.C with one event, a 200-yard race. It started as religious festival for Zeus, the king of the gods, but it also served as a truce. Games were held between constantly arguing areas. The Olympics promised save travel to and from the Olympics. Since the beginning of the Olympics, many changes have been made. The source of these changes is the International Olympic Committee better known as the IOC. All 115 members meet once a year at their Sessions. Their main…

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    Allyson Felix is an American track and field sprinter, who she competes in in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and the 400 meters. She was athletically gifted from a young age and began playing basketball. Felix earned the nickname “Chicken Legs” for her scrawny physique. She decided to go for the track team freshmen year to prove her physical strength. She excelled from the beginning, finishing seventh in the 200-meter dash at the CIF California State Meet, within a year. She eventually became a…

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    Who is misty may treanor? Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor is 5ft 9 inches retired American professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and as of August 2012, the most successful female beach volleyball player with 112 individual championship wins in domestic and international competition is her. Early life She was born july 30,1997, Angels , California,U.S . She grew up playing beach volleyball at Santa Monica pier With her parents.And her and her father…

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    Full name: Benjamin Sinclair Johnson jr Height: 177 cm Weight: 75 kg Born: 30th December 1961 Birth place: Falmouth Jamaica Citizenship: Canadian Full name: Benjamin Sinclair Johnson Jr. Was born in Jamaica but Ben moved to Canada when he was 14 and slowly became involved in athletics and then was coached by Charlie Francis track coach and former Olympian. In the 1982 Commonwealth Games where he won 2 silver medals for the 100 metre and the 4 x 100 metre relay for Canada. Ben Johnson has…

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    Overview of the mega-event: “The Olympic Games” The Summer Olympic Games were first held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. At the time, only few competitions were set up and a small number of athletes competed. Until the games of 1948, only one candidate for each Olympic proposed to host. But as the Olympics started to grow rapidly, more countries started to develop an interest in hosting which has led to the creation of the bidding process by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 2012, the…

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    Olympic drug testing is one way of finding out if the athletes really did work their hardest to achieve where they are on that day. Although Lance Armstrong and Ben Johnson may have good reason, all team members should be drug tested in order to compete in the Olympic games because new rules for anti-doping have been made, and once local athletes test positive for performance enhancing drugs, they should start thinking of new lives as codes seem to have nothing in place for them. Lance…

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    The Top Five Olympic Medalists The Olympic Games brings out the toughest competitors in the world. All of these competitors are working towards the same end goal: winning gold medals in the event in which they are competing (Wood). The top five athletes who have earned the most medals in the Olympic Games include Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz, Paavo Nurmi, Larisa Latynina, and the athlete receiving the most medals, Michael Phelps (Pudasaini). Carl Lewis made his mark in the games competing in…

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    Tata Sports Case Study

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    of Contents Sports in Tata Steel 2 Sports to Target – Olympics 2024 3 India’s Performance in Olympics, CWG and Asian Games 3 Competitor’s Analysis 5 Sports to Focus on (Short Term) 7 Sports in Jharkhand 7 Revenue Model 8 Formation of a Club – JRD Tata Sports Club 8 Sports in Tata Steel History of Sports: Tata Steel has been associated with a diverse range of sports over the years. It has not only supported mainstream sporting activities but also preserved century old tribal sports across…

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