respected because, it helps you with other sports and everyday life, it’s an Olympics sport, and it improves confidence. To begin with gymnastics helps you with other sports and things in life. Michael Strauss says “ Gymnastics helps with running, jumping, swimming, throwing, wrestling, and weightlifting.” To do gymnastics you have to be very fit and athletic. “ Gymnast are among the strongest, pound for pound, of all the Olympic athletes.” says Wm A. Sands, Ph.D. Motor Behavior…
the times of Ancient Greece, a symbol of the olympics was the flame. The flame was a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. Picture The olive wreath is another symbol of the ancient Olympic Games. It is a branch of an olive tree that formed a circle and is an ancient and sacred award for Olympic champions. An olympic athlete would only receive the olive…
than than a decade ago Beijing held the Olympic games. This large event that was commonly known as Beijing 2008, took place from 8 to 24 of August. Beijing was elected to be the host city in 2001, defeating bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka. After the first round of voting it was crystal clear that Beijing would be the host of the 2008 Olympics; leaving the other potential hosts far behind, Beijing had a significant lead. Being the most watched Olympic games in history, the games…
Ola Bola is a 2016 Malaysia football based film that was directed by Chiu Keng Guan. The movie was to celebrate the glory moment when our national football team made it into the 1980’s summer Olympics. The main characters in the movie are Marianne, Rahman, Muthu, Chow Kok Keong and Ali. The story began with a journalist named Marianne, who wanted to leave the country for England because she was disillusioned by her work in Malaysia. She was told to write one last research on the 80’s national…
To be straightforward, the Olympic Games are an international sports competition in which more than 13,000 athletes from over 200 countries compete in a variety of events. But when the history behind the Games, the entertainment witnessed by the spectators, and the dedication of the athletes are taken into consideration, the Games become more than just the greatest athletes competing on the world’s largest stage, they transform into a place for unity, sportsmanship, and extreme competition. For…
Name three careers (not mentioned in the lesson) where gymnastics is important and explain how gymnastics is important in that career. (3 marks) Fitness Trainers- Fitness trainers have to be educated in a variety of sports/training methods. Gymnastics is arguably one of the most important foundational sport that fitness experts should have knowledge in. It contains balance, weight transfer, bodyweight movements, flexibility, and overall body awareness. This is key in many sports and training…
Topic 3 Discuss the pros and cons of the various ways in which males and females are classified for the purpose of playing sport. Which way should be used at the elite level, such as the Olympic Games? Why? Which way should be used at the amateur level. What are some of the problems and how might they be overcome? Purpose of classified female and male in sports, because Females carry more fat than males, it and advantage in sports such as swimming, but in running and other sports it becomes a…
Swimming has become an extremely popular and well-enjoyed sport or activity. But what most people do not know is the origin of this unique sport. Swimming can be dated all the way back to ancient times as prehistoric men had to swim in order to cross large bodies of water, but there were also many written works related swimming in the Early Modern Era and moreover, swimming eventually became a competitive sport during the 19th century. The competitiveness of swimming has translated into…
- Introduction - The Olympic movement accumulating with the Olympic Games, is perhaps the most distinguishable and substantial pupil cultural event (Roche, 1998). What is recognisable today as the Modern Olympics first began in Athens, 1896, attracting 311 athletes from 13 countries (Kitroeff, 2005). Throughout this period the Olympics was a combination of athletic games that sustained religious rituals (Koulouri, 2006). At the forefront of the Athens games was the opportunity to showcase…
hosted the Olympic games in 1956. These games were a major turning point in Australia’s popular culture. It changed the face of Australian sport, allowed women to participate in sport more and it helped the production of Televisions in Australia. As Ron Clarke lit the olympic flame on the 22nd of November, 1956, the landscape of Australian sport changed forever. Australia is often considered to be a 'sports mad' country. Australia is known for being a top performer in the Olympics, ever since…