2008 Summer Olympics

seventeen and not only competing in your first Olympic competition, but also winning it. Even though to most people it seems impossible, but that's exactly what Melissa or Missy Franklin did by winning four gold, plus a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics. As a result earning herself the nickname “Missy the Missile”. Currently missy holds the world title for the 200m backstroke. Throughout her life it was evident that Missy would make it to the Olympics, but the only question was when.…

Alex Morgan is a famous soccer player, obviously because she is a women's world cup champion, also an olympic gold medalist. Alex Morgan plays for the United States women's national soccer team, also the Orlando Pride team,and she played forward. Alex Morgan was born in 1989 on July 2, she is 26 years old. Alex Morgan’s full name is Alexandra Patricia Morgan. Alex Morgan had two sisters. Alex Morgan has an average height, she is five foot tall and seven inches. Tight now Alex Morgan is going to…

Every year, millions of foreign people immigrate to the United States in search of the American dream. Citizens of foreign countries and Americans are continuously in search of it because, they want a better life. They believe that with determination, America's endless opportunities will set them up for success. James Truslow Adams introduced the term American dream in 1931, and now it plays a significant part of America’s culture and heritage. A large number of people disbelieve that they can…

she’s performed in the Olympics many times. She was training to go to the 2012 Olympics, but she had to stop training due to her knee injury. She tore her ACL, MCL and meniscus, and her hamstring. Unfortunately, her knee never returned to its full strength, and she had to retire. She was the all-around World Champion in 2007, they say she is very good at the balance beam, she is called the balance beam queen. She won a gold medal for the competition of balance beam in 2008 in Beijing, she was…

Shawn Johnson is a gymnast known for her Olympic debut at the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing, China. Johnson earned a gold medal in the balance beam competition as well as three silvers in the floor, individual all-around, and team competitions. What many people don’t know is the success Johnson had before her Olympic debut and the hard work and dedication that helped her achieve her goals. Shawn Johnson was enrolled in gymnastics at the age of three as a way for her to burn off energy. She…

The Olympic games have developed over recent years into one of the most important and significant international sporting events across the globe. Not only does the games provide a platform for athletes to show there skills and talents, it also offers hosting cities to benefit through the accumulated investment triggered by staging the Games, both economically and socially. Its become quite clear the importance of securing such an event, with the increases of the number of cities bidding to host…

of a multi-layered sponsorship strategy that will be on full display at the Summer Olympics in Rio. Various aspects of this company’s increasing prevalence can be connected to the sponsorship chapter in Principles and Practices of Sport Management. Gaining an understanding of the company’s beginnings in beach volleyball and its development will validate this connection and outline various forms of…

1984, many of the communist countries chose to boycott the olympic games in retaliation of the American boycott of the games held in the soviet union, and because as they stated, America was an unsafe environment for their athletes, being that America is an anti-communist country. Jump twenty four years later, the 2008 olympic games in Beijing China. All but a few countries prepared tirelessly to take part in what was projected to be one of the best games ever. While L.A. used existing stadiums…

she decided to fight on and push through. That is what makes you a stronger person. She fell short of her goal many times, but that only pushed her farther to succeed faster than many gymnasts. Shawn Johnson’s experiences at the Beijing Olympics is nothing like she thought it would be. Her coach Liang Chow was originally from Beijing so this was his first time being back there since he had moved (Johnson 17). Everyone praised him and everyone loved him because of his previous…

that said, not every city is made for the Olympic games. Boston for example; it is recently ranked as the 34rd best city to live in, in the world according to TheGuardian.com (theguardian). Though a great city, Boston is not a good city to host an event such as the Olympics. With Boston’s uniquely difficult navigation and asymmetrical lay-out, Boston would not be able to handle the influx of people, nor build the stadiums necessary to have a successful summer games. The Massachusetts capital…