2008 Summer Olympics

had a war called the Peloponnesian War for 27 years. Sparta came out victorious, but weakened. All of the city-states shared a common religion. Everyone worshipped the same gods, and the states came together once every 4 years to partake in the olympic games. Wars were even stopped by 3 months so people could safely travel to the games. They were one of the ways Greeks worshipped their gods. The gods were very important to the Greeks, and leaders even went to oracles, or sacred sites, to ask…

January 3rd 2011 marks the return of our super successful “Destination Transformation” fitness competition! And this year, the stakes couldn’t be higher. In this 8 week fitness competition, one hardworking contestant will win one year of personal training with Home Team Fitness, and a new 8GB Apple iPad! This prize package is valued at over $2300, and will be a reward well deserved by our 2011 winner. As a bonus, the grand prize winner will also recieve a cash prize that will be determined by…

consolidates his dominance over the game for years and years, until he began suffering from a mononucleosis at the end of 2008. Nowadays, Federer has several records that prove he is the best in his field. He has won 88 single titles including 17 major titles (7 Wimbledon,5 Us Open, 4 Australian Open and 1 Roland Garros) ,23 Masters Series and 6 ATP World Final Tour. He has won two Olympics medals (Gold and Silver) and spent 302 weeks at the world No 1 of the ATP ranking. Federer has five time…

Competition has become an ancient element of humankind. For as long as anyone can remember, there has been sports, debates, fairs, and many other forms of competition. The Olympics are a worldwide tradition that bring every country’s best athletes to compete for elite recognition. Those who make the top three, receive medals for their accomplishment. This happens in smaller competitions all over the world. Children are going out and participating in sports, and the winners receive trophies while…

“Triumph” Jerry Schaap talks about the 1936 Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany just as Adolf Hitler rose to power and Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens was a track runner and one of, if not the best athlete of the 1930’s. America had amazing athletes, but Jesse Owens was the most outstanding. Jesse had accomplishments throughout his career both as a student and as a professional. The triumph and accomplishments Jesses Owens acquired at the 1936 Olympic Games was almost identical to the triumph…

Recently the Australian Football Federation (AFF) was awarded the right to hose the 2014 FIFA World Cup. As a host nation, Australia must provide a minimum number of host venues in capital cities to cater for the international phenomenon and successful event that the World Cup has become. The Major Sports Facility Authority (MSFA) is investigating the construction of a super stadium in Brisbane that has the capacity to hold 80,000 spectators. In addition, the new stadium will be home to the…

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 stated to become a real competitor in international athletics. His next big achievements were in 1984 Summer Olympics where he also received 2 bronze medals in 100 and the 4 × 100 He finally won gold medals in the 100 metre and 4 x 100 events at the 1986…

The Olympic Games are the world’s largest display of athletic skill and competitive spirit. There are also displays of nationalism, business and politics. Well-known throughout the world the games have been used to promote understanding and friendship among nations. Among the main themes of the Olympic Games there are relationships that relate to Kinesiology. One specific event from the 2016 Olympics that had great correlation with the major course of Kinesiology was Simone Manuel’s barrier…

Introduction The Nazi Olympics of 1936 provided Adolf Hitler with an unprecedented opportunity to cloak militarism and racism under the cape of the Summer Olympics. During this time, Hitler dampened his antisemitic policies and plans for enlarging Germany in order to exploit the opportunities as vehicle to portray Germany as more tolerant and peaceful than it actually was. In reaction to the Olympics, the United States and most western democracies rejected a boycott of the games. Rather,…

Math IA Internal Assessment Men’s Height and High Jump Introduction: The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. High Jump is an event which used to be famous in early years and now it has reached some great heights in Commonwealth Games. In Today’s world High Jump has been introduced in a-lot of schools and there is a-lot of competitions which are held every year. I personally chose…