Ancient Olympic Games

Union, Team U.S.A managed to beat the U.S.S.R. team in a fierce hockey game during the XIII Winter Olympic Games. Due to the numerous American defeats throughout the entirety of the Cold War, ranging from the conflicts at Vietnam, the U2 incident, and the vast spread of communism, “The Miracle on Ice” boosted American morale towards the fight against the Soviet Union at a time when they needed it most. The XIII Winter Olympic Games took place in Lake Placid, NY. The U.S.A hockey team was…

creating the idea of “sportainment.” The term, “sportainment,” is the idea that sport is transforming into being based solely around the entertainment factor rather than about the actual game; it is the mixture between sport and entertainment. The idea of “sportainment” has taken the pure sport aspect of playing a game or physical activity and altered it into part of the entertainment business. This has revolved sports more on the corporate level, which brings into light the corporate sport…

To be an Olympic athlete, serious dedication is required in order to succeed. In Daniel Brown’s book The Boys in the Boat, one can fully understand the commitment and desire for success that each Olympic athlete requires. However, determination and skills are not the only factors that affected the Olympic athletes in The Boys in the Boat. The time period in which the athletes lived had a major affect on their success or failure. The time period affected the Olympic athlete as person by changing…

Culture is not always mentioned in a classroom setting as much as it should be, or, we don’t give it much thought in our daily lives. In my high school, culture was not emphasized in any major core classes. If I had to explain what culture is in my terms, I would say that culture is the way a group of people dress, the way their beliefs are based, the way their art is presented, the way they think, the way their share and present their ideas, the way their syntax is formed, the way their music,…

male athletes then society will see how important equality is and how women should be treated equally just like how men are treated. The site states, “Gender equality in sports has always been a controversial topic. Even the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, said in 1896, “No matter how toughened a sports woman may be, her organism is not cut out to sustain certain shocks” (Pavlovich). This shows how gender equality is important for all sexes and even for women athletes.…

involve in organization or supporters. Enmity means a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism. Enmity could happen in organizations or between supporters and it should be avoided by any parties to make sure the games are clear without hatred or anything else. Sports can be a threat to any races that will create chaos among people in this country because the fans always eager when watching…

(Suncorp Super Netball, 2018). This results in our players becoming immersed in their culture as well as their players learning about and being influenced by ours (Engaging Woman, 2016). These players encourage those from their own countries to watch the games and allow the media to spread its influence worldwide (Russel et al. 2011). Ballroom Dance however, does not have any notable international leagues or participants to allow the sport to grow. This has reduced the exposure rates of the…

Rod Gilbert was one tough player. He overcame one serious injury a broken back. During a junior game, Gilbert skated over a piece of debris. He had two operations to fix his injury in which he almost died as a result of the surgeries. When he was eligible to play again after his broken back, he was put in and got five points in 4 games. Gilbert fought through his injury and reached his goal of playing in the NHL with the New York Rangers by 1962-63. For his work he would be given the Masterton…

The goal of every taekwondo olympic fighter is to master a kick you know will knock out your opponent. The most common one and the I am testing is a Round kick, is a kick where the attacker swings their leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the top of the foot. There is a lot more that goes into the perfect kick than most think. What is the perfect angle? What is the perfect distance away from the opponent? What is the perfect speed of the kick? These are all things that go into a…

Athletic tapes find an ubiquitous use and application If you take a look at the sports channels, you can be puzzled to think that the athletes may be falling apart as, suddenly, everybody from Andy Murray to Shane Watson is taped up. Are the complex weaves of multi-hued Kinesiology tape an indisputable forward leap in the handling of sports injuries? Or is it intended to be everywhere at the major sports? Kinesio tapes, the tough elasticized tapes, were developed over 30 years back by a…