Ancient Olympic Games

Anshu Jamsenpa the first women to ever climb Mount Everest twice in 5 days! Mother of 2 and at the age of 38 she broke a world record and made global headlines. When she became the first woman to conquer the 29,028-feet-tall Mount. The first thing Anshu told everyone was "I always think that I am very close to god, I am getting a blessing, I only feel that whenever I am at the top." So that is the main reason why she loves climbing Mount Everest. To be able to climb Mount Everest there is a…

Tasmania, the boys hooked up all at once on JB Lures (the jigs can be seen in the picture). Sam took 1 hour, 50 minutes to land a 246.92-pound southern bluefin tuna; Toby required 3 1/2 hours to land a 262.35-pounder. Both beat the existing International Game Fish Association world records for their age departments. Sam's tuna certifies as a junior world record (ages 11-16) while Toby's certifies as a small fry world record (10 and under).…

Virginia’s coast is seen as the highlight of the state. The only gem that should be protected at all cost. So we pour millions of dollars to beautify the beach and bring in more people. We do this because in the end more people means more money. This mentality has made us blind to the fact that we have other wetlands in far greater danger than the beach. Marshes and swamps are just as valuable in what they offer the community. Factoring in the knowledge makes wetlands worth saving, not for the…

Special Olympics The name of the website I am reviewing is Special Olympics. The intent of the site is to inform people on what the Special Olympics is, what they do and how you can get involved. The target audience that this website is focusing on is, people that want to become and athlete, become a volunteer, a coach, or people that want to know where the Special Olympics events are. There is also an opportunity to donate to the Special Olympics foundation if someone was looking to support the…

before WW1. Louie was unruly as a child, he got into fist fights and was essentially the town bully. His brother; Pete got tired of his act and decided to change him by making him a runner. Years later, Louie makes the fastest finish in the 1936 Olympics, and eventually ended up in a POW camp made by the Japanese during WW2. In the book Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand, the protagonist; Louie, is rebellious and resourceful for many reasons. Louie as a teen, was extremely rebellious, he…

When in fact PED use has been occurring though out history starting back as early as the time of ancient Greece. As we see in this academic study, published in National Center of Biotechnology Information, that,” Ancient Greek Olympic athletes dating back to the third century BC used various brandy and wine concoctions and ate hallucinogenic mushrooms and sesame seeds to enhance performance. Various plants were used…

dangerous as it can cause short and long-term injuries to the human body. Doping in sports goes way back to ancient Greek Olympic and Roman gladiators to current day with professional sports. There are many enhancement drugs in the world but do they really give the human body positive and healthy results? How far does the doping in sports go back? Doping goes far back to ancient Greek Olympics in 776 BC. “They used mushrooms, plants, and mixtures of wine and herbs.”. (Baron, David, David…

drug could have side effects or long lasting consequences for the athlete. One consequence that taking drugs in sport can have is that the athlete could possibly have his previous achievements taken away from him. For example, in the 2012 London Olympic Games the…

world, but what most history overlooks, is what the winners went through to compete in the Olympics and if they win where would they end up. Through the 12 centuries, each Olympic winner would be seen as an immortal demi god. Even After a winner’s death legends would be told of his victories. How was life after winning the Olympics and what affect did it have on Greeks? Not all men could compete in the Greek games only free Greeks were welcome to test their strength, speed and agility,…

century. But alternative versions of the game existed much earlier and are a part of the soccer history. An game alternative is a rock. (Street Directory) No one invented one with air till the 7th Century in Ancient Rome. But before that, the ball (rock), occurred in old Mesoamerican cultures for over 3000 years ago. (Street Directory) The ball would symbolize the sun and the captain of the losing team would be sacrificed to the gods. Some other variety of ball game came along like in China in…