Carl Lewis

I train for athletics on the weekends with a group of men who all have over 50 years on me. Training with them has and always will be the best decision I have made. My trainer is called Jack Giddy and he trained my grandfather in athletics as well. He is currently 93 years old. He and his wife, Snow, have been family friends with us for years. He had a friend called Reg Austin was also a runner that was trained by Jack when he was young. Born on October 16, 1936, Reg Austin was a runner from…

This book is about Usain bolt's life so far. It is a very unique and wonderful book with ups and downs. Usain bolt is born Jamaica. Winning junior championships since he was 14 years of age. He then went to the 2004 Olympics but lost because of injuries. The 2004 Olympics motivated him to train his hardest and earn 3 gold medals in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. During the 2008 Olympics he did not eat any thing much apart from chicken nuggets because he did not like the Chinese food in Beijing.…

The fame of the Kardashian family did not originate from Kim Kardashian, nor the O.J. Simpson Murder case. Before the family receive the immense amount of fame they have today, the Kardashians were a small part of the Bruce Jenner popularity. Bruce Jenner, now Caitlyn Jenner, is one of the greatest American athletes. He won a gold medal in the 1976 Olympic games for his success in the decathlon, which is 10 different track and field events and is said to be one of the most difficult olympics…

Gene doping is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “the transfer of genes or genetically modified cells into an individual as a potential method for illicitly enhancing athletic performance.” It is is a relatively new method of modifying the human genome for the purpose of increasing athletic performance. Gene doping can be traced back to research presented in the late 1990’s concerning genetic modification of skeletal muscles (Barton-Davis et al., 1998; McPherron et al., 1997). The research…

The character Jesse Owens shows moral courage by valuing integrity in the face of personal adversity. Owens begins his story as a student at Ohio State University, where he joined the institution’s track and field team. It is here that he establishes the fact that he is an exceptional runner, albeit one needing just a few adjustments to truly perform his best. He receives help and support from his coach Larry Snyder, a former runner. With Owens’ mastery of his skills and the breaking of three…

“We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” -Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913, in Alabama. His real name is James Cleveland but is commonly known as Jesse. He was a black track and field athlete. This made it harder on him competing in high school and the Olympics. Because of his race, racism troubled his life, but that did not stop Jesse Owens from becoming one of the…

Maria Sharapova a famous athlete in the sport of tennis was recently caught using performance enhancing drugs. Meldonium is a drug that is quite often used amongst tennis players and other athletes. As of Friday the number of positive tests for the substance in 2016 across the sporting world was up to 140, this is becoming a huge problem for not only tennis athletes but athletes across all sport codes. What do we know about the substance, why was the Russian taking it and why was it banned…

The 1936 Olympic Games was a monumental event. The XI Olympiad was at its peak for competing nations. These games were the last major international sporting competition before the deadliest war of the twentieth century. As a battleground to test Aryan Supremacy, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler built the most state of-the-art facilities ever seen at the time. Thousands of people gathered to see some of the best athletes from all around the world compete in Berlin, and taking center stage was the…

Drugs Should Be Banned In Sports There has been much discussion about drugs should be banned in sports, because it is really dangerous for the athlete 's life. Taking drugs to get extra energy for athletes has been a debatable issue for years. People who support drugs in sports think that winning is the most importing thing in life, they don’t care what could happen to the one who take it. However, in reality it is not good for the health and it causes a lot of health issues. Everyone knows it…

Abebe Bikila was born in a small village called Jato in Ethiopia sometime on August 7, 1932. Abebe was born in a poor family. To support his family, young Bikila joined the Imperial Bodyguard Squad of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. At the work, Bikila tries to earn as much as money he could to help his family. One day Abebe was running for fun and Swedish Coach, Onni Niskanen recognized Bikila’s athletic talent when he was sent to a government camp. Abebe Bikila began to prepare for the…