International Paralympic Committee

According to writer Sarah Holt of the renowned crew of BBC Sports Athletic, “The IOC [International Olympic Committee] stripped Jones of her five Olympic medals and erased the American 's results dating from September 2000.” Along with that, the associated press of ESPN, the moguls of sport broadcasting states, “It [the IOC] could ban her [Jones] from future games.” By banning Jones from track and field, the Olympic Committee makes a strong statement to other professional runners. The IOC proves…

- 1. Selection Process For Host Cities - The responsibility for both the conduct of Olympic sport, and host city selection falls under the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) requirements. The IOC produces detailed manuals outlining themes; biding cities must address in dossiers to show their vision for the Olympic Games (International Olympic Committee and the Olympic system: the governance…

The two fantastic movies, Shine and Swimming Upstream have many similarities and differences. These movies are both true stories about young boys, despite all of the challenges, being successful in the field that they are passionate about. Russell Mulcahy’s 2003 film, Swimming Upstream is focussed on Tony Fingleton’s swimming career and how he got to be a silver medallist at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1962. Whereas, Scott Hicks 1996 movie, Shine is based on David Helfgott’s…

Question 1 The upcoming 2018 Tour De France race will be the 105th anniversary of the race and will begin on July 7, concluding on July 29. Throughout the race there will be 21 stages, where riders will have to face six mountain stages, three of six will be summit finishes, one independant time trial, one team trial and eight flat routes. All of the 21 stages total up to a staggering 3229 km, meaning preparation, training and nutritional requirements are key components if a cyclist is set on…

upon. Rio Olympics should not go ahead until all countries can be certain that their athletes will be safe from disease and untreated waters and also have reliable security. Rio was chosen to hold the 2016 Summer Olympics in 2009 by the International Olympic Committee. Because of this they have planned and budgeted for the problems they would face. But have they achieved their goals? Is it safe for the Rio Olympics to go ahead? The Zika virus is a major concern for the approaching Olympics,…

Wistfully, the Olympics are damaging to the hosts morally, environmentally and financially. Its the sad truth and the sooner we all accept it the sooner we can fix the holes in the system and watch the Olympics guilt free. The International Olympic Committee is the root of our problem. They go along taking bribes from the most powerful drug dealer in the world and pray no one will notice. We notice though, we see how corrupt the system is and know that the solution is simple, choose hosts…

Born on September 30, 1980, Jennie Finch is an American softball player whom many young girls idolize. She had much success in at the collegiate and professional level, earning her many championships and awards. Finch has become softball 's most dominant and infamous softball player and one of the most respected athletes in all of professional sports. She has since retired from playing the game of softball but continues to advocate her love for the sport and its influence it can have on women…

Sex testing was first introduced to the Olympic Games by Avery Brundage in 1936, in order to halt any athletes trying to disguise their sexual identity. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) have sex-control policies in place on the terms that; sex exists as a binary, sport is a level playing field and intersex athletes have an unfair advantage over others and should be banned. However this logic is not as straight forward as it…

During the times of Ancient Greece, a symbol of the olympics was the flame. The flame was a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. Picture The olive wreath is another symbol of the ancient Olympic Games. It is a branch of an olive tree that formed a circle and is an ancient and sacred award for Olympic champions. An olympic athlete would only receive the…

Australia first hosted the Olympic games in 1956. These games were a major turning point in Australia’s popular culture. It changed the face of Australian sport, allowed women to participate in sport more and it helped the production of Televisions in Australia. As Ron Clarke lit the olympic flame on the 22nd of November, 1956, the landscape of Australian sport changed forever. Australia is often considered to be a 'sports mad' country. Australia is known for being a top performer in the…