Olympic weightlifting

plummeting head-first down a steep and treacherous ice track on a tiny sled. It is considered the world’s first sliding sport” (“Skeleton”). The current definition, which is widely accepted, brings into question the validity of some olympic events being called olympic sports. The definition also needs to change due to the nature of language, which is that it changes. The current definition of a sport needs to be changed to better capture the essence of what a sport is. According to the English…

interesting that for the race Ironman team pick up very nice places. It`s good from tourist point of view and it is almost like a holiday. Anyway tomorrow I have the last triathlon this season in Romania and it will be on Olympic distance. Will the distance be the same length as in the Olympics? Yes, it means 1.5 km swimming, 40 km biking and 10 km running. Good luck! In how many competitions have you participated in total? Around…

In the United States, regardless of the type of sport being played many people often enjoy watching and cheering for their favorite sports teams. People that share an affiliation and passion for a certain team come together to watch their teams perform either in person or on the television. And forming a bond with a specific sports team can also become a way for people to identify with places they live or have lived at one point in their life. Even in cases where there exist bitter rivalries…

competitor. In fencing there also is a uniform regulation which includes a face mask and protective suit. There also is a regulated playing field which both fencers would need to play on. Fencing is an official sport in the Olympics and has world championships each year. With the Olympics and world competitions throughout both the 20th and 21st century, legends of the sport have come about. Legends of the game Throughout the history of…

How did the titanic impact the world as we know it? It’s a question that has been asked many times throughout the years since the incident happened. So many different interpretations on the answers given freely by survivors of the ship, there was a movie based on it and a documentary but there are still so many questions that are left with no explanations. One thing we do know for sure, it was the first global disaster for mankind. Victims from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia…

“Do you believe in miracles? Yes!” This interjection by Al Michaels during the 1980 Winter Olympics became the most notorious and memorable phrase in sports as the United States hockey team defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union. As the United States claimed victory, Al Michaels gave viewers a sense of miraculous emotion that has lingered in the minds of sports fans for decades. This emotion is a necessity that all adroit commentators possess. Although many analysts express emotion and cite…

The religion of ancient Greece influenced the art and architecture of the civilisation, which can still be seen today. The religion of ancient Greece is where they worshiped a god that influenced there lifestyle the most, for example if you were a fisherman you would pray to Poseidon the god of the sea. They would build temples such as the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion to please the gods (Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, 15/11/15). They also built statues to represent gods in human form. Some of…

In A Night to Remember, the Titanic was a massive ship by the White Star Line. The ship was intended to carry its 1,316 passengers and 891 crew members to New York. However, at 11:40 the Titanic struck an iceberg and began to sink. By the next morning over 1,500 people had died. The incident is considered to be a huge disaster. The White Star Line is at fault for the Titanic disaster because they didn’t have enough lifeboats for everyone on board, they didn’t fill the lifeboats to maximum…

“Even God could not sink her,” it was bragged. The Titanic was the fastest and the biggest ship in the world. It was also considered to be the most beautiful and unsinkable. Then on April 14, 1912, occurred the most remarkable ship catastrophe of the historical 100 years. The Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and sank with a loss of 1500 people. The Titanic’s captain, Captain Edward J. Smith, played a bewildering role in this catastrophe.…

She was labeled the fastest women on earth and could outrun just about any female athlete. She was also the first female that won 5 gold medals in the Olympic games. But all these glory and fame came crashing down when the Marion Jones steroids story surfaced. Marion Jones was stripped of all her 5 gold medals that she won in the Sydney Olympic games because she was found guilty of using anabolic steroids. The use of anabolic steroids in competition is against the law and consider as cheating.…