Olympics

The Olympic Torch and the torchbearers visit many places and see many unique and interesting locations. The Olympic Torch Relay has a very intriguing history, includes fascinating people, and inspires many today. First, being the opening event of the Games, the relay is a great way to start watching the Olympics and has a great history to go along with it. The story of the Olympic Torch Relay goes back to the original games in Olympia, Greece, and is reflected in the modern Olympics. In the…

know that the Olympics were an important part of Greek history. No other country had anything like it. The Ancient Olympic Games were an important and interesting part of Greek history because it influenced Greek art, it affected Roman relations with the Greeks and it inspired the Olympics today. At first the ancient Olympics were only held for one day, but in 472 b.c., it expanded to five events (Middleton 2). The ancient Olympics began in 700 b.c (Middleton 2). The ancient Olympics were…

In 1972, the XXth (20th) Olympic Games were to be hosted in Munich, Germany. Emotions and tensions were high, by everyone, especially for this particular games. The 1972 Munich Games was to be the first time that the Olympic Games would be held in Germany since the Nazis hosted in 1936 (Rosenberg). Many athletes and trainers, particularly the forty-two athletes and trainers from Israel, had family that was able to leave Germany before and during Hitler’s dictatorship. However, many family and…

than than a decade ago Beijing held the Olympic games. This large event that was commonly known as Beijing 2008, took place from 8 to 24 of August. Beijing was elected to be the host city in 2001, defeating bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka. After the first round of voting it was crystal clear that Beijing would be the host of the 2008 Olympics; leaving the other potential hosts far behind, Beijing had a significant lead. Being the most watched Olympic games in history, the games…

In 2016, the Summer Olympic games was held in Rio, which was the first South American city to be a host (Dale,2016). When Rio was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it was experiencing a period in which their economy was increasing (McBrid, 2016). In 2013, Brazil’s poverty rate dropped from 25 percent to 9 percent (Nelson, 2016). In 2009, the inflation rate was lower than the banks predicted, so the Brazilian stock market had the highest value in the world (Dale, 2016). Also,…

Olympic Argumentative Others may argue that the Olympics would be awesome to be held in your own town, but however there are many flaws of having that happen. Just imagine all the building that would have to be done, how much money would get spent, and how hundreds of people will travel to your town for the Olympics, and how crowded everything will become. If you have some important event to go to, you may become late to that event due to all the traffic from all of the tourists. Is having the…

opportunity to invade your life is a constant thought to advertisement and marketing companies, so it comes to no surprise that the 2016 Olympic games would be riddled with advertisements. Capturing the compelling stories of an athlete fuel advertisement companies for months, even years after the Olympics. The attached advertisement I found exemplifies Olympic marketing perfectly. The advertisement in question attempts to get you, the consumer, to buy or drink milk. Going even further the…

win, let me be brave in the attempt” (Special Olympics). The athletes oath is quoted at the beginning of every Special Olympic event. Special Olympics is a competition in which mentally and physically disabled athletes compete in many different types of sports, such as basketball, golf, cheerleading, and bocce ball. It changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance, and inclusion among people with intellectual disabilities. Special olympics provides the athletes with opportunities…

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to speed skate in the Olympics? In the Olympics there are plenty of sports, and one such sport is speed skating. There are 4 main components to all sports, and I will be informing you about those. The first element of sports I will be explaining to you is competition. Speed skating is mostly self explanatory, but the main goal of it is to move over the distance of the race in the fastest time possible. You may be wondering “How do I play?” Well, while we’re…

When most people hear the word Olympics, the first thing that comes to mind is the sporting competitions that house worldwide athletes every four years. But for the Intuit people of Alaska, the word Olympics represents something more. For generations the Intuit people have been participating in what they call, The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. Their Olympic games consist of activities that challenge the mental and physical abilities specific to the Eskimo lifestyle. Although now these games are…