Olympics

Games and Hobbies in the 1906s “We don’t stop playing because we grow old;we grow old because we stop playing”.The games that children played in the 1960s influenced the games children play to day. First, toys in the 1960s were a moor part of children's lives. Children in the 1960s had favorite toys.Toys made in the 1960s are still around for people to by(Phipps). Toys in the 60s became more interactive with light and sounds(“1960s Popular Vintage Children Toys”). Toys were made based on…

The Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany on August 9th was the start of an unexpected event in history. In only 70 minutes, 22 year-old James “Jesse” Owens won four gold medals in the Olympic games, breaking and tying the records of former Olympians left and right. The amazing athlete competed in the 100 m, 200 meter, 4 times 100 meter, and long jump for the U.S. team, winning every event. This rare event helped to score a political victory for the United States and a moral victory for black people…

In fact the chances one might compete at the Olympic games are slim to none. That being stated, Yusra's journey is far from normal, from Syrian refugee to competing at the Olympics, she has ventured through the toughest obstacles and barriers to complete her personal legend. It all started four years ago when the Syrian swimmer had her life incapacitated with the…

Zamperini was born on January 26, 1917. Pete was Louie’s older brother. Pete influenced Louie to run. Louie broke records after records. Louis went to the 1936 Olympic Games trials. He won the race. At the actual Olympics Louie didn't win. He aimed to win gold in the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo, later Tokyo withdrew from hosting the Olympics. By then Louis then wanted to work in the Air Force. While training Louie met his friend named Phillips,…

special girl whose dream was to get to the Summer World Olympics and win the gold medal, but it wasn’t as easy as she thought it would be. This special girl’s name was Katie Ledecky, she was 14…

Case analysis: P&G “Thank You Mom” The Olympic games are something special that brings the entire world together once every two years. It takes thousands of people working together to make it happen. During the two weeks that the Olympics are going on, the entire world is watching and presents companies with a great opportunity to show off their brand in a good light and associate with a highly popular event. One of the companies that exploits this the best is Procter and Gamble better know as…

The 2002 Winter Olympic Games should have been highlighted by the great accomplishments of athletes such as the Canadian men’ ice hockey team or Apolo Ohno. Instead, these Olympic games are mainly remembered for the number of scandals that surrounded the international event. First, it was found that the President and Vice President of Salt Lake Bid Committee were both caught offering bribes to various members of the IOC. Second, during the pairs’ figure skating competition, dual gold medals were…

Chloe Kim became an increasingly eminent name in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The California native started snowboarding at the age of 4, and became the prevailing female half-pipe champion in the world. Kim won her first medal in the X games at the age of 13, and has since earned 3 consecutive gold medals in the 2015-2016 games. This made her the only athlete in the history of the X Games to hold three gold medals before the age of 16. Kim was also the first woman to…

One of the most ancient sports we have today is wrestling. It can date back to the ancient Greek empire, as people would fight against each other in the first Olympics. Wrestling has changed a lot since then, and well for starters people don’t fight to the death anymore. There are a few types of wrestling that are played today Greco Roman, Folk, Freestyle and more recently Female Wrestling. Wrestling is filled with rules, regulations, and a certain scoring guide to help make sport more…

“A minute of pain is worth a lifetime of glory,” - Louis Zamperini. Wise words to live by for a man. Louis was a United States Olympic distance runner and a United States prisoner of war survivor of World War II. Louis was born on January 26,1917 in Olean, New York. Louis had trouble with the law before his big track career. Once Louis cleaned up his act, he ran track for Torrance High School in California. In 1934, Zamperini set the national high school mile record with a time of 4:21.2, his…