Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

spectacle and was the Olympic game the one? In dictionary “spectacle” means a visually striking performance or display or an event /scene regarded in terms of its visual impact. It has a direct impact on the audience not only visually with a well-performed illustration but also throughout as a whole sensational event. The Olympic opening ceremony is one of an example as a spectacle ritually happening every four years. This show strengthens the inspirational vision of the five Olympic rings…

distance medal for swimming 1.5 miles in Port Credit River, Ontario. Winnie is mostly known for her skills in swimming but was nominated for Canada’s all-around Athlete of the Year due to her swimming, diving, softball, track and field, and basketball, tennis, along with volleyball and hockey participation. Winnie is considered to be a Great Canadian sports hero because she completed so many firsts as not only a woman but a person in general. The first National Amateur Athlete Association…

Political Outbreaks of the 1960s Olympics “Bang”! The runners jump off their blocks from the start and begin to pick up lightning speed. Faster and faster, one runner breaks away, and you hear the crowd roar with excitement when the runner gets closer and closer to crossing the finish line with a new world record. The Olympics has become an amazing way to showcase worldwide competition while putting political and social issues aside. Although, not every Olympics has run as smoothly by the host…

In 1936, the University of Washington rowing team participated in the Berlin Olympics crew race, and they finally won the gold medal. Joyce and Joe’s sibling feel exciting after they heard this good news through radio. Leni Riefenstahl also wanted to make a film in order to record this honorable moment. After reading this book, I found out that the ways that audiences watch or hear a crew race now is really different from in 1930s. In chapter 18, after German, Italian and American rowing team…

Johannes Stotter is an artist, musician and body painter from Italy. Johannes sings and also plays the violin in a band. Johannes studies education and philosophy at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Johannes attends many social projects where he combines his music with his art work. Johannes also develops his work without reference to other body painting artists or their work. in 2009 Johannes also secured a place for himself at the international bodypainting Festival in Austria and he…

Induced Economic Benefits The Olympic Games can provide the economic benefits not only direct and indirect benefits but also induced benefits. Induced economic benefits are the results of the direct and indirect economic benefits. Because of the direct and indirect economic benefits, the Olympic Game have improved the infrastructure and economic environment in the local, even whole the country. Subsequently, the induced economic benefits that can enhance the host countries’ economic image and…

Numerous Olympic wrestlers were shocked when they heard that Olympic wrestling was being dropped from the Olympics. Two of the many wrestlers who participate in the Olympics are Jordan Burroughs and David Taylor. They were both dejected by the news they got from the Olympic officials. Jordan Burroughs states, “I was thinking about wrestling in 2020. But, any thought I had about wrestling in 2020 is basically... well, I’ve got nothing now.” Jordan Burroughs was enthusiastic while looking forward…

One Day, Apollo looked down from Olympus the people down below and said,” I want a way to tell prophecies for the good.” So Apollo made the Oracle of Delphi. Apollo said, “I want someone from below that can tell prophecy for me when the people want to know the future, to make the people think what it means.” So Apollo made the Oracle of Delphi. “I want a woman to say my words, for it will bring more emotion for all to feel when they hear their prophecy. Not much beauty though, for I…

However, in 393 CE, the Olympics were cancelled, as the Romans strengthened their rule on Greece. Nevertheless, the Olympics were resurrected in the 17th century and have continued to this day, bringing the world together every four years. Today, there is not the question of, “Should the Olympics take place?”, but rather who should compete in them. Should amateurs or professional athletes be participating in the Games? In 1986, the International Federation altered the Olympic Games forever,…

It’s Different If you were to look up success in the dictionary you would find that, success is “1. the accomplishment of an aim or purpose 2. a person or thing that achieves desired aims attains prosperity.” Yet we all seem to take the definition of the word a bit differently, what might be considered successful to a six year old will vary from what it means to a 17 year old. Malcolm Gladwell, author of the book “Outliers”, defines success based on the facts of when you born, where you grew…