Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Olympics have always been an exciting time when athletes from all over the world come together and compete for the bronze, silver, and gold medals. The first Olympic Games began in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC, and then stopped some years later when the Romans gained more power in Greece. The Games were revived in 1859, sponsored by Evangelos Zappas, a wealthy Roman philanthropist, and in 1896 the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the supreme authority of the worldwide modern Olympic…

was once the fastest woman on Earth with Olympic titles to support her success. A few years after her triumph in the Olympics, the law caught up with Jones. Not only was she tried for her use of steroids, a specific human growth hormone, in the Olympics, but Jones also lied to the court about her steroid use. 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…

Should You Compete? Officially starting in 1896, the Summer Olympic games have been a national competition that was derived from ancient Greece in eighth century B.C. (History). Every four years, the most elite athletes, ranging from swimmers to ice curlers, are sent from their countries to represent them on the world stage. In the year’s prior the 2012 Olympics, there were 206 separate National Olympic Committees designed to promote and encourage athletes to partake in the games (National). Due…

air transport on horses in 1991 back at the Animal Health Trust. Following this David, in 1993-1996 leading up to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, carried out research on thermoregulation and transportation of horses. A result of his heat and humidity studies no horses got injured during the cross country phase on completion of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games(Horse Hero,2008). During 1990 to 2005 David was Senior Scientist and Head of Physiology at the Animal Health Trust. David specialised in…

and Sadie Jorgensen in Angie Abdou’s novel The Bone Cage, the reader quickly learns the difference between becoming an athlete and becoming an Olympian. Both of these Olympic hopefuls put their lives on hold in order to hopefully achieve this standard of greatness. Neither person has long term goals for the future after the Olympics, they subsist week to week and both have sacrificed the majority of their lives for the opportunity…

- Introduction - The Olympic movement accumulating with the Olympic Games, is perhaps the most distinguishable and substantial pupil cultural event (Roche, 1998). What is recognisable today as the Modern Olympics first began in Athens, 1896, attracting 311 athletes from 13 countries (Kitroeff, 2005). Throughout this period the Olympics was a combination of athletic games that sustained religious rituals (Koulouri, 2006). At the forefront of the Athens games was the opportunity to showcase…

countries of modern Summer Olympic Games is reflected by the images of opening ceremonies’, the topic of the research concerns the country’s political condition which can be reflected by holding national and international events such as Olympic Games. There have been various opinions on this topic. According to Bayliss et al (2004), the political environment of the time can be reflected by Olympic Games. Despite the commercial revenue gained from the event, governments have been using Olympic…

so that they can improve their performance to a better degree. This vest is used to cool down core body temperature so that athletes can compete at a better rate; with the core cooling, athletes can often last 21% longer than without it (NikeNews, 2008). The vest in general clings to the wearer to maximize its effects to help the athletes. The closer the fit in most cases, the less ice the body needed for it to be cooled down and the lighter the vest was. The inner layer of the vest is filled…

There have been many changes in the Olympic Games ranging from the diversity to women and men competing to the security of the athletes. The Olympics made its first start in a small part of the world named Olympia Greece dated back in 1896 marking it the first summer Olympic Games to be held. Only a few participated and there were little games to be played. Men were the limited ones to attend the games while women sat and watched. As the years went on they finally started participating. No one…

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…