Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

As with any other event, Western sporting events constantly face competition from around the City of London, whether it be direct or indirect. Probably the biggest competitors that Western Athletics has are the London Knights and London Lightning, which are the city’s hockey and basketball teams, respectively. However, Western has many advantages over these competitors. The first of these is that Western Athletics games are free for students to attend, while attending a professional team’s game…

tons of individual events and also won Olympic gold medals in these races.He has proved the world that he was unique and that was not giving up even though he had adversities coming to the London Olympics. Another reason why Phelps is the best athlete of all ages is that after five Olympic Games he still showed the world that he was going to give everything for his the country. Michael is also the only athlete that has won eight gold medals in a single Olympic Games. Michael was only 15 years…

Jamaican Usain Bolt is a legend in the Olympics who has been called the “fastest man alive”(besides the flash) and has been smashing world records since the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. Usain Bolt became the first man to set the record in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash in one season of the olympics. At the 2012 games in London he ran the 100 meter dash in 9.63 seconds putting him in first. He also won the 4 by 100 and the 200. In the 2016 games he won the same three events making…

Phelps, the Olympic swimmer, came out of retirement for the 2016 Rio Olympics and it is known that he changed the sport of swimming. After his final race in the 2016 Olympics,he earned 23 Olympic medals, yet most people say that is not his biggest accomplishment. Others say his biggest achievement is the people that he inspired. For example, he inspired 9 year old, Katie Ledecky, to achieve her dream of being a swimmer. 10 years later, she is a dominant swimmer and is in the 2016 Olympics.…

in the water, as well as a gifted person outside of the water. Michael Phelps is known for his early childhood skills, his successful Olympic career, and his many swimming achievements. Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Michael grew up in a middle-class family. His father was a state officer, and his…

the past. So even though our technology is more efficient and environmentally friendly we are still cranking out the high levels of pollution. A prime example of this is the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In 2008 the city of Beijing had to make laws to cut down on their pollution production because they were about to hold the Olympics and a person could see the smoke in the air. The pollution levels were worse there than other places not because they have different technology, but because of their…

Intro Choosing a host country for an Olympic Game is one of the most important decisions the International Olympic Committee makes. Countries that desire to host the Olympic Games go through three stages of the candidature process and after the long seven- year process, the host country for the Game is announced (Olympic.org). Countries propose their candidature to host the Olympics for different reasons. Some of them hope to achieve economic growth by hosting the Game, some want to strengthen…

Culture-oriented English teaching in P.R. China I. Introduction: With the world economic and social development and globalization in the 21st century, it is an obvious circumstance which the number of overseas students in different countries has been snowballing. Facing the increasing severe talent market, more and more students in China do choose to have further education in foreign countries mainly in English-speaking countries to meet the standards of their personal internships.…

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…

years the Olympic games are held in another country, in the 2012 Olympic games over 2.1 million people have attended the events in the first three days. (Degun, 2012). One of the Olympics worldwide sponsors is McDonalds, who has been an official sponsor of the Olympic moment since 1979. McDonalds has served a Varity of menu choices to over one million athletes, their families and fans. (McDonalds, n.d.) This year McDonalds has agreed to sponsor a new event taking place prior to the Olympic…