Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Furthermore, this process of defining 'national identity' can also be seen in how country a 'remembers'. With this years failure of qualifying for the World Cup, the main Dutch news broadcast mentions that this brings back memories of the so-called 'the dark 1980s'1 where the article goes into extensive detail when the Dutch soccer team did not qualify for the World Cup either (NOS, 2017, October 11). The language used resembles the idea of collective memory, which is used in creating…

As the Rio Olympics were approaching fairly quick, millions of people from all over questioned if Rio was safe enough for athletes to compete. Of course, those who are involved with running the Olympics do what they have to keep athletes safe. However, there was a problem evolving that is arguably not under human control. This problem is known as the Zika virus. The trending Zika virus is so big that it is still being discussed during till this day during the Rio Olympics. What makes the…

Due to this being Gatlin’s second offense violation doping regulations, he had initially faced a lifetime ban. In order to avoid this, Gatlin had cooperated with authorities in order to find out what he had done wrong and in order to attempt to show that he had not been doping. Because of the cooperation and assistance from Gatlin he had only received an eight year ban for this offense. Not only was he banned, but his recently shared co-world record of 9.77 seconds in the 100-meter sprint had…

World Cycler and expert rower, Sarah Outen (https://twitter.com/SarahOuten) is an adventurer and traveler on wheels (and kayak), as she continues her London2London journey, cycling and rowing across the world. She was recently featured on Cycle Traveller (https://twitter.com/CycleTraveller) for her two wheeled cycling and kayaking escapades that have lasted over 4 years in the project. In the interview she talks about her accomplishments on her bike “Hercules” and the distance she has traveled,…

Performance Enhancing Drugs: Their Effect on Individuals, Athletics, and Society Three in every five Olympic athletes have been caught doping. Let that sink in. This means that on average, for each Olympic event, only one athlete who medals is also clean. Such widespread consumption of performance enhancing drugs (PED's) throughout dozens of sports and nations makes this a topic that must be promptly addressed: the integrity of athletics is at stake. Some may argue that tightening regulations on…

injury, he did poorly in the 2004 Olympics, but won the silver in the 100-m and 200-m at the 2007 world championships and ran a record 100-m sprint in 2008 Usain St. Leo Bolt. Usain Bolt had serval major accomplishments throughout his career in track. Usain St. Leo Bolt At the 2008 Olympic, Bolt won gold in all the events he entered, the 100-m and 200-m sprints and the 4 x 100-m relay; he repeated this feat at the 2012 games. Usain St. Leo Bolt He was the first Olympic athlete to set world…

Shawn Johnson is a gymnast known for her Olympic debut at the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing, China. Johnson earned a gold medal in the balance beam competition as well as three silvers in the floor, individual all-around, and team competitions. What many people don’t know is the success Johnson had before her Olympic debut and the hard work and dedication that helped her achieve her goals. Shawn Johnson was enrolled in gymnastics at the age of three as a way for her to burn off energy. She…

The national anthem plays, the flag rises and the champion on the podium is wearing gold. Not just any gold though. Olympic gold, the kid of golden award that makes the one wearing it as the best in the world at that chosen sport. The kind of gold that inspires the next generation. Olympic Champions do not fall on that podium by luck though. As Nastia Liukin 2008 Olympic all-around women 's gymnastic champion proved, many champions start from nothing and work hard to earn the gold. Of course,…

she’s performed in the Olympics many times. She was training to go to the 2012 Olympics, but she had to stop training due to her knee injury. She tore her ACL, MCL and meniscus, and her hamstring. Unfortunately, her knee never returned to its full strength, and she had to retire. She was the all-around World Champion in 2007, they say she is very good at the balance beam, she is called the balance beam queen. She won a gold medal for the competition of balance beam in 2008 in Beijing, she was…

she decided to fight on and push through. That is what makes you a stronger person. She fell short of her goal many times, but that only pushed her farther to succeed faster than many gymnasts. Shawn Johnson’s experiences at the Beijing Olympics is nothing like she thought it would be. Her coach Liang Chow was originally from Beijing so this was his first time being back there since he had moved (Johnson 17). Everyone praised him and everyone loved him because of his previous…