Winter Olympic Games

drug could have side effects or long lasting consequences for the athlete. One consequence that taking drugs in sport can have is that the athlete could possibly have his previous achievements taken away from him. For example, in the 2012 London Olympic Games the…

as it can cause short and long-term injuries to the human body. Doping in sports goes way back to ancient Greek Olympic and Roman gladiators to current day with professional sports. There are many enhancement drugs in the world but do they really give the human body positive and healthy results? How far does the doping in sports go back? Doping goes far back to ancient Greek Olympics in 776 BC. “They used mushrooms, plants, and mixtures of wine and herbs.”. (Baron, David, David Martin, Samir…

“The Montreal Olympics can no longer lose money than a man can have a baby”1 Jean Drapeau, Mayor of Montreal from1960 to 1986 famously said. It was to be the first Canadian-hosted Olympics in our 76-year participation in the Games. However, the Games were marred by accidents, construction failures, and massive costs to the population of Montreal. The crown jewel of the first Canadian Games, the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was to be the shining new Olympics Stadium, estimated at an initial $134…

blah blah … To be an athletic trainer for a team in the Olympic games is my ultimate, long term goal. Athletic training has been a part of my life for several years now but on the opposite side as an athlete. In high school I was a part of a dance company and on the high school dance team, dancing around forty plus hours a week which resulted in several injuries, because of these injuries I was able to get my first glimpse into the athletic training world. Now in college, I am working with the…

The Olympics originally started as a series of competitions between representatives from cities in Ancient Greece. The events were mainly athletic, but also included combat and racing. The Olympics were held every four years and this period, known as Olympiad, The winners were also immortalized through the construction of statues. The Olympic Games reached their peak in Ancient Greece during the 5th and 6th centuries BC. Various attempts were made to revive the games during the early 1700’s…

Origin of Olympics 3,000 years ago The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece. They were revived in the 19th century. They have become the world’s biggest and toughest sporting competition. According to popular belief, the Games were held every four years in Olympia, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Olympia is located in the western Peloponnese peninsula. These games were held to honour the God Zeus. The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280…

hard working gymnast who traveled across country just to do her best. She was separated from her family for almost two years just to train, she showed professionalism. With her determination she won all- around gymnast and group gymnastics in the Olympics. Gabrielle Douglas was born December 31, 1995. At the age of three she mastered her first cartwheel. Her older sister Arielle, a former gymnast taught her how to do a cart wheel, she mastered that and taught herself a one handed…

know that the Olympics were an important part of Greek history. No other country had anything like it. The Ancient Olympic Games were an important and interesting part of Greek history because it influenced Greek art, it affected Roman relations with the Greeks and it inspired the Olympics today. At first the ancient Olympics were only held for one day, but in 472 b.c., it expanded to five events (Middleton 2). The ancient Olympics began in 700 b.c (Middleton 2). The ancient Olympics were…

The current Olympics still have aspects of the ancient Olympics; however, they still have evolved. Some the aspects of the Olympics that have evolved are the events, athletes and spectators, popularity, and expenses. The sporting events have evolved a lot over time. There used to only be five days for event because there were not that many sports. “At first the Olympics were only one day, but in 472 BC, they became five days. The first day was for sacrifices to the gods. The second day consisted…

Marla Runyan: The Blind Olympian Marla Runyan is a very talented runner who made it to the olympics, and she is blind. Marla is also an ambassador for the Perkins School for the Blind, the first school specifically dedicated for the blind in the United States. (Horsfield) She has also used her achievements to give back to the community by being a teacher, mentor, motivator, and educator to other people with physical disabilities (Horsfield). Marla…