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    Olympics through the century's The Olympic games was created originally in ancient Greece hosted in Olympia from 776 BC to 393 AD it took about 1503 years for the Olympics to take place again. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The Olympics started as a religious festival for Zeus at Olympia a ritual sanctuary site. All who competed where male and had the same language as well beliefs. Men would come from all over the Greek world from Spain to Turkey all…

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    The Olympic games are of rich history and deep meaning. The first Olympic games were in 776 BC, on the great plains of Olympia, Greece. The Ancient games were nothing like they are today however, the history of what happened between now and then is what makes our modern games so great. It is the summer of 776 BC in Greece, the male athletes line up to run “The Stadion” on the plains of Olympia behind the Palace of Zeus. In the ancient games there was only one event, and only men were…

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    His crushed many Olympic Athletes dreams, but even though they might not have gotten to represent the United States at the Olympic games they still stood behind President Carter and supported his decision. From the eyes of Olympic swimmer Glenn Mills, he and the other United States summer Olympic athletes watched their fellow winter Olympic athlete’s success and became more inspired to fulfill their own Olympic Dreams (Caraccioli & Caraccioli, 2001, p. 66). As the athletes watched on, they…

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    Owen Gibson 's article, “Olympic Anti-Discrimination Clause Introduced After Sochi Gay Rights Row,” discusses the International Olympic Committee 's (IOC) new anti-discrimination clause in its host city contract. The IOC introduced this new clause due to the controversy around Russia 's anti-gay laws before the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. They informed the prospective bidders for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics of the changes to the contract, which acts as a binding agreement between the IOC and…

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    forcefully withdrawn from the Olympic Games. The relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States at this time was very tense. The Soviet Union wanted to maintain a friendly and socialist government on its border, and with Afghanistan in the midst of a civil war, the Soviets would be able to support the war and influence a socialist government. The Soviets then invaded Afghanistan, and the United States responded with the threat to not send a team to the Olympics, which are to be held…

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    and watch the games as a group. The sports go head to head as the best sports of America, but a fair amount believes basketball to be the better of the two. Basketball is definitely better than football. Admittedly, NFL games have set schedules. Usually, NFL games take place on Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays. In the college football, high-school football, and the NFL, fans know when games are at least a week before they happen. It’s certainly easier to plan to go to/watch a game a few weeks…

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    Louis Zamperini was a olympian who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was scheduled to compete in the 1940 Tokyo Olympics. The Olympics was cancelled due to WWII. Zamperini due to the cancellation of the Olympic enrolled in the Army Air Corps. He was later captured by the Chinese and sent into one of their slave camps. Although Louis Zamperini had a very good childhood his life would later be changed, and do the event of him being captured, placed in a slave camp, and surviving, he was…

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    Gymnastics Research Paper

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    over 2000 years, but didn’t become a competitive sport until nearly 100 years ago. Gymnastics was originally used for training in combat for soldiers and was even a part of the culture of Greece and Rome. This sport eventually became part of the Olympics, which in turn enhanced its…

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    I. The Olympics began in 776 B.C with one event, a 200-yard race. It started as religious festival for Zeus, the king of the gods, but it also served as a truce. Games were held between constantly arguing areas. The Olympics promised save travel to and from the Olympics. Since the beginning of the Olympics, many changes have been made. The source of these changes is the International Olympic Committee better known as the IOC. All 115 members meet once a year at their Sessions. Their main…

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    mega-event: “The Olympic Games” The Summer Olympic Games were first held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. At the time, only few competitions were set up and a small number of athletes competed. Until the games of 1948, only one candidate for each Olympic proposed to host. But as the Olympics started to grow rapidly, more countries started to develop an interest in hosting which has led to the creation of the bidding process by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 2012, the games encompassed…

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