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As the Beijing Games draw closer and closer, here are some more Olympic facts and trivia to get you in the Olympic mood:
1. The founder of the modern Olympic Games was a French sports fan, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who believed that the Games […]
Some more Olympic facts for you:
“Amateur” was eliminated from the Olympic charter in 1971.
The Olympic flag was introduced at the 1920 Olympic games, in Belgium.
Russian gymnast, Maria Gorokhovskaya holds the record for the most medals one in a single Olympic games, seven medals in 1952.
The host nation always marches last in the opening procession.
Tug of […]
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The Beijing Olympic Games are just slightly more than 100 days away. Just how much do you know about the Olympic Games and their history and traditions? For instance, did you know…?
that the original Olympic games, called the PanHellenic Games in ancient Greece, […]
I actually tried pronouncing his name out loud. Yes, I hard a difficult time doing it. I can’t even do it fast enough or even in a casual way. Heh. But enough about that. I reckon it’s more important that we take a look at who he is and what his connection is to the […]
11 December 2007 - Thirty-one athletes are candidates for the IOC Athletes’ Commission elections, which will be held during the Games in Beijing in 2008. Four places will be available, replacing Sergey Bubka, Robert Ctvrtlik, Barbara Kendall and Alexander Popov.
These candidates should have been nominated by their respective NOCs and should have participated in the […]
Pétanque is a form of the game Boules, which is quite popular in France. According to Wikipedia, it’s a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (jack). The game is normally played on hard dirt or gravel, but can […]
You guys may be wondering what exactly is Sepak Takraw, well, it’s a local version of an organised hackey sack game only it uses a different sort of “sack”. According to Wikipedia, it is a sport native to Southeast Asia, resembling volleyball, except that it uses a rattan ball and only allows players to use […]
Enough said.
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Meet Shawn Johnson of the USA Gymnastics Team, who also happens to be an Olympic hopeful.
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As you all know, every Games, they have their own touch in terms of designs, plans, etc. And since one of the things that I fancy much about the Olympic Games is the Olympic Torch Relay part, it’s quite natural that I’m interested in anything and everything about it. For starteers, Here are a couple […]
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