The Flame is then transmitted to the Torch of the first runner, and the journey of the Torch Relay begins –its magic still touching people today.
Tags: Berlin 1936, Olympians, Olympic Torch, Olympics, Trivia
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I stumbled upon a post in one of them Hockey forums and I read up on who Scott Niedermayer is. Niedermayer happens to be a grand slam winner of the Stanley Cup, World Cup, Olympics, and World Championships. He’s known for “his outstanding skating stride, and knack for leading or joining the offensive rush” (Wikipedia). […]
Imagine you’re a twenty-year-old sprinter from Mexico. And that your country has won the honor to host the Olympics in 1968. Guess what? You’ve been chosen to light the Olympic Torch!
Such was the fortune of Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo, who became the first woman ever to light the Olympic torch. And this development was […]
Nawal El Moutawakel, one of the most famous Moroccan athletes, is an Olympian who won the women’s 400m hurdles at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Moutawakel’s the first Muslim and African female Olympic champion. Her winning the gold medal in her sport signals a breakthrough for other female athletes in Morocco, her home country […]
I just told you guys about the short history of badminton, so, you all know that it all started in Barcelona and Young-Ah Gil was one of the athletes who saw it happened then.
As a demonstration sport back in Munich 1972, Badminton became an official sport that was included in the programme for the Barcelona […]
In most events, not only in sports, there’s a certain way of celebrating it’s opening. There are different formats to the programme. However, what I found somewhat common is that part wherein organisers, participants and spectators are subjected to the event’s music theme or anthem. So, have you ever wondered, for a prestigious sporting event […]
If you haven’t heard, they recently unveiled the medals for the upcoming Olympic Games that will be held in Beijing, China. It was done during a ceremony held at the Capital Museum in Beijing last Tuesday, 27 March 2007.
Tags: Beijing 2008, Light the Torch, Obiter Dictum, Olympic News, Olympics, Trivia
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Answer: It was in 1996, at the Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
That was their first Olympic appearance as an official event. (See prior posting)
Unlike men’s football, no age restriction is applied to the tournament. The final attracted 76,000 spectators - a record for a women’s sporting event.
While modern men’s football has existed since […]
I sure didn’t. (I thought it was Leon but —) It’s great to find out, though. His name’s Roger Beaufrand, born at Garenne-Colombes near Paris in France.
Beaufrand competed during the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His sport was Cycling, Sprint event . He beat Antonius Mazairac of Netherlands and Villy Hansen of Denmark.
Olympic Champion […]
Answer: Paris 1900
Cool year for the Olympics me thinks.
Why?
Remember when I asked this question — Who’s the Current Olympic Champion in Cricket?
It happened during that Olympic Games, too! Filled with firsts, eh? And not to mention quaint trivia. Hehehe.
I recommend you read this: Evolution of Women and Sport
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