You may have heard of Halet Cambel‚ who was the first Muslim woman to compete in the Olympics‚ an archeologist by day and fencer by night from‚ hailing from Turkey. Cambel’s bravery and strength led the way for athletes such as Sarah Attar and Wojdan Seraj Abdulrahim‚ who made history in 2012 on behalf of the notoriously misogynistic Saudi Arabia‚ by being their first female representatives at the Olympics. But somewhere between Cambel and the two lady Olympians representing Saudi Arabia today we
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The Olympic Games There were many factors that helped shape the Olympic Games from 1892 to 2002. Originally‚ Olympic Games were conducted in Ancient Greece in hopes of uniting its city-states Athens and Sparta and to promote peace through sports activity. When Olympic Games were resurrected in 1892‚ they had the same goal of promoting peace in the world. Over time factors such as nationalism‚ The Cold War‚ changes in global economy and a rise in feminism facilitated changes in the Olympic Games
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Comprehension 1.Say whether the following statements are true or false. Find the lines in the text that support your answer. 1. In fact‚ such sports as lacrosse‚ field hockey‚ bowling and horse racing were invented by the American Indians. 2. Many different sports were developed in Britain in the 19th century. 3. The headquarters of golf is located in Great Britain. 4. Two types of rugby football differ from each other only in the number of players. 5. Before 1865‚ brutality was a characteristic
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quantify but also incorrect to neglect due to the additional revenue potential the games had to offer to London and U.K as a whole. • Maximizing Game Attendance: Just maximizing ticket revenues alone was insufficient to the success of the London Olympics due to this being pegged “Everybody’s Games”. If bottom lines were realized with lack luster attendance at some of the non-popular sporting events then it would be deemed a failure. Having house full attendance at popular sporting events such as
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Should Rome really give up its 2024 Olympic Dream? Less than 18 months after Rome unveiled its ambitions plans to host the 2024 Olympics‚ the city could be ready to abandon its Olympic project. The writing was on the wall as soon as the Five Star Movement (M5S) took control of city hall in June. The city’s new mayor‚ 37-year-old lawyer‚ Virginia Raggi‚ during her election campaign repeatedly said she was not in favour of the 2024 bid‚ insisting the city had more pressing issues to solve. Since
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The Olympics has always been a memorable sporting event to be a part of‚ whether you’re an athlete or a spectator. For those who are not familiar with the event‚ the Olympics is an event where multiple sports are played out by thousands of athletes from around the world of at least 200 countries. The event is held every 4 years in the summer. Today‚ the Olympics has expanded into various events for everyone to adapt such as from creating the winter games for winter games to the Paralympic games for
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The 2012 Olympics games were chosen to be held in London Stratford‚ Newham. The British Olympic Association had been trying to bring the Olympics to “London since 1997”. United Kingdom tried to bid the Olympics 3 times‚ each time failing. The bids were in 1992‚ in 1996 and 2000 for Manachester. The only reason why London made a bid is because the international Olympic Committee said that “London city” was the only city with a chance of winning it within England. Therefore the decision was made to
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INDIA AND MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES By Neeraj Kumar Mehra Research Scholar An Essay Submitted to Professor. Ian Jobling Professor. Karl Lennartz Professor. Kostas Georgiadis December‚ 2010 India 1 Contents Introduction I. II. III. IV. V. VI. India and the Olympic Movement Indian Olympic Association‚ formation and contribution India and Modern Olympic Games Recent developments in Olympic movement in India Conclusion Annexure VII. Bibliography 2 INDIA AND THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT Introduction The
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Berlin- in august 1936 the world came together for the summer Olympics in berlin the capital of Nazi Germany. In 1931 ioc had awarded the games to berlin with no idea that Adolf Hitler was going to take over 2 years later. By 1936 the Nazis had control over Germany. There was international debate as to whether the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany should be boycotted. By 1936 the Nazis had control over Germany and had already begun implement their racist policies. Adolf Hitler who was not a sports fan
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helped shape the modern Olympic movement. There were new problems and new improvements that affected the Olympics. WIth the documents we’re given‚ we are able to analyze the factors that created these new problems and improvements. Through these years‚ we can see that the world has become more acceptable to women‚ people being pressured because of pride‚ people trying to work harder to earn more money‚ and people working harder for world peace. Within the many years of Olympics‚ women was able to gain
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