One of the oldest form of competition‚ practiced by some of the most dominant men in history‚ wrestling has been around since ancient times. The first real traces of wrestling date back 5000 years to the time of the Sumerians. Sculptures and artwork also show evidence of wrestling in the egyptian culture. Almost all ancient cultures practiced some form of wrestling‚ but it was never done in an organized fashion until the Roman and Greek empires. For the Greeks‚ wrestling was a science and it represented
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NAME - URSULA DAS CLASS- 9 A ROLL- 40 MARY KOM Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom better known as M.C Mary Kom was just another story on the sports page. But with an Olympic medal in hand ‚ she has become India’s latest sports star. She is the first boxer who has made women’s boxing popular in India. Like any other Olympic athlete ‚ Mary Kom’s story is inspiring but it is more so considering the background she comes from . Mary Kom was born on 1 March ‚ 1983 in the north-eastern state of Manipur
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BADMINTON Origins of the Game The sport of badminton has its origins in ancient civilizations in Europe and Asia. The ancient game known as battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock probably originated more than 2000 years ago. In the 1600s Battledore and Shuttlecock was an upper class pastime in England and many European countries. Battledore and Shuttlecock was simply two people hitting a shuttlecock backwards and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they could without allowing it to
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Culture In The Beijing Olympics Introduction The Olympics is a tradition that symbolizes strength‚ perseverance‚ and the uniting of nations‚ tracing all the way back to 776 BC. I find the Olympics by themselves very interesting‚ but when you add in the culture of a prominent country‚ I think it becomes so much more. After reading The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ the Chinese culture began to intrigue me; making the two together a great research paper topic. This was not my first topic though. I was
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nature by providing harder‚ more efficient tools and weapons. At first copper ore was taken from the surface‚ but metalsmiths mined and smelted various ores to produce bronze. The technology of bronze-casting spread from Mesopotamia throughout the ancient world. In India‚ advanced metalwork techniques were used to produce jewelry‚ musical instruments‚ horse fittings‚ and toys. The master metallurgists were the Chinese‚ who use sectional clay molds to cast separate parts of bronze vessels‚ which they
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during the Cold War between 1960 and 1989? Megums May 26th‚ 2013 (Word Count: 1‚208 words) Written Response In 1894‚ a plan was made to re-enact the olden Olympic Games of Greece by a Frenchman called Baron Pierre de Coubertin (Margol‚ 2). These games occurred since 776 B.C.‚ and were devoted to the Olympian gods ("Ancient Olympic Games."). At first glance‚ sports being played during the Cold War were to be seen as entertainment and “as a combination of religious practice and great fun” (Margol
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the Olympics. The Olympics started back in 776 B.C.E. and where held for all the city and states of Greece. The games where held in Olympia. The games where so significant that during times of war there was a sacred truce declared for all could see the games in safety. The games where so important that the Greek people calculated time with the coming of the Olympics. There was a athlete that came to Sparta during the Olympic games and said to him that he could no longer compete in the games for
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also likes to do sports. Even if the work is very busy‚ or a lot of remedial classes also take the free time to do sports. This is our love of sport. Since ancient times‚ people are like sports. Then people love sport‚ they gradually formed a large-scale movement. Nowadays‚ there are two sports competition in the world largest. It is Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup. These international sporting will give many advantages to a country. Hold international sporting events like the FIFA World Cup will become
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Han Xueyuan The Bronze Statue from Artemision The Bronze Statue from Artemision is made in Transition period and probably in Attica. It is made of bronze and depicts a naked man. As a result of its provenance and subject mater‚ scholars have debated whether the Bronze Statue from Artemision portrays an athlete or a god. Furthermore‚ they frequently attempt to identify which god‚ if any‚ this statue portrays 1. From its height (larger than life-size)‚ the facial features‚ and the pose of the figure
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refer to competitors ingesting various potions‚ such as ground horse hooves or sheep testicles‚ for the ancient Olympic Games and other events. Athletes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries attempted to gain an edge using substances such as caffeine and strychnine. Three years after a Dutch cyclist died of drug-related complications during the 1960 Olympic Games‚ the International Olympic Committee (IOC) came out with its first list of prohibited drugs. Despite the growing body of evidence
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