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    Propranolol

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    tremors and adrenaline which might not sound too bad but in some sports this is illegal such as shooting‚ archery‚ and darts etc. these Olympic sports have banned this substance due to it giving the user an unmoral amount of concentration and accuracy that is unfair to those whom do not use this substance. Propranolol made an appearance in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 with a North Korean shooter (Kim-Jong-Su) he was just 1 of 3 shooters found taking this drug in the shooting category alone. There

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    08-09 Task 03 3.1 Write a marketing plan for a London 2012 Olympic Sportswear. 09-10 3.2 Explain why marketing planning is essential in the strategic planning process for an organisation like Adidas. 10-11 3.3 Examine techniques for new product development like London 2012 Olympic Sportswear for general consumer. 11 3.4 Justify recommendations for pricing policy‚ distribution and communication mix for London 2012 Olympic product for general consumer. 11-12 3.5 Explain how factors

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    Globalization

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    George Wright‚ “Sport and Globalisation‚” Olympic Review‚ October/ November‚ 1999. George Wright‚ “Globalisation and Sport‚” Debate‚ New Political Economy‚ July‚ 1999. This contribution aims to assess the relationship between sport and globali-zation. Capitalism has always been global‚ while national economies have been situated in the global accumulation process. But since the late 1960s‚ capitalism has been restructured to a point where today it has become more globalized than ever

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    field athlete Employer Retired; formerly of the Indian Army and Government of Punjab‚ India Religion Sikh Spouse(s) Nirmal Kaur Children 3 daughters; 1 son; 1 adopted son Olympic medal record Men ’s Athletics Competitor for  IND British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold 1958 Cardiff 440 yards Asian Games Gold 1958 Tokyo 200 m Gold 1958 Tokyo 400 m Gold 1962 Jakarta 400 m Gold 1962 Jakarta 4 x 400 m relay The Flying Sikh - Milkha Singh Sardar Milkha Singh is the greatest

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    hockey in Russia

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    world‚ at that time it was the team of Canadian professionals. Eventually‚ in 1972 happened the event‚ that is not forgotten even nowadays‚ the titans of hockey clashed in the legendary “Summit Series”! It was decided to arrange a tournament of eight games - the first four in Canada and the rest in Russia. The Canadian team was coached by Harry Sinden and included the best NHL players at that time. In contrary‚ there was a not so fortunate replacement on the Soviet’s side: Tarasov and Chernyshev as the

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    The use of performance-enhancing drugs‚ commonly abbreviated as PEDs‚ in professional sports has been around since the 1960s and since then‚ there has been numerous situations in which Olympic athletes have lost medals‚ or platers were given lifelong bans from professional sports because of testing positive for these illegal drugs (“Performance Enhancing…” 1). The several types of PEDs include anabolic steroids‚ stimulants‚ human growth hormone‚ abbreviated as HGH‚ and diuretics (“Performance Enhancing…”

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    Boxing Essay

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    Boxing Essay Introduction As a sport should boxing be banned from the Olympic Games? Boxing is a popular sport that some people enjoy to watch as two opponents try to knock each other out on to the ground or win by points. I think that boxing is moral and should not be banned from the Olympics. Intentions The goal in boxing is to purposely hurt and harm your opponent. Even though other sports‚ like grid iron and rugby‚ can be dangerous and the injuries are often accidental. In boxing however

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    modern Olympic games and exploring the discrimination women faced throughout the last century. There are several brave women who have made particular contributions to women’s marathon running and they are highlighted in this paper. Finally I will look at current women marathoners and the future of women’s participation in the marathon. Ancient History of Women’s Running In the ancient Olympics women were forbidden to compete and faced possible execution for being a spectator at the games. In

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    Martin began Ali working out in Louisville’s Columbia Gym‚ and Ali turned out to be energetically dedicated to the game. With the assistance of a dark mentor named Fred Stoner‚ who taught Ali the procedures of boxing and to move with the beauty of an artist‚ Ali turned into an extremely talented and dangerous contender. Somewhere around 1955 and 1960‚ Ali had taken an interest in 108 sessions‚ in which he won six Kentucky Golden Glove titles‚ two National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles‚ two

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    Corruption in Sports

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     Whether related to match-fixing in soccer‚ involving referees‚ goalies or other players — be them in Italy‚ Germany‚ Kenya‚ Brazil‚ China‚ or elsewhere —‚ or in cricket‚ or in other sports.  Or buying the votes of some members of the International Olympics Committee (IOC)‚ so to give the award to the the briber’s city.  Or judges making backroom deals in figure skating.  While such cases of corruption have taken place‚ it is not clear that it is a systemic scourge in most sports.  It is misleading to generalize

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