multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth of Nations‚ referred to as the Commonwealth and previously known as the British Commonwealth‚ is an inter- governmental organization of fifty-four independent member states. All but two (Mozambique and Rwanda) of these countries were formerly part of the British Empire. The CWG was initiated with the objective of being a sporting event that would bring together the members of the British Empire. The event was
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THE 26TH ASEAN GAMES The South East Asian Games were considered both a spectacular event and a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship‚ solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region. The 26th South East Asian Games‚ formerly known as “South East Asian Peninsula Games”‚ was held in Jakarta and Palembang‚ Indonesia last 11th till 22nd
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international multi-sport event which involves athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth of Nations which is referred to as Commonwealth was formerly known as the British Commonwealth which is an inter-governmental organization consisting of fifty-four independent member states out of which two -Mozambique and Rwanda were before a part of the British Empire. The objective of CWG was being a sporting event which would bring together the members of the British Empire. The event was proposed
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INTRODUCTION The Commonwealth Games is an international‚ multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years‚ apart from the 1950 British Empire Games‚ which took place after a 12-year gap from the 3rd edition of the games. The Games are described as the third largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympic Games and the Asian Games[citation needed]. It was initially known as the British Empire Games and
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Do you know what Taekwondo is? Do you know how Taekwondo benefits the practitioner? Do you know Taekwondo is also considered a sport and is an event in many major competitions? When these questions are asked‚ the majority of the people who answer do not know the correct answers or the complete answer. Although many people do not know much about Taekwondo‚ there are hundreds of thousands of people worldwide getting involved. Taekwondo is the world’s fastest growing martial art‚ with currently
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Importance of education Education has an immense impact on the human society. One can safely assume that a person is not in the proper sense till he is educated. It trains the human mind to think and take the right decision. In other words‚ man becomes a rational animal when he is educated. It is through education that knowledge and information is received and spread throughout the world. An uneducated person cannot read and write and hence he is closed to all the knowledge and wisdom he can gain
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The event‚ organised by Suffolk Sport‚ the County Sports Partnership for Suffolk‚ in association with local authorities‚ sports clubs‚ schools and other sports partners across Suffolk is the largest multi sport event in the County. With the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London only a couple of weeks away‚ the Suffolk Youth Games offered the young people of Suffolk a small taste of what it is like to take part in a large-scale‚ multi-sport event. The competition in all nine sports was hotly
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2010 Commonwealth Games‚ officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games‚ were held in Delhi‚ India‚ from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6‚081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events. It was the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India‚ eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium‚ the main stadium of the event.Prince Charles‚ Prince of
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managed so that the country is seen to be capable of organising an international world event and that is what it is”. ➢ Secondly‚ “the special people involved and their families have a good event”… ➢ Thirdly‚ “the people on the whole island feel that this is us doing something and participating in something helping special people”.[1] It is June 2002- just one year before the largest sporting event of 2003‚ which will be held in Ireland’s capital city - Dublin. The Special Olympics World
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The role of sport events in easing international tensions Popular events like the football World Cup and other international sporting occasions are essential in easing international tensions and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way. Every four years‚ the whole world stops to watch international sporting events such as the Olympic events the Football World Cup in which athletes show their best performance to make their country proud of them. These sporting occasions have proved to be helpful
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