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    Olympic games in modern world The most important sport event in the world for today undoubtedly are Olympic Games in Sochi. The Olympics - it’s a great honor for any country. Our compatriots can be proud of the fact that this great sport event took place in Russia‚ and it emerged as the clear statement of greatness of country. Almost every nation sends teams of selected athletes to take part. The purposes of the Olympic Games are to foster the ideal of a "A Healthy Mind In a Healthy Body "

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    bThe Ancient Olympic Games When were the first Olympic Games? The first known Olympic Games was recorded in around 776 BC in Olympia‚ Greece. They were celebrated until 396 AD. What events took place in the Ancient Olympic Games? The Ancient Olympic Games consisted of only one race‚ the "stade" race‚ which was the length of the stadium and between 180 and 240 metres long (we don’t know for sure). Over the years more running races and other events were added‚ including boxing‚ wrestling

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    The Ancient Olympic Games

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    The Ancient Olympic Games is a series of competitions held between representatives of several city-states from Ancient Greece‚ which featured mainly athletic but also combat and chariot racing events.[1] The origin of these Olympics is shrouded in mystery and legend.[2] One of the most popular myths identifies Heracles and his father Zeus as the progenitors of the Games.[3][4][5] According to legend‚ it was Heracles who first called the Games "Olympic" and established the custom of holding them every

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    impact. It will be covered what is the main reasons affecting demand.It will be analyzed about the global recession problem and how the recession has been impacted on people. Below in the essay will be covered how The Titanic anniversary and The Olympics Games increase The United Kingdom economy. The purpose of this essay is to examine and give practical examples related with the hospitality industry. First of all‚ the main important factors are that demand is affected by the level of income andinflation

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    is a competItive world. Everyone here wants to be famous and wantS success in his life. Whether he may be A successful boxer‚ sportman‚ his present positiOn is only due to hard work.Let’s take an example FROM people who win gold medalS in THE OLYMPIC Games ‚novel??? prize in differENT fields of knowledge is only because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with it .Just by watching television and siTTing idle if YOU are saying that can bend down success in your knee means YOU are wrong. YeS perhaps

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    Olympic Games History

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    Opening Ceremony The most important part of the games. It provides an opportunity to the host nation to express and showcase its talent in front of the world. The artistic performances and the creative aspect of the ceremony are being taken care by the Danny Boyle (Artistic Director) and his team. Certain fundamental guidelines have been defined by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding what needs to be included as part of the opening ceremony. 1. Receiving the Head of State

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    Hosting the Olympic Games

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    9/5/12 Is it Worth the Costs to Host the Summer Olympics? The Summer Olympic Games are some of the most prestigious‚ and most watched sporting events on the planet that are all mixed into one huge international event. With this prestige come the best athletes in the world‚ ranging from track and field and swimming‚ to table tennis and equestrian. All of these athletes come together every 4 years‚ to a city that is picked by the International Olympic Committee. To host all of the best athletes in

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    London Olympics Assessment 1. Executive Summary 3 1.1. Preview 3 1.1.1. Recommendation 3 2. Terms of reference 3 2.1. Report specifications 3 2.1.1. Purpose 3 2.1.2. Scope 3 2.1.3. Aim 3 2.1.4. limitations and constraints 3 2.1.5. Objectives 4 3. Methodology and Procedures 4 3.1. Materials 4 3.1.1. How I sourced materials 4 3.1.2. Materials used 4 4. Findings/Analysis 4 4.1. The bid 4 4.2. Rejuvenation 5 4.2.1. New image 5 4.2.2. Location 5 4.3. Economic

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    between the ancient and modern Olympic Games is that the ancient games were played within the context of a religious festival. One of the more intriguing true stories about ancient Greece and the Olympics of ancient Greece would have to be that during the Olympic Games‚ all fighting stopped. No matter how long or how fierce a battle had raged‚ every soldier in the battlefield put down his weapons and travelled to Olympia‚ there they would compete in athletic games designed to honour Zeus and the

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    Olympic Games 2012

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    Olympic Games 2012 The modern Olympic Games is the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered to be the world’s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The 2012 Summer Olympics‚ officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012‚ was celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. The 2012 Summer

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