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Olympics
The Olympics is known as the biggest meet of many sports. Athletes in this meet do not play for a team or club, but rather represent their country. Competing for your country in the Olympics is considered the highest honor by many.
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If you brake an world record at the Olympics do you brake the olynpic record record?
Breaking a world record at the Olympics means you are breaking the world record, not just the Olympic record. Olympic records are specific to the Olympics event itself, whereas world records are recognized as the best performance in the world for that particular event.
What is the world record for the longest triple jump for both men and women?
The world record for the longest triple jump for men is held by Jonathan Edwards with a jump of 18.29 meters (60 ft 0 in) set in 1995. For women, the world record is held by Inessa Kravets with a jump of 15.50 meters (50 ft 10 in) set in 1995.
Which country holds the world record for 4x100 m relay?
The world record in the 4x100 meter relay was set by Jamaica (Usain Bolt, Michael Frater, Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in a time of 37.10 seconds. The women's world record is held by East Germany at a time of 41.37 seconds set in 1985.
Sylvia Ester's time of 57.9 for the 100-meter freestyle was not recognized as a new world record because the pool she swam in was missing handrails, which are required for ratification by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). Without proper equipment, the record could not be officially recognized.
Which children's book won the Caldecott Medal in 1986?
The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg won the 1986 Caldecott Medal.
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How do you get accepted into the Olympic Games?
you trained and people regonized it and they asked you
What countries in the Olympics start with w and x?
There are no countries that begin with the letter X. Wales is the only country that begins with the letter W. It is a country within another country. Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
What are some Olympic words that begin with the letter X?
Li Xiaoxia won the gold medal in Women's Singles Table Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
What are some Olympic words that begin with the letter P?
· parallel bars gymnastics
· pommel horse gymnastics
What is the value of the 1992 US Olympic Coins Prestige Set?
They are worth their combined silver value. There were many coins minted in order to help pay for the games. This however, means that their value as collectibles is low. Some coins were minted in !973 and these should be more valuable than the later mintings because there were less of these produced. Remember when calculating the silver value of sterling silver coins that it is only the actual silver content ( .925 ) and not the total weight of the coin. Eg: if coin weight is 25 grams then 25 x .925 would give you the actual silver weight which in this case would be 23.125
Things in the Olympics that starts with the letter o?
· Oman is a country that sends athletes to participate in the Olympics
How much is the 1976 Canadian olympic gold proof 22K 100 dollar coin worth?
it would be worth about $195 maybe more but it also depends on what the condition of the coin is
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Who were the first olympic judges?
Unlike the modern Olympics, judges did not come from all over the Greek world, but were drawn from Elis, the local region which included Olympia. The number of judges increased to 10 as more events were added to the Olympics.
Even though the judges were all Eleans, local Elean Greeks were still allowed to compete in the Olympics. The Elean people had such a reputation for fairness that an Elean cheating at the Games was a shock to other Greeks.
How many countries will participate in the Commonwealth Games?
Although there are 53 Commonwealth countries, there are 71 Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) registered that can enter a team in the Commonwealth Games. This is because some Commonwealth countries have more than one CGA, in many cases due to their past histories as separate nations in their own rights. An example of this is the United Kingdom, which is now a single Commonwealth country, but which has seven CGAs, as Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey, all compete in the Games as separate nations.
The original Commonwealth Games in 1930 had 11 countries competing. The number of countries entering has steadily grown, with a few blips due to boycotts as a result of political pressure. Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, and 32 of 59 nations from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean boycotted the 1986 Commonwealth Games due to the Thatcher government's attitude towards South African sporting contacts. Boycotts were also threatened in 1974, 1982, and 1990 because of South Africa.
The 71 competing nations in the 2006 Commonwealth Games were:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- England
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- India
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Scotland
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Wales
- Zambia
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What country first proposed the winter olympic games as separate from the traditional olympic games?
The first Winter Olympics ever held were in Chamonix, France in the year 1924.
How many medals has Northern Ireland won in the Olympics?
Northern Ireland does not have an Olympic Committee and, therefore, does not compete as an independent nation at the Olympics. Athletes from Northern Ireland may compete for either Ireland or Great Britain.
Athletes from Northern Ireland that won medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing include Paddy Barnes, born in Armoy, who won bronze in men's light-flyweight boxing for the team from Ireland and Wendy Houvenaghel, born in Magherafelt, who won silver in women's 3000 meter individual pursuit cycling for the team from Great Britain.
Where can you donate old medals?
You can donate old trophies to charities, sports clubs etc as many will have very little budget to work with so will appreciate help on this front.
Why is china so good in the Olympics?
It is very difficult to find the one main reason why China is doing so well. Here are a few possibilities:
- China may be training harder than the competitors.
- China may have better mentors/coaches.
- China may have more hardworking athletes.
The possibilities are truly endless.
