Olympics

Because if he started the modern Olympics he promised to the people he would die

According to the United States Olympic Committee, the US sent 613 athletes to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and 211 athletes to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin.

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In my opinion yes, because they just play sports. I mean i play soccer, just cause their good doesn't mean they should get SO much money. But it mostly depends on a persons opinion. Do you think they get paided to much? This isn't really a good question if it depends on someones opinion.

The Olympics was in Helsinki, Finland in 1952

The following 205 countries will be participating in the 2008 Olympic Games: Afghanistan Albania Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Angola Algeria Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Burundi Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Bahrain Botswana Belarus Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Cambodia Canada Cayman Islands Central Africa Chad Chile China Republic Chinese Taipei Colombia Comoros Cape Verde Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote-d´lvoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Arab Rep. of Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon The Gambia Germany Ghana Great Britain Guinea-Bissau Georgia Greece Grenada Guam Guatemala Guinea Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Israel Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordon Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Kenya Korea people Republic Korea Democratic People Republic Kuwait Laos Latvia Saint Lucia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lichtenstein Luxembourg Rep. of Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Rep. of Moldova Marshall Islands Maldives Malta Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Monaco Montenegro Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Niger Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Palestine Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Rhodesia Romania Rwanda Saint Lucia St. Vincent & Gr. Saint Kitts and Nevis American Samoa Western Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Seychelles Sierra Leone Senegal Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Slovakia Swaziland Serbia Singapore Spain Sudan Surinam Syria Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Tonga Thailand Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tajikistan Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Unified Team United Arab Emirates U.S.S.R. U.S.A. US Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe The total number of competing countries in the 2004 games in Athens is 202. Three more than 2000 at Sydney. 210 236. 234 Albania - ALB Algeria - ALG Andorra - AND Argentina - ARG Armenia - ARM Australia - AUS Austria - AUT Azerbaijan - AZE Belarus - BLR Belgium - BEL Bermuda* - BER Bosnia and Herzegovina - BIH Brazil - BRA Bulgaria - BUL Canada - CAN Chile - CHI China - CHN Costa Rica - CRC Croatia - CRO Cyprus - CYP Czech Republic - CZE Denmark - DEN Estonia - EST Ethiopia - ETH Finland - FIN France - FRA Georgia - GEO Germany - GER Greece - GRE Hong Kong* - HKG Hungary - HUN Iceland - ISL India - IND Iran - IRI Ireland - IRL Israel - ISR Italy - ITA Japan - JPN Kazakhstan - KAZ Kenya - KEN Korea, North (PDR of Korea) - PRK Korea, South - KOR Kyrgyzstan - KGZ Latvia - LAT Lebanon - LIB Liechtenstein - LIE Lithuania - LTU Luxembourg - LUX Macedonia - MKD Madagascar - MAD Moldova - MDA Monaco - MON Mongolia - MGL Morocco - MAR Nepal - NEP Netherlands - NED New Zealand - NZL Norway - NOR Pakistan - PAK Poland - POL Portugal - POR Romania - ROM Russian Federation - RUS San Marino - SMR Senegal - SEN Serbia and Montenegro - SCG Slovakia - SVK Slovenia - SLO South Africa - RSA Spain - ESP Sweden - SWE Switzerland - SUI Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) - TPE Tajikistan - TJK Thailand - THA Turkey - TUR Ukraine - UKR United Kingdom (Great Britain) - GBR United States - USA Uzbekistan - UZB Venezuela - VEN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_about_2006_Winter_Olympics_by_nation

In competitive figure skating, there are two different programs, or phases. The first phase, is generally known as the short program, as it is the shorter of the two. The short program has a maximum time limit of 2 minutes and 50 seconds, and requires 8 different technical elements.

The second phase is called referred to as the long program or freeskate. This phase generally has a time limit between 4 and 4.5 minutes, and requires more technical elements, which varies depending upon the category of competition.

The Olympic Cauldron symbolizes each Athlete's LIGHT of knowledge, life and spirit . It is the culmination of struggles leading to victory and accomplishment.

Art is being used by many artists such as Alex Hartley !

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Lance Armstrong has never competed in the Winter Olympics. He did compete in the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000 and won a bronze medal in men's individual time trial cycling at the 2000 Games.

The US has hosted the Winter Olympics the most times with four: Lake Placid, New York (1932 & 1980); Squaw Valley, California (1960); Salt Lake City, Utah (2002).

14 nations participated in 1896 olympics.

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Australia has won their most medals in swimming, athletics, cycling, and rowing.

The largest boat in the Olympic sailing competition is the 49er class.

Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's musculature (muscle building) by muscle hypertrophy for aesthetic purposes.

1. 1. It is distinct from similar activities such as powerlifting because it focuses on physical appearance instead of strength.

2. 2 An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In professional bodybuilding, competitors appear in lineups and perform specified poses (and later individual posing routines) for a panel of judges who rank them based on symmetry, muscularity, size, conditioning, posing, and stage presentation.

4. Bodybuilders prepare for competitions through the elimination of nonessential body fat, enhanced at the last stage by a combination of extracellular dehydration and carbo-loading, to achieve maximum muscular definition and vascularity; they also tan and shave to accentuate the contrast of their skin under the spotlights.

5. Some bodybuilders use anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to build muscles and recover from injuries more quickly, but competitions sometimes ban using them because of the health risks or considerations regarding fair competition.

6. Despite some calls for testing for steroids, the leading bodybuilding federation (National Physique Committee) does not.[4] The winner of the annual IFBB Mr. Olympia contest is generally recognized as the world's top male professional bodybuilder.

7. Since 1950, the NABBA Universe Championships have been considered the top amateur bodybuilding contests, with notable winners such as Reg Park, Lee Priest, Steve Reeves, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Winners generally go on to become professional athletes.

How many computers are recycled each year?

Mary Seacole was not formally awarded any medals during her lifetime for her contributions as a nurse during the Crimean War. However, she is celebrated for her humanitarian efforts and is often recognized posthumously for her work in caring for wounded soldiers. Seacole's legacy has been honored in various ways, including the establishment of the Mary Seacole Award for Excellence in Leadership in Nursing and Midwifery.

A swimming race, although some would say touching the wall is like crossing the finish line.

Both Summer and Winter Olympics occur every four years, alternating each even year. Thus, next Winter is 2010, next Summer is 2012, and so on.

The rings are the continents of the world (No Antarctica and North/South America as one). It shows the world is one when they are at the Olympics.
The interlocking rings denote unity.
They are interconnected to symbolise friendships gained from international competion

No-one because the torment was shut down because they got invaded by Russian dinosaurs, then attacked by monkey butlers and then the tournament was hit by a meteor, and the tournament didnt go ahead.