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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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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.
What did gabby Douglas want to be when she grew up?
She actually was three and probably didnt care. Then her sister started taking gymnastics and taught Gabby a few skills. She watch coach Liang Chow on the olympics and told her mom that was her coach. Eventually she moved and he did become her coach. When she watched him she described it as being bitten by the olympic bug. So she realized what she wanted to do.
Why do the Olympics have flag bearers?
because it shows great honor for the countries that are in the Olympics and it shows viewers what countries are in the Olympics
What year did the modern Olympics start?
1896, Athens - the first edition of the modern Olympic games
Who is the current president of the olympic Association?
The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is Count Jacques Rogge.
What was Michelle's Kwan goal?
To win Olympic gold in the ladies' figure staking. Unfortunaly, she never won gold. He best is a sliver at the 1998 Nagano Winer Olympics.
Who is the first lady president of Philippine olympic committee?
The current Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has no designated first lady despite having Cielito Avanceña as his common-law wife. No other family member or any other individual has been designated as the current incumbent's first lady.
How were the Olympic Games important to Greek Culture?
athletes were treated like demi-gods and given rewards for winning
artisans made statues of some of the olympic winners
the gods were naked, and so were the athletes
When did when did women begin participating in the modern Olympic games?
Women first competed at the 1900 Paris Games in lawn tennis and golf.
What is the highest horse jump in the Olympic games?
As of the 2008 Games, the men's record is 2.39 meters (7 feet, 10 inches) by Charles Austin of the United States set in 1996 in Atlanta. The women's record is 2.06 meters (6 feet, 9 inches) by Yelena Slesarenko of Russia set in 2004 in Athens.
Identify the US state where the capital city is named after the site of the ancient Olympic Games?
There have been 2 ... 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia and 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Did Greenland participate in the Olympics?
Greenland is a constitutional country of the Kingdom of Denmark, and is therefore not in the Olympics has no national Olympic committee but has applied for one so they will most probably be in the 2016 Olympics.
Why weren't the winter Olympics held in 1996?
because they are held every 4 years - 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
