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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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What are the metals won by the Olympian athletes?

Gold, Silver and Bronze are used to create the olympic medals.

It's gold that is why it is shiny so he answer is gold

Do Olympic athletes get free tickets for their families?

Yes , definitely they do get tickets for their friends and family . but, they need to go from the security check as well .

Which year did Peter Snell win his first Olympic medal?

peter snell won his first olympic gold medal in 1960. thank you for your time. okayh this question is acctullay right . dont think its wrong because of whats i say . or how i spell :P

Who invented the olyimpic rings?

originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. These five rings stand for passion, faith, victory, work ethic, and sportsmanship.

Which Athelete has won the most olympic gold medals?

For men, swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States has won 14.

For women, gymnast Larissa Latynina has won 9. She also has the most total of any athlete with 18, compared to Phelps' 16.

Phelps has 18 gold 22 olympic medals over all also has 11 single medals individual medals and he is goin to retire no more phelps. I don't think anybody will bet him, what do u think?

Which olympic sports are all events open to both men and women?

i believe the only events that are coed are the equestrian events, both the riders and the horses can be male or female.

scott

Sailing events are also coed G. Add mixed doubles tennis to the list

Where was the 2009 Olympics held?

The 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games were hosted in Ireland, with participants staying in various host towns around the island in the lead up to the games before moving to Dublin for the events.

Events were held from 21-29 June 2003 at many venues including Morton Stadium, the Royal Dublin Society, the National Basketball Arena, all in Dublin. Croke Park served as the central stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, even though no competitions took place there. Belfast was the venue for roller skating events (at the Kings Hall), as well as the Special Olympics Scientific Symposium (held from 19-20 June).

Why are there 7 Olympic rings now?

The 5 continents are: America (Both north and South), Europe, Asia, Africa & Australasia!

And the 7th continent, Antarctica, has no indigenous people so they are not included. You will not see an athlete at the Olympics representing Antarctica or a country within Antarctica.

Which sports have been dropped for Olympics in 2016?

After the 2008 Games in Beijing, baseball and softball were dropped and will no longer be competed at the Summer Olympics.

Some of the other sports that have been dropped from the Olympics include golf, polo, rugby, and tug-of-war.

Where were the last 2 olympic games held?

The location of the last four Olympic Games include Sochi, Russia, and London England. In addition, it includes Vancouver, Canada, and Beijing, China.

Who organized the first modern olympic games?

Greace becauuse they made the Olympics so it was only fair

Who opened the 1898 Olympic games?

The declaration that opens the Games is made by the host country's head of state or their representative.

What does the doves mean at the Olympics?

After the cauldron is lit, doves are released, as a symbol of peace. This was first done in the 1896 Olympics, and then in the 1920 Olympics. Since 1920, this has been an official part of the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Games. They are generally not released during the Winter Games, because it's too cold for the birds, but symbolic substitutions are sometimes used. In the 1994 Winter Games, for example, white balloons were released. The order-first lighting the cauldron, then releasing the doves-is important. In the 1988 Seoul Games, they tried it the other way around. Unfortunately, many of the doves were in the area of the cauldron just before it burst into flames, leading to their unexpected demise. Eliminating the live white doves from the Olympic ceremonies was an overreaction to the animal rights activitsts concerns and legal threats. In the original Olympics held in Greece, they released trained homing pigeons at the conclusion of the games to announce the winners to the villages, not at the beginning ceremonies when they light up the cauldron as has been changed in the modern era. This is one of those traditions where the ancient Greek way was better. Based on my review of the 1988 Olympics video foootage, about 12 doves perched on the rim of the cauldron before the torch bearers lit the cauldron. I also saw a dove flying very low and mingling with the crowd! It is not clear from the video footage, how many doves, if any were consumed by the fire. There is also no evidence that the cauldron contained water or liquid fuel to attract the birds to drink from it. It does appear that the torch bearers saw the doves before they lit the cauldron. One account indicates that two doves with charred feathers were assisted by bystanders. Therefore it is safe to conclude that most of those doves perched on the cauldron escaped without harm when they felt the heat and gas expanding after the cauldron was lit. The doves escaping from the cauldron rim can be seen on the video footage. Trained white homing pigeons do not linger for one minute after they are released. As soon as they are released they fly up high in the sky and start looking for their home. As soon as they find their bearings, usually within five minutes, they head home. If the territory is familiar, they head home in less than 1 minute. Based on my review of the 1988 video footage it is apparent to me that they did not use trained white homing pigeons. They either used white ringneck doves, untrained young homing pigeons, or white squab purchased in the last minute. Furthermore, there was no coordinator on site to watch for the birds and prevent the lighting of the cauldron with the doves on the rim of the cauldron. The Olympic Committee needs to reconsider. They must make sure that future dove releases are coordinated by an experienced white dove release professional to ensure that white ringneck doves, untrained young white homing pigeons, or young pigeons without a homing instinct are not used for the Olympic dove releases. Neither squab nor white ring neck doves have a homing instinct and are poor fliers. After they are released outdoors, white ringneck doves, untrained young white homers, and squab cannot fend for themselves and will fly into cars and windows or fall fall pray to cats, hawks, owls, or dogs. They should only use trained white homing pigeons, whch are four times as big as ringneck doves and are superb flyers and navigators, reaching speeds of 50 miles per hour. Some exceptional trained homing pigeons can find their home from 1000 miles away! We should learn from Walt Disney, who only released trained white homing pigeons, a tradition that continues in Disneyland since opening in 1955. He coordinated the release of 2,000 white homing pigeions at the 1960 Winter Onlympics in Squaw Valley, California, setting a trend in the Winter Olympics that continues to this day. For proper dove releases, white homing pigeons should be trained and established in or near the city of the dove releases site one to two years prior to the date of the dove release. Purchasing ringneck doves, white squab, or untrained white homers in the last minute is cheaper and cuts corners but is not good for the birds or the audience, who deserve much better. The white dove releases should only be handled by trained professionals to make sure that only healthy and trained white homing pigeons are released in the proper setting and at the right time. The American White Dove Release Association (AWDRA: www.awdra.com) is a great resource for the humane treatment of white ringneck doves and white homing pigeons and an advocate of white dove releases with trained white homing pigeons. AWDRA provides clear dove release standards and guidelines that ensure the protection of white homing pigeons and white ringneck doves.

When was the womens 4 x 100 medley relay introduced to the Olympics?

Finals were on August 10 2012 after the heats on August 9 2012

Were is the 2036 Olympics?

You must wait until the olympics 2018 end.(I think you know in 2019)

How many years passed between the end Olympics and the beginning of modern Olympics?

the first winter Olympics were held on 1924

the first winter Olympics were in 1924 in chamonix,France

Were there Olympic games in 2006?

2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games (Shanghai)and

2007 Olympic Games of the Small States of Europe (Monaco) - GSSE -

Why were the Olympics in important politically?

The Olympic games were important politically because they allowed leaders time to speak without the pressure of a political event. They also brought together a variety of cultures in a non-threatening setting.