Olympics

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The modern Olympic Games was initiated by Pierre de Coubertin, who was from France. In 1894, he set up the IOC or International Olympic Committee in Paris. The first summer Olympic games was held in 1896 while the winter Olympic games was held in 1924.

Curling stones weigh between 38 and 44 pounds (17-20kg).

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they have prsonal trainers to train them

The last Winter Olympics in the US was in 2002 in Salt Lake City. The last Summer Olympics in the US was in 1996 in Atlanta.

Centennial Olympic Park is located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the site of a bomb scare during the 1996 Olympics which took place in Atlanta. The bombing caused two people to die and over a hundred more were injured. These days, concerts are held at the park and their is a special fountain commemorating the Olympics which synchronizes colored lights with music.

I hope this will help. The pool in Federal Way that was first used in the 1990 Goodwill games has a diving well 75' x 58' and a depth of 17'.

962 medals including 302 gold medals 304 Silver Medals and 356 bronze medals

Medals will be awarded for 302 events, but since they are many teams of 2 or more individuals there will be many more medals awarded than the 906 difference medal awards. There are also events where 2 bronze medals are awarded instead of having a playoff for the metal. The 42 rowing metals for the 14 rowing events will be given to 138 individuals from winning pairs and teams. They actually made 10,000 medals.

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The Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics are only held every 4 years. As the summer Olympics was last year, it will next be on in 2016. The winter Olympics were last held in 2010, so they will be.next on in 2014, thus meaning there will be no Olympics in 2013

They were held in Athens in 2004, from the 13th of August until the 24th.

because of the rules and reasons to compete

The NHL includes members from over 20 countries, so they don't really have any specific country advantage.

1904 - St. Louis, Missouri USA

1932 - Los Angeles, California USA

1984 - Los Angeles, California USA

1996 - Atlanta, Georgia USA

The Summer Olympics are held every 4 years

Kelly HOLMES is a British athlete. It is very creepy that you want you want to know her siblings.

The losers won nothing. If they cheated they would be fined and the money would be used to make statues of Zeus. Cowardice and avoiding training were considered cheating- HELLO BEN :D

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Junior Olympics, or "JO's", as they are frequently called, is a tournament held annually for fencers in the Cadet and/or Junior age categories. They are typically large, and you must qualify to participate, narrowing the competition down to a more difficult group. There are frequently large amounts of college recruiters at these tournaments. In 2010, they will be held in Nashville, Tennessee.

In Beijing, China on August 8th, 2008

The Olympics are usually 17 days so as to be able to accommodate all the events. This also factors in resting periods for the athletes.

Suzanne Lenglen won the Women's Singles at Wimbledon in 1920. Alexa Sterling won the U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Championship and Cecil Leitch won the British Women's Amateur Golf Championship in 1920. Olympic events that women participated in at the 1920 Summer Olympics were diving, figure skating, swimming, and tennis.

Lacrosse is one of the oldest games in history. The sport was the training ground for centuries of warriors of the eastern Native American tribes of North America. The ancient Olympic games were born out of the training for war by the Greeks. Perhaps the question should be, why isn't Lacrosse in the Olympics?

42 inches for men and 33 inches for women.

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They represent 5 countrys