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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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What do the olympic colours means?
The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.
Women were first allowed to compete at the 1900 Games in Paris.
women were not allowed to go for war.instead they helped in giving aid to the injured people.
How would you find the mass of water in a swimming pool?
You would measure the swimming pools length, width and depth to determine how many cubic feet of water is in the swimming pool. Length x Width x depth = cubic feet. Then measure the mass of 1 cubic foot of water by building a box 1'x1'x1'. Once you know the mass of 1 cubic foot of water - you'll know the mass of the water in the swimming pool.
What records were set in the 2002 Olympics?
Yun-Mi KIM (Korea), became the youngest female gold medallist in short-track
speed skating 3000 m relay, at the 1994 Games, aged 13 years and 85 days.
Norway's Johann Olav Koss set three world records and won three golds in the men's 1500-, 5000- and 10,000-meter speed skating events during the 1994 Winter Olympics.
How much do you get paid for being in the Olympics?
Payment for winning Olympic medals varies by country.
The United States Olympic Committee pays its medal winners $25,000 to gold medal winners, $15,000 to those who take home a silver and $10,000 for a bronze. Some of the richer U.S. sport federations give additional prize money to their winners as well.
There are many appearances and endorsement deals that generally follow a gold medal winner.
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Is there an age limit for the Olympics?
There is no single age limit in the Olympics. Each sport within the Olympics is administered by the sports governing body egg. the cycling is held to UCI rules, swimming to FINA etc.
The only age limits I am sure about is gymnastics, where the competitor must be 16 by the end of the calendar year in which a major event takes place, fencing is 13 and equestrian is 18.
You should be at least 12 to enter the Olympics.
How many gold medals have the European countries won at the Olympics?
Every four years, a country is picked to host the Olympics games. Countries in Europe have hosted these games 34 times.
What is the advantages of Olympics?
Vancouver will be internationally rconized,tourists come from all over the world,can meet olympic athletes from all over the world,can see the Olympics at home (if you live in Vancouver),Canada can win the Olympics at home for the first time ever.(if you live in Canada)
What color of the Olympic rings represent Oceania?
The five interlocking rings represent five continents or major geographical areas of the world. The five main regions: Africa, the Americas (North and South America are combined), Asia, Europe and Oceania.
While the 5 rings do represent the 5 continents, the colors do not correspond to a continent. In terms of the colors (the 5 colors of the rings and the white background) the colors were chosen because at least one of those colors appears on every country's flag in the world i.e Every flag of a country participating in the Olympics includes at least one of the following colors: blue, black, red, yellow, and green.
It depends on 2 factors:
1) The Winter or Summer Game 2) Geographical Factor
The reason for the first factor is obvious. If you are talking about a summer game, it is likely to be in summer of the locality (usually July or August). However, if the location of the summer game is in the Southern Hemisphere (For example: Sydney, Australia 2000), It would be October or so because their seasons are opposite of northern hemisphere.
Here is a complete list. Look at the dates carefully:
Summer Games:
1896 Athens 6 - 15 April
1900 Paris 20 May - 28 October
1904 St. Louis 1 July - 23 November
1908 London 27 April - 31 October
1912 Stockholm 5 May - 22 July
1916 not celebrated
1920 Antwerp 23 April - 12 September
1924 Paris 5 May - 27 July
1928 Amsterdam 17 May - 12 August
1932 Los Angeles 30 July - 14 August
1936 Berlin 1 - 16 August
1940 not celebrated
1944 not celebrated
1948 London 29 July - 14 August
1952 Helsinki 19 July - 3 August
1956 Melbourne 22 November - 8 December Stockholm 10 June - 17 June (For Equestrian Events Only)
1960 Rome 25 August - 11 September
1964 Tokyo 10 - 24 October
1968 Mexico City 12 - 27 October
1972 Munich 26 August - 11 September
1976 Montreal 17 July - 1 August
1980 Moscow 19 July - 3 August
1984 Los Angeles 28 July - 12 August
1988 Seoul 17 September - 2 October
1992 Barcelona 25 July - 9 August
1996 Atlanta 20 July - 4 August
2000 Sydney 15 September - 1 October
2004 Athens 13 - 29 August
2008 Beijing 8 - 24 August
2012 London 27 July - 12 August
2016 Rio De Janerio 5 - 21 August
Winter Games:
1924 Chamonix 25 January - 5 February
1928 St. Moritz 11 - 19 February
1932 Lake Placid 4 - 13 February
1936 Garmisch- Partenkirchen 6 - 16 February
1940 not celebrated
1944 not celebrated
1948 St. Moritz 30 January - 8 February
1952 Oslo 14 - 25 February
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 26 January - 5 February
1960 Squaw Valley 18 - 28 February
1964 Innsbruck 29 January - 9 February
1968 Grenoble 6 - 18 February
1972 Sapporo 3 - 13 February
1976 Innsbruck 4 - 15 February
1980 Lake Placid 13 - 24 February
1984 Sarajevo 8 - 19 February
1988 Calgary 13 - 28 February
1992 Albertville 8 - 23 February
1994 Lillehammer 12 - 27 February
1998 Nagano 7 - 22 February
2002 Salt Lake City 8 - 24 February
2006 Turin 10 - 26 February
2010 Vancouver 12 - 28 February
2014 Sochi 7 - 23 February
What year did Muhammad Ali win a gold medal?
Muhammad Ali or Cassius Clay as he was then known defeated these opponents at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960.
30th Aug,1960.Defeated Yvon Becot of Belgium.Referee stopped contest at 2:55 Rd2.
1St Sep,1960. Defeated Guennadiy of Russia decision.5-0 Quarter final.
3rd Sep,1960.Defeated Tony Madigan of Australia decision.5-0 Semi-final.
5th Sep,1960.Defeated Zbigniew(Zigzy)Pietrzykowski of Poland.decision 5-0 Final.
Where in Canada have they hosted the olympic games?
1976 Montréal, Canada Summer Games Number XXI
Summer and winter combined: 134
I think, personally, that the Summer Games should be brought back to Canada.
How many medals did Canada win in 2010 winter Olympics?
Canada won 26 medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics: 14 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze.
How much do other countries pay for winning gold medals?
Countries are not encouraged to pay anything to winners for the actual win. Countries can, however, assist with expense compensation. Winners most likely will receive compensation for their efforts, down time, and for promotional activities before and after the olympics from private and public corporations.
The summer Olympics occur every four years. The most recent summer Olympics occurred in 2008, so the next summer Olympics will be in 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 27.
Why hasn't South America hosted the Summer Olympic games?
South America may not have all the proper facilities for hosting. Plus many of their countries may not have enough money to rent facilities. I dont think there are enough BIG modernized cities to hoast.
What is the last event of the Summer Olympics?
The men's marathon which is run the morning of the last day.
How many words can make out of the Olympic?
3-letter words
cis, cod, col, con, coo, cop, cos, coy, dim, din, dip, doc, dol, dom, don, dos, icy, ids, ill, imp, inn, ins, ion, ism, lid, lin, lip, lis, loo, lop, mid, mil, mis, mod, mol, mon, moo, mop, mos, nil, nim, nip, nod, nom, noo, nos, ods, oil, old, oms, ons, ops, pic, pin, pis, ply, pod, poi, pol, psi, sic, sim, sin, sip, sly, sod, sol, son, sop, soy, spy, syn, yin, yip, yod, yom, yon
4-letter words
cion, clip, clod, clon, clop, cloy, cods, coil, coin, cold, cols, coly, comp, coni, conn, cons, cony, cool, coon, coop, coos, cops, copy, cosy, coys, dill, dims, dins, diol, dips, disc, docs, doll, dols, doms, dons, doom, dopy, icon, idly, idol, idyl, ills, illy, imps, inly, inns, ions, lido, lids, lily, limn, limo, limp, limy, linn, lino, lins, liny, lion, lips, lisp, loci, loco, loin, loom, loon, loop, loos, lops, mids, mild, mill, milo, mils, mind, miso, modi, mods, moil, mold, moll, mols, moly, mono, mons, mony, mood, mool, moon, moos, mops, mopy, nill, nils, nims, nips, nodi, nods, noil, nolo, noms, noon, nosy, odic, odyl, oils, oily, olds, oldy, olio, only, oops, pics, pill, pily, pins, piny, pion, plod, ploy, poco, pods, pois, poll, polo, pols, poly, pond, pons, pony, pood, pool, poon, posy, pyic, pyin, scop, sild, sill, silo, simp, slid, slim, slip, slop, snip, soil, sold, soli, solo, soon, spin, syli, sync, yill, yins, yips, yods, yond, yoni
5-letter words
cions, clips, clods, clomp, clons, clops, cloys, codon, coils, coins, colds, colin, colly, colon, compo, comps, condo, conin, conns, cools, cooly, coons, coops, cymol, dills, dilly, dimly, diols, dipso, disco, doily, dolci, dolls, dolly, domic, donsy, dooly, dooms, icons, idols, idyll, idyls, imply, indol, lidos, limns, limos, limps, lindy, linns, linos, lions, locos, loins, looms, loons, loony, loops, loopy, lysin, mills, milos, mincy, minds, minny, misdo, moils, molds, moldy, molls, molly, mondo, monos, moods, moody, mools, moons, moony, myoid, mysid, nicol, nills, noils, noily, noisy, nolos, nomoi, nomos, nonyl, noons, nylon, odyls, olios, onion, opsin, osmic, osmol, pills, pinny, pinon, pions, pisco, plods, ploys, poind, polio, polis, polls, polos, polys, ponds, poods, pools, poons, pyins, pylon, pyoid, scion, scold, scoop, silly, slily, slimy, sloid, sloop, sloyd, snood, snool, snoop, sodic, sodom, soldi, soldo, solid, solon, sonic, sonly, sonny, spicy, spill, spiny, spoil, spool, spoon, synod, yills, yonic, yonis
6-letter words
clomps, codlin, codons, coldly, colins, collop, coloni, colons, colony, comply, compos, condom, condos, conins, conoid, consol, coolly, cosily, cymlin, cymoid, cymols, dimply, dollop, domino, idylls, incony, indols, isopod, limply, limpsy, mildly, mondos, monody, myopic, myosin, nicols, noncom, nonyls, nosily, nylons, onions, pinons, pinyon, ploidy, podsol, poinds, poison, policy, polios, psocid, pylons, simony, simoon, simply, slimly, snoopy, sodomy, solion, spinny, spoony, syncom, syndic
7-letter words
clonism, codlins, collins, colloid, collops, complin, compony, condoms, conoids, cymlins, dollops, dominos, isonomy, locoism, lycopod, midnoon, miscopy, monodic, monsoon, moodily, moonily, noncoms, nonslip, oodlins, opsonic, opsonin, pinyons, plimsol, plosion, pocosin, psyllid, scollop, solidly, spindly, synodic
8-letter words
colloids, complins, dyspnoic, lycopods, midnoons, millpond, monopody, monopoly, nonsolid, podsolic, snoopily, spoonily
9-letter words
collodion, millponds, monoploid, monopsony
10-letter words
collodions, monoploids
When was high jump introduced into the Olympics?
It is believed that the high jump was performed in the ancient Olympics, but the first recorded high jump event was in Scotland in the 19th century. Click on the 'History of the High Jump' link on this page to read more about the high jump and its history.
What tipe of food do they have to eat to compete in the Olympics?
Proteins so there body muscles can expand and lift more. Dairy for bone support.
