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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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In which olympic event would you hurl a heavy metal ball?
Shot put. It's a track and field event usually.
Did the US Women's soccer team win gold in Rio?
I think that for now in late 2010 yes, and our Fifa Ranking is number 1, thanks to Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, and Abby Wambach who are our top scorers.
Will all the gold ever mined fit into an Olympic size swimming pool?
The dimensions of an Olympic standard pool is 50 metres long, 25 metres wide, and at least 20 metres deep at the deepest end. That's 25,000 cubic metres or about 482,500 tonnes of gold.
According to the current value of gold (Nov 3,2009) that would be worth 11,372,258,723,667 Euros. (Over 11 Trillion Euros)
(Incidentally, that would be over three times the total amount of gold mined since the beginning of human history)
If you were to estimate those numbers, It would be nearly 650,000 of gold.
How much did the new Beijing National stadium cost?
The Beijing National Stadium cost over 2 million Yuan. It was built for the 2008 Olympic games but is now at tourist attraction and sport center.
What clothes did they wear in th 1896 olympic games?
they did not wear any clothes but oil (men). well that was in the ancient Olympics not this modern Olympics. today they wear clothes.
How long has the olimpics been going on for?
== == The Olympic Games were first recorded in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and were celebrated until AD 393.
Since their reintroduction at 1896 [first Olympic Games of modern times] there have been 28 Summer Olympiads and in August of 2008 the 29th Summer Olympiad will be held in Beijing. See Related Link below ads
How many sports and events are in the Olympics?
There will be 300 events in 26 sports at the 2012 Olympics.
How many countries compete in the snowboarding event in the Olympics?
List of countries participating in the Beijing Olympics 2008 with their Country Code.
Afghanistan AFG
Albania ALB
Algeria ALG
American Samoa ASA
Andorra AND
Angola ANG
Antigua and Barbuda ANT
Argentina ARG
Armenia ARM
Aruba ARU
Australia AUS
Austria AUT
Azerbaijan AZE
Bahamas BAH
Bahrain BRN
Bangladesh BAN
Barbados BAR
Belarus BLR
Belgium BEL
Belize BIZ
Benin BEN
Bermuda BER
Bhutan BHU
Bohemia BOH
Bolivia BOL
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH
Botswana BOT
Brazil BRA
British Virgin Islands IVB
Brunei BRU
Bulgaria BUL
Burkina Faso BUR
Burundi BDI
Cambodia CAM
Cameroon CMR
Canada CAN
Cape Verde CPV
Cayman Islands CAY
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Chile CHI
China CHN
Chinese Taipei TPE
Colombia COL
Comoros COM
Congo CGO
DR Congo COD
Cook Islands COK
Costa Rica CRC
Côte d'Ivoire CIV
Croatia CRO
Cuba CUB
Cyprus CYP
Czech Republic CZE
Czechoslovakia TCH
Denmark DEN
Djibouti DJI
Dominica DMA
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
Egypt EGY
El Salvador ESA
Equatorial Guinea GEQ
Eritrea ERI
Estonia EST
Ethiopia ETH
Fiji FIJ
Finland FIN
France FRA
Gabon GAB
Gambia GAM
Georgia GEO
Germany GER
East Germany GDR
West Germany FRG
Ghana GHA
Great Britain GBR
Greece GRE
Grenada GRN
Guam GUM
Guatemala GUA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GBS
Guyana GUY
Nation Code
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Hong Kong HKG
Hungary HUN
Iceland ISL
India IND
Indonesia INA
Iran IRI
Iraq IRQ
Ireland IRL
Israel ISR
Italy ITA
Jamaica JAM
Japan JPN
Jordan JOR
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kenya KEN
Kiribati KIR
North Korea PRK
South Korea KOR
Kuwait KUW
Kyrgyzstan KGZ
Laos LAO
Latvia LAT
Lebanon LIB
Lesotho LES
Liberia LBR
Libya LBA
Liechtenstein LIE
Lithuania LTU
Luxembourg LUX
FYR Macedonia MKD
Madagascar MAD
Malawi MAW
Malaysia MAS
Maldives MDV
Mali MLI
Malta MLT
Mauritania MTN
Mauritius MRI
Mexico MEX
Micronesia FSM
Moldova MDA
Monaco MON
Mongolia MGL
Montenegro MNE
Morocco MAR
Mozambique MOZ
Myanmar MYA
Namibia NAM
Nauru NRU
Nepal NEP
Netherlands NED
Netherlands Antilles AHO
New Zealand NZL
Nicaragua NCA
Niger NIG
Nigeria NGR
Norway NOR
Oman OMA
Pakistan PAK
Palau PLW
Palestine PLE
Panama PAN
Papua New Guinea PNG
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Philippines PHI
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Puerto Rico PUR
Qatar QAT
Romania ROU
Russia RUS
Rwanda RWA
Saar SAA
Saint Kitts And Nevis SKN
Saint Lucia LCA
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines VIN
Samoa SAM
San Marino SMR
São Tomé And Príncipe STP
Saudi Arabia KSA
Senegal SEN
Serbia SRB
Seychelles SEY
Sierra Leone SLE
Singapore SIN
Slovakia SVK
Slovenia SLO
Solomon Islands SOL
Somalia SOM
South Africa RSA
Soviet Union URS
Spain ESP
Sri Lanka SRI
Sudan SUD
Suriname SUR
Swaziland SWZ
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SUI
Syria SYR
Tajikistan TJK
Tanzania TAN
Thailand THA
Timor-Leste TLS
Togo TOG
Tonga TGA
Trinidad And Tobago TRI
Tunisia TUN
Turkey TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uganda UGA
Ukraine UKR
United Arab Emirates UAE
United States Of America USA
USA
UK
United Kingdom
Uruguay URU
Uzbekistan UZB
Vanuatu VAN
Venezuela VEN
Vietnam VIE
Virgin Islands ISV
Yemen YEM
Yugoslavia YUG
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
http://www.ballzsports.com/the-olympics/beijing-olympics-china-olympics-2008/all-the-countries-which-would-be-participating-in-beijing-olympics-2008-with-their-olympic-team-code/ I found this info on the above website
Who is the best 100m athlet in Olympics?
The best athlete is a subjective question and therefore cannot be answered. The reason for this is no two athletic events are the same (in the swimming events the answer would be easier as many top swimmers take part in many different events) - it is impossible to compare a 100m sprinter to someone that walks 50km or to a pole vaulter? However a decathlete who takes part in 10 different events (many to world class standard) over 2 days could be described as the best "all round athlete".
Who is the current women's marathon olympic record holder?
Currently the fastest Olympic woman runner is Shelley Ann Fraser Price. She is a Jamaican runner who has won the 100 meter event in 10.70 seconds.
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How many countries in the southern hemisphere hosted the winter Olympics?
Twice - 1956 in Melbourne, Australia and 2000 in Sydney, Australia. Rio de Janeiro is in contention to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Should they be awarded the games they would be the third southern hemisphere city to host the Games and the first South American city to host the Games.
When were the last Olympics held in Great Britain?
As of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, that would be the 1948 Summer Games that were held in London.
How big are the horses at the Olympics?
Im not really sure what you mean but horses are measured in hands (hh) which are 4 inches. So if a horse in 15.2 then it will be 62 inches, this is measured from its withers (bottom of the neck) the cut-off for a pony is 14.2hh, hope this helped :)
What do the flowers handed to Olympic winners mean?
This is a traditional gift when people win something. The Greeks gave Laural wreaths and the Hawaiians give a lei when they greet people or have a special occasion. Flowers are something that lives a short time, but gives the receiver "pat on the back."
Where were the 2002 summer Olympics?
They were Winter Olympics and they were held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
How are sports for the Olympics determined?
Athletes are chosen by... they have to become champians of there neighborhood then become champians of there city then become champians of there province then become champians of there country and then people vote to coose them to become olympic athletes!!
P.S If your not sure about this question, ask your granparents they are wiser!!
In which year was the Olympic flag first flown?
The Olympic Flag was introduced in 1914, when the International Olympic Committee held its 20th anniversary in Paris, France. =] The Olympic Flag was introduced in 1914, when the International Olympic Committee held its 20th anniversary in Paris, France. =]
