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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 country did the olympic games originate?
Conventionally, the ancient Olympic games began in 776 B.C.,
the origins of the ancient Olympics go back to a time that is not well-documented, and so the actual date of the first Olympics is disputed.
What is Cathy Freeman's uniform in The Olympics?
To reduce air resistance caused by her running. Instead of a t-shirt and shorts flapping in the wind, the suit stayed in place and didn't move. It's hard to say how much time she gained, if any, but nobody complained about it.
Where did the Olympics games held in the year 2014?
The 2014 winter olympics will be held in Sochi. Sochi is in Russia
Which country leads the march past at every Olympic games?
greece is the country that leads the march past because it is the nation where olympics were first held
Why have the Olympic Games survived since 776 a.c.a.?
The answer was given with the question. The first Olympics took place in 776 BC.
They were part of a religious festival for the god Zeus. The games were held every four years at Olympia in southern Greece.
How many Olympic medals has China won?
473 total medals for Summer games 517 total Olympic medals
88 total medals were won in the 2012 London Olympics
473 total medals for Summer games 517 total Olympic medals
How do the Ancient Olympic Games compare with the Modern Olympic Games?
- They were playing in naked but right now they are wearing Olympic clothes.
- Right now it changed lots of designs.
- In Ancient Olympic they didn't had torch relay, in modern Olympic they have torch relay.
- In Ancient Olympic they didn't had a flag, but right now we have the six colorful ring flag.
How many people participate for Olympics on average?
well 7,000,000 tickets go on SALE more are sold before that and most of the tickets are sold. so close to 7,500,000 is my guess.
What are the names of the Olympic mascots for 2010?
The 3 mascots' names are Sumi, the Animal Spirit, Quatchi, the Sasquatch and Miga, the Sea Bear. The 3 mascots also have a sidekick, Mukmuk. He's only seen in cyberspace. My personal favourite is Mukmuk~
Do you have to be a certain age for the Olympics?
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/brown/2008/01/olympic_age_minimums_not_alway.html
( at least 16 for all sports, some, such as Marathon, (20) are higher)
I think the minimum age requirement to join Olympic game is 16 and up. But still depends on what sports they are competing. There are some Junior and Senior Division if needed.
How are points awarded in Olympic curling?
An Olympic curling game is separated into 10 rounds called "ends." An end is complete when all 16 stones (8 for each team) have come to rest. The score for that end is then taken. Whichever team is closest to the center of the house (the scoring area that looks like a target) scores. The amount of points they get is equal to the number of stones they have that are closer to the center than the opponent's closest. A couple of examples: if red has 3 stones in the house and yellow has none, then red scores 3. If red has 5 stones in the house--one of them being the closest--but yellow has a stone that is closer than 4 of the red stones, then red only scores 1.
How many nations competed in the Olympics?
84 countries participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome: Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Belgium
Bermuda
Brazil
British Guiana
British West Indies
Bulgaria
Burma
Canada
Ceylon
Chile
Republic of China
Colombia
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Great Britain
Greece
Haiti
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
South Korea
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaya
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Rhodesia
Romania
San Marino
Singapore
South Africa
Soviet Union
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Republic
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yugoslavia 30 countries participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley: Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United States
Soviet Union
What is more popular the summer or winter Olympics?
Summer olypmics are events surrounding sports such as swimming, track and field, weightlifting, etc etc. The winter Olympics only have events that are ice and snow related, like skating, hockey, skiiing and other things like snowboarding and such. The winter olypmics are held during the winter time and the summer Olympics are held during the summer.
Does Cuba go compete in the Olympics?
Yes, although they have only competed in the Summer Olympics. They are currently the most successful (in medal count) of the countries that have never won a medal in the winter Olympics, and ranked 4th in medals won by a country who hasn't hosted.
What is the Olympic record for the long jump?
Carl Lewis' best long jump was 8.91 meters (29 feet, 2 3/4 inches) at the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Later in the competition, Mike Powell jumped 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4 1/2 inches) to surpass Lewis and win the gold medal.
Where and when is soccer played?
The game is usually played with 9-12 people per team, and the team is made up of the defense, goalie, center, and offence. To win a point, you kick or score a goal on the opposite side. if the ball goes out of bounds, the team that did not kick it out gets to throw it back in from the sideline. there is usually one goalie, two or three defensive players, a sweeper (defense), three centerfield players, and two to four offensive players. The starting team's centerfield player kicks off. If the ball is kicked out of bounds on the opposing teams side (shorter sideline running from corner to corner with goal in the middle), then the team who is defending that goal gets a goal kick, when the goalie punts the ball away from his/her goal. If a team kicks the ball out of bounds on their own side, the other team gets a corner kick towards the goal.
You can also tackle. This is not the same as a gridiron football tackle; it means to slide your foot under the person with the ball's foot and steal the ball away. If the opposing person is hurt, then it is a foul and the hurt players team gets a free kick from wherever he was tackled. If one is hurt in his own goal box, that team gets a penalty kick, where one player gets a free kick on the goalie from the goal line.
In professional soccer, a foul is either a red card or a yellow card. A yellow card is for a less serious foul, and it means one warning, but two yellow cards mean that player is disqualified for that half. a red card is an immediate disqualification due to a more serious injury.
To decide who gets the first kick of the game, the team captains go with the referee(s) to the centerfield and a coin is flipped. winner gets kickoff. A proffessional game is ninety minutes long, with 45 minute halftimes. Usually club soccer for teens and below is from thirty to ninety minutes, except professional games can go into overtime if it ends with a tie. or if it ends in a tie you can also have a golden goal, where there are penalty kicks to see which team wins. Or there is also death match, where next goal wins.
And never, EVER, touch the ball with your hands. That is a penalty.
By the way, a punt is a drop-and-kick.
Who are the most famous Olympic Athletes from 1932?
1932 Summer Olympics:
Babe Didrikson of the United States won gold in the 80 meter hurdles and javelin throw and took the silver in the high jump. Eddie Tolan of the United States won gold in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash. Helene Madison of United States won three gold medals in swimming (100 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay). 1932 Winter Olympics:
Sonia Henie of the United States won gold in the Ladies Figure Skating competition. Irving Jaffee of the United States won gold in the 5000 meter and 10000 meter speed skating competition. Canada won the gold medal in the hockey competition.
Who is the person to have won the Olympic Decathlon twice?
Medalists in decathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics:
Gold - Roman Ebrle, Czech Republic
Silver - Bryan Clay, United States
Bronze - Dmitriy Karpov, Kazakhstan
Who won gold in snowboard cross in Vancouver?
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, the most medals won in snowboarding by an athlete is two and has been accomplished by four competitors:
1) Philipp Schoch, Switzerland - gold in men's parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Games in Salt lake City and the 2006 Games in Turin.
2) Karine Ruby, France - gold in women's giant slalom at the 1998 Games in Nagano and silver in women's parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
3) Ross Powers, United States - gold in men's halfpipe at the 1998 Games in Nagano and bronze in men's halfpipe at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
4) Danny Kass, United States - silver in men's halfpipe at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Games in Turin.
