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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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Where were the Olympic games held in 2004?
Athens, Greece
The 2004 Summer Olympics were in Athens, Greece from 13-29 August.
Athens, Greece.
The 28th Olympic Games were held in the birthplace of the Olympics: Greece (specifcally, Athens).
When were the Olympics brought back?
The First IOC Olympics to place in 1896 but I think the modern Olympics were revived in 1859.
Where their Olympics for 1962?
Baseball was played as a demonstration sport at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. One game was played between a team of American amateurs and a team of Japanese amateurs. The game was played at Meiji-Jingu Stadium in Tokyo with the Americans winning, 6-2.
Meiji-Jingu Stadium opened in 1926 and is still in use today. It is the home of the Yakult Swallows of the Central League.
How much money to track athletes make?
It depends on where you are in the country. For example in New York you get about 40,000 and in Atlanta you get 35,000 a month on basic without sponsors. But if you are sponsored you get a major bonus for sponsors like Nike,Adidas,or Puma who might give you and extra 100,000 a month.
What is the average 100m sprint time for 13 year olds?
- I think the average is 13-15 seconds or 12 if you are really talented.
- I am 13 and run about 14 seconds.
- I'm 11 and I run it in 12.53 but I get to nationals an stuff but you can be really up there at 13 seconds so if you can make that, good on ya!
- I'm 13 and i can do 100m in 17 secs but i do run for England and they said when I'm 22years old if i keep going i could break world record and beat usain bolt.
- my average time is 11 secs but i don't run for England and i am 13 but i think the average time is 12-13
- i am 12 years old and i can run it in 12 seconds. the teacher i have at school says that the average time is 14-16 seconds. I'm almost 12 and i did it yesterday in 18.2....... but then I'm not the skinniest person, so i don't mind.
- i am 13 but i last ran it wen i was 12 (6 days ago) and i got 17.01 and I'm defo not the skinniest person
- I'm 13 and can run 100 in 10.2 haha only messing, I can run it 16.3
- I'm 14 and 363 days and i just broke my middle schools record FOR 100M(1 week ago) and i ran a 11.00 sec I broke the 200m record by running a 23.07 easily and the 400 with a 48.98 oh and high jump too and cleared 5'10. When I was 10 I ran a 14.80. cough fake cough
- Ok, I am 13 years of age and last year I ran the 100m in 16.03 seconds that was with a near torn ligament as well, i believe when i have fully recovered from my injury i will be hitting 14 flat with ease. In my school 70 & people were hitting 14-16seconds for 100 meters so i believe that the average is 15 seconds for a 13year old to run the 100m.
- I am 13 and the smallest in my class but one of the quickest and I did it in 13.05 seconds in my pe class about 3 days ago. I think the average time is about 15-17 secs.
- I'm 12 and i run the 100m in 10.74 seconds
- I am 15 and i ran 13.94 today.
- I am 12 (13 in a week!!!) and i ran 100M in 14.12 so i'm guessing that's a good time, I don,t train but i get into competitions
Answerer *)(*&^%$%:
The average time would be about 15-17 seconds. I can run a 14.7 but i just turned 12.
What are the 3 medals that are awarded at the games?
The winner of an event gets a gold medal, the second place finisher gets a silver medal, and the third place finisher gets a bronze medal.
Indian individual medals in Olympics?
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, India has won 20 medals (9 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze) in Olympic competition:
Athletics -
1) Norman Pritchard won silver in men's 200 meter dash and silver in men's 200 meter hurdles at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Boxing -
1) Vijender Kumar won bronze in men's boxing, 75 kg class, at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Hockey -
1) The men's national team has won 11 medals in Olympic competition:
Gold - 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980
Silver - 1960
Bronze - 1968, 1972
Shooting -
1) Abhinav Bindra won gold im men's 10 meter air rifle at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
2) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won silver in men's double trap at the 2004 Games in Athens.
Tennis -
1) Leander Paes won bronze in men's singles at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Weightlifting -
1) Karnam Malleswari won bronze in women's 69 kg class at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
Wrestling -
1) Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won bronze in men's freestyle, bantamweight class, at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
2) Sushil Kumar won bronze in men's freestyle, 66 kg class, at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
What are the colours of the Olympic rings and why were they chosen?
According to the Olympic logo is the earliest in 1913 Coubertin designed the proposal, the International Olympic Committee initially used blue, yellow, black, green and red as the color rings.
How often is the winter Olympics?
The Winter Olympics are held every fourth year, two years after the Summer Olympics.
Wayne Gretzy lit the torch at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
Where did the 1946 summer Olympics take place?
There were never any Olympics planned for 1946. The Olympics planned for 1944 were cancelled due to W W II. In 1948, Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and summer Olympics in London.
How old do you have to be to join the womens team in the Olympics?
You can be any age! As long as there is a team that will except you, all ages are able to participate in this vigorous sport. If you are planning on playing Recreational (Rec) then the age groups differ. Some will let you play when you are in third grade. Others, at the age of twelve. There is also Club and Power Volleyball teams. The youngest age group allowed is twelve. The highest differs but it is near seventeen to nineteen. Be ready to pay a large pocketful of cash if you want to play club/power! Good luck with volleyball!
Where were the 2006 summer olympics held?
There were no summer Olympics in 2006. Torino (Turin) hosted the winter games that year.
What do the five different colored rings stand for?
The represent North America, South America, Africa, Europe and Asia/Austrailia. I forget which color represents which area, but all the flags of that area have the color of their ring in the flag.
How many Olympic medals has North Korea won?
They had 51 athletes in 10 Sports and Won 6 Medals including 4 Gold Medals
The Olympic flame is extinguished. The flags of Greece, the host country and the next host country (4 years from then) are raised. Usually there is a small section devoted to the next Olympic host and the mayor of that city is on hand.
Which country hosted the first Olympic Games?
the first modern Olympic games was held in Athens in 8196
What is qualifying times for Olympics 100 meter dash?
well for the 2008 olympic trials they were: 100 m. freestyle-men:51.59 women:57.19 100 m. backstroke-57.99 women:1:04.59 100 m. butterfly-men:55.59 women:1:02.39 100 m. breaststroke-men:1:04.69 women:1:12.59
Where are the next Summer Olympic games?
The last winter games were held in Vancouver, Canada in 2010.
The next winter games will be held in Sochi, Russia in 2014.
The last summer games were held in Beijing, China in 2008.
The next summer games will be held in London, England in 2012.
First sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics?
the only sport women can do on their own with no men is naked oil wrestling
