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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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Were the summer Olympics held in 2000?
The Summer Olympic Games of 1992 were held in Barcelona, Spain and in 1996 they were held in Atlanta, Georgia. 2 Summer Olympics ... 1992 in Barcelona and 1996 in Atlanta
3 Winter Olympics ... 1992 in Albertville, 1994 in Lillehammer, 1998 in Nagano
How many people are compiting this year in the Olympics?
Approxiamtely 10,500 people are competing in the Olympic Games and an average of about 3.2 billion people watch it on television.
How many gold medals does Canada's hockey team have?
29 gold medals have been awarded in Olympic field hockey, 21 in the men's competition and 8 in the women's competition.
24 gold medals have been awarded in Olympic ice hockey, 21 in the men's competition and 3 in the women's competition.
Which god or goddess was the Olympic games held for?
Well, the Greeks believed strongly in fate, and that fate determined everything in life, especially in the Olympics. Hades works closely with the Goddesses of Fate, and even in the movie, he flirts with them playfully, so yeah, Hades has been known to at least think about tipping the scales of fate toward his favor, against Hercules always.
What countries are competing in mountain biking for the 2004 Olympics?
there is mountain biking in the olympics, there is only xc at the moment though
What events was there in the ancient Greek Olympics?
It started with a 200 m foot race, and was later expanded to include all-in wrestling, chariot racing, javelin etc etc.
How many countries participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City?
Participation: 77 National Olympic Committees (Nations) 2,399 athletes (886 women, 1,513 men) 78 events 22,000 volunteers 8,730 media (2,661 written press, 6,069 broadcasters)
What are the Rules of triple jump?
You run up to the board, then you hop of your desired leg, then from the hop, you take a step, then you jump. You can choose how close you want the take off board to be to the sand. Normally, boards are either 7, 9, 11 or 13 metres away from the sand. Professionals always go off the 13m board, as that is where it is placed under many championship rules. For the hop, you must land on the foot from which you took off, and for the step, you must land on the other foot. You must take off from within the lane. You must not walk back through the sand after the jump. The jump is measured from the nearest break in the landing area made by any part of your body.
When did women first participate in the modern Olympic Games?
Women were first allowed to participate in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris and Charlotte Cooper was the first woman gold medalist, winning the ladies singles event in tennis.
How many events in a pentathlon?
The Pentathlon consists of 5 events and in the following order: 1) Long Jump 2) Javelin 3) 200 meters 4) Discus 5) 1500 meters, points are given for each even, the highest total number of points determines the winner.
What time does the Olympics opening ceremony start?
the 2010 winter Olympics will be the 12th of feb. till the 28th of feb.
it will be in vancover Canada. it will be the 21st winter Olympics. this will be the third Olympics hosted in Canada. the events are:
- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Cross-country skiing
- Curling
- Figure skating
- Freestyle skiing
- Ice hockey
- Luge
- Nordic combined
- Short track speed skating
- Skeleton
- Ski jumping
- Snowboarding
- Speed skating
to find out more reaserch at wikipedia.com
Which countries have never been represented in the Olympics?
The following nations have never won an Olympic GOLD Medal. In addition, nations listed in CAPITALS have never won an olympic medal of any color:
AFGANISTAN
ALBANIA
ANDORA
ANGOLA
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
Barbados
BELIZ
BENIN
Bermuda
BHUTAN
Bohemia
BOLIVIA
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BOTSWANA
British West Indies
BRUNEI
BURKINA FASO
BURMA
CAMBODIA
CAPE VERDE
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CHAD
COMOROS
CONGO
Côte d'Ivoire
CYPRUS
Djibouti
EAST TIMOR
EL SALVADOR
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Eritrea
FIJI
GABON
Ghana
GRENADA
Guatemala
GUINEA
GUINEA-BISSAU
Guyana
Haiti
HONDURAS
Iceland
Iraq
JORDAN
KIRIBATI
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
LAOS
Lebanon
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
LIBYA
Liechtenstein
Macedonia
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
Malaysia
MALDIVES
MALI
MALTA
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MICRONESIA
Moldova
MONACO
MONTENEGRO
Namibia
NAURU
NEPAL
Netherlands Antilles
NICARAGUA
Niger
OMAN
PALAU
Panama
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Paraguay
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Qatar
RWANDA
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
SAMOA
SAN MARINO
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
SEYCHELLES
SIERRA LEONE
Singapore
SOMALIA
Sri Lanka
SUDAN
SWAZILAND
TAJIKISTAN
Tanzania
THE GAMBIA
Tonga
TURKMENISTAN
TUVALU
VANUATU
VATICAN CITY
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
YEMEN
Zambia
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1)Haiti
2)Afghanistan
How many foul jumps are allowed in the long jump?
One that is specified for a particular event, generally explained by an official on the day of the competition.
What is Bruce Jenners points for each event in the 76 ilympics?
This is complex because there was a decathlon scoring table in use in 1976 (created in 1962, revised in 1971 for automatic times), and there is the current revision from 1985, so the answers are different for the same result.
Event Result 1962 1985
100 10.94 819 874
LJ 7.22 865 866
SP 15.35 809 811
HJ 2.03 882 831
400 47.51 922 933
100H 14.84 866 869
DT 50.04 873 871
PV 4.80 1005 849
JT 68.52 862 867
1500 4:12.61 741 863
Where were the Olympics held in 1956?
The Olympics were held in Melborne, Australia.
Melbourne Austialia.
What olympic games has Ian Thorpe competed in?
he has won about 18 medals
In of the 2008 Games, Ian Thorpe has won nine medals (5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).
he on 3 golds in 2000 2 silvers in 2000
and in 2004 he won 2 golds 1 silver and a bronze
Is Beth tweedle in the Olympics?
Prior to the 2008 Olympic Games, Beth Tweddle has not won an Olympic medal. She has won three medals at the World Championships (1 gold, 2 bronze) and five medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).
What does the olympic stadium look like?
The Beijing National Olympic Stadium. It is also commonly known as The Birds Nest because it's shaped like a birds nest.
Also it was known as The Olympic Green.
Is rock paper scissors really in the Olympics?
No it will never be in the olypics because it is not an interesting sport
What team won the women's 4 x 100m relay in the 1992 Summer Olympics?
Australia
Alicia Coutts (53.90)
Cate Campbell (53.19)
Brittany Elmslie (53.41)
Melanie Schlanger (52.65)
Emily Seebohm
Yolane Kukla
Libby Trickett
What countries have not held olympic games?
There can be no definitive answer to the question. For the countries that HAVE losted the Olympics, see the related link.
Who is the head of the Commonwealth Games?
Although no one can actually claim to be the "Founder" of the Commonwealth Games, the Games was first proposed by Englishman, Astley Cooper in 1891 as a festival ". Reverend J Astley Cooper was largely responsible for the concept of a sporting contest amongst the countries of the British Commonwealth. He wrote an article in 1891 for the magazine Greater Britain, in which he suggested that a festival combining sporting, military and literary events that would draw closer the ties and increase the goodwill and understanding of the Empire. His suggestion generated a great deal of interest in Britain and the British Colonies.
The holding of the first recorded Games between Empire athletes coincided with the celebrations in connection with the Coronation of His Majesty King George the Fifth in 1911, and was known as the 'Festival of Empire'. A large and representative Committee, with the Earl of Plymouth as Chairman, arranged at the Crystal Palace Grounds in London a series of entertainment's and exhibitions pertaining to the progress and development of the British Empire. One of the features of the program was an inter-Empire Sports meeting. Invitations were sent to Australia, Canada and South Africa, to compete with the athletes of Great Britain to decide Empire supremacy. Lord Desborough and Mr. William Henry were mainly responsible for this section of the Festival.
The program consisted of track and field athletics, boxing, wrestling and swimming events, and a trophy in the form of a silver cup, 2ft 6in high and weighing 340oz, the gift of Lord Lonsdale, was presented to the winning country, which was Canada.
No further development took place until 1928, when the Olympic Games were in progress in Amsterdam. The splendid feelings of friendliness between the Empire athletes at that Olympiad strengthened the ideas for the revival of Empire meetings. In view of Canada's victory in 1911, it was appropriate that it should have been through the initiative of a Canadian - M M Robinson - that the British Empire Games took definite shape, and were revived at Hamilton, Canada in 1930.
Where are the tryouts for the Olympics?
Well I'm sorry to say that there are no tryouts for the olimpics! There are certain people like scouts that look for good athlets! so give 100% every practice cause you never know who's whating you!!
