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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 countries competed on Ancient Greek Olympic?
Citizens from all the over 2,000 Greek city-states were eligible..
Where would the Olympics 2012 start?
The 2012 Olympics will be mainly held in London, although some events will also be held across the UK.
What draw weight do olympic archers use?
"The bow's draw weight is around 22 kilograms (48 pounds) for men, and over 17 kg (38 lbs.) for women. The bow consists of a riser and two limbs."
-- olympic.org/archery-equipment-and-history
Recreational divers usually don't go any deeper than 60ft. The recreational dive limit is 130ft.
Why were the Berlin Olympics important to Hitler?
hitler was to show his claims of 'master race' to the world.for that they softened their fanatical politics but only 52 nations attended the games
Were women aloud at the olympic games?
Yes. Women are allowed in the Modern Olympic Games, both as participants, and as spectators. Women were banned from the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, (both as participating athletes and as spectators), but, women are certainly allowed in the Modern Olympic Games.
What US cities have hosted the summer Olympics in the past?
1) St. Louis - 1904 2) Los Angeles - 1932 and 1984 3) Atlanta - 1996
What is the ring that represent Europe?
The various rings on the Olympic flag do not represent any particular continent.
Are the gold medal winners in the Rio Olympics paid?
No, they do not. However, the national committees for most countries will give athletes that win a medal an honorarium. The US awards $25k for gold, $15k for silver and $10k for bronze. Great Britain does not give and award. In some cases other organizations will award winners as well, I understand one of the US groups will pay one of the wrestlers a 6 figure bonus.
What world events caused the olympic games to be cancelled in 1916 1940 and 1944?
The 1916 Olympic Games were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I.
New Zealand Olympic shot-putter Valerie Adams is 32 years old. She was born October 6, 1984.
How many medals did Canada win at the 1996 summer Olympics?
Canada won 22 medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics: 3 gold, 11 silver, and 8 bronze.
Athletic events in the olympics?
The IAAF World Athletics Championships are held every two years. (Odd number years).
Every two years
Who was the first person in history to win 4 gold medals in track and field?
Despite wearing leg braces as a child, sprinter Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in a year.
What prizes did the Olympic victors get in the ancient Olympics?
Ancient Olympic athletes won a crown of leaves, sometimes dipped in gold, from the sacred tree at Olympia and a vase of olive oil with pictures of battle scenes or Olympic events. The olive oil was to sell and sometimes they also sold the vase. These are ranging from smallish to half the size of a grown man. There are still many olive oil vases today. Sometimes athletes got a statue of themselves if they were really good. The glory of winning was sometimes the best prize you could get.
Is a bronze medal made of bronze?
the color bronze is seen as cheap color gold and silver are worth more, the better you do the better you get. they don't use other colours because colours are not worth anything they have no realness to them . gold silver and bronze are wroth money.
Who was the first athlete to win the Olympic?
actually the first recorded winner of the classic Olympics was a man named Coroebus, he was a cook from the polis of Elis. it was called the "stade" it was pretty much a 200 yard dash.
this is the same answer from "who won the first olympics"
When was tae kwon do introduced in the olympics?
1988 Summer Games in Seoul, Korea as a demonstration sport.
2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia as a full medal sport.
Taekwondo was also a demonstration sport in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. The announcement was made in 1994 that Taekwondo would be included as a full medal sport in 2000, but in accordance with the rules of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was only permitted as an exhibition for the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia. Taekwondo has continued as an Olympic event of the Summer Games every four years since 2000.
It should be noted that the Korean National sport of Taekwondo is based on the Korean National Martial Art, but is a different activity which is modified and limited in many aspects. The Martial Art of Taekwondo remains active in many Dojang (schools) world-wide for the purposes of self improvement, and a highly effective method of self defense.
What countries competed in the modern day Olympics?
There were either 13 or 14 countries with athletes at the 1896 Olympics. That is because Chile claims to have one athlete that ran in the 100 meter, 400 meter, and 800 meter races. No mention of this athlete appears in any official Olympic report. The 13 countries that had documented athletes at the first modern Olympics in 1896 were Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (athletes from Cyprus and Smyrna were considered part of the Greek team), Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
What do the Olympic flag colors mean?
I don't know about the badges. But the five rings of it represents the 5 continents of earth
In which year did India reach the semifinals in Olympic football?
* 1928 Amsterdam * 1932 Los Angeles * 1936 Berlin * 1948 London * 1952 Helsinki * 1956 Melbourne (6 consecutive gold medals - there were no games in 1940 and 1944) * 1960 Rome (Silver) * 1964 Tokyo * 1968 Mexico (Bronze) * 1972 Munich (Bronze) * 1980 Moscow All of these medals were achieved by the men's team.
In which city were the 2000 Olympics Games held?
Beijing, China. The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
