Hammond’s Bartolina vaults in Olympics tonight (Hammond Daily Star) Hammond residents Erica and Mike Bartolina are realistic about Erica’s chances in the women’s pole vault competition Friday night at the Beijing Olympics. Source: hammondstar.com
Future track and field stars shine at Junior Olympics (Clarion News) CLARION - Don’t be surprised at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games [...]

Hammond’s Bartolina vaults in Olympics tonight (Hammond Daily Star)
Hammond residents Erica and Mike Bartolina are realistic about Erica’s chances in the women’s pole vault competition Friday night at the Beijing Olympics.
Source: hammondstar.com

Future track and field stars shine at Junior Olympics (Clarion News)
CLARION - Don’t be surprised at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games if Brooke Hinderliter, Emma Fox or Josh Stahlman will be standing on the medal stand. One hundred and ninety five children from Clarion County between the ages of five and 12 took part in the 20 th annual Junior Olympics held at Clarion University ’s Memorial Stadium on Oct. 5.
Source: www2.theclarionnews.com

Jamaicas Bolt set the 100 and 200 meter Olympic record at t

Jamaicas Usain Bolt set the 100 and 200 meter Olympic record at the summer Olympics in Beijing while wearing Puma running shoes. He set set the Olympic record when he won both his gold medals. Usain Bolt set the 100 and 200 meter Olympic record which makes him the fastest man in the world. Olympic record, video, top Olympic moments, puma, run

Author: tahko343876
Keywords: bolt run puma video olympic medals usain jamaica
Added: October 6, 2008

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Olympic sports

The Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games (Greek: ?????????? ??????; [Olympiakoi Agones] (help·info)) held at Olympia, Greece. The second, known as the Modern Olympic Movement, were first held in 1896, in Athens, Greece. The modern Olympics feature the Summer Games and Winter Games. The Paralympic and Youth Olympic Games are variations on the Modern Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 on the initiative of a French nobleman, Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. His vision was to bring together amateur athletes from around the world to compete in a variety of events. The IOC has become the governing body of the “Olympic Movement,” a conglomeration of sporting federations that are responsible for the organization of the Games. The evolution of the Olympic Movement has forced the IOC to change Coubertin’s timehonored ideals. The original vision of the pure amateur athlete had to change under the pressure of corporate sponsorships and political regimes intent on the creation of sports “dynasties”. Participation in the Games has increased to the point that nearly every nation on earth is represented. This growth has created numerous challenges; including political boycotts, the use of performance enhancing drugs, bribery of officials, and terrorism. While the Olympic Movement is forced to address issues never before conceived by Coubertin, the Olympics continue to grow in the face of these challenges. The Games encompass many rituals and symbols that were established during their infancy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of these traditions are displayed in the opening and closing ceremonies, and the medal presentations. Despite the complexity of the current modern Games, the focus remains on the Olympic motto: Citius Altius Fortius - Faster, Higher, Stronger.There are many myths surrounding the origin of the ancient Olympic Games; the most popular of which identifies Heracles and his father Zeus as the progenitors of the Games. According to the legend, Zeus held sporting events in honor of his defeat of Cronus, and succession to the throne of heaven. Heracles, being his eldest son, defeated his brothers in a running race and was crowned with a wreath of wild olive branches. It is Heracles who first called the games Olympic, and established the custom of holding them every 4 years.[1] The legend diverges at this point. One popular story claims that after Heracles completed his 12 labors, he went on to build the Olympic stadium and surrounding buildings as an honor to Zeus. After the stadium was complete, he walked in a straight line for 200 strides and called this distance a “stadion” (Greek: ???????, Latin: stadium, “stage”), which later also became a unit of distance. Another myth associates the first Games with the ancient Greek concept of Olympic truce (?????????, ekecheiria). The most widely held estimate for the inception of the Ancient Olympics is 776 BC.[2] From then on, the Olympic Games quickly became very important throughout ancient Greece. They reached their zenith in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance. They featured sport events and ritual sacrifices honoring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia. Pelops was famous for his legendary chariot races with King Oenomaus of Pisatis.[3] The number of events increased to twenty and the celebration spanned several days. Winners of the events were admired and immortalized in poems and statues.[4] The Games were held every four years, known as an Olympiad. The Greeks used Olympiads as one of their units of time measurement. Gradually the Games declined in importance as the Romans gained power in Greece. In 393 AD Emperor Theodosius I proclaimed Christianity the religion of the Empire. He banned the Olympic Games, which were seen as a pagan festival. [5] The Olympics were not seen again until their rebirth 1,500 years later.

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Added: October 23, 2008

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2008 Olympics Funniest Moments

Why I did not make it to the 2008 Olympics. The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

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Added: October 7, 2008

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London takes over as Olympic host
Mayor Boris Johnson receives the Olympic flag to signal the start of London’s reign as Olympic host city and spark wild celebrations in the capital.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Young local shooter traps gold (Elk Grove Citizen)
As the 2008 Summer Olympics came to a close, another Olympic competition began. A local resident looking to win gold did just that at the National Junior Olympics.
Source: www.egcitizen.com

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