olympic

The Olympic Games epitomize the true nature of competition, athletes representing their regions in hopes of being crowned the best.

The Olympics have had two incarnations. First there were the Ancient Olympic Games, widely believed to be started in 776 BC by Zeus and Heracles, which ultimately were outlawed in 4th century AD by Emperor Theodosius I. The second generation games, also known as the Modern Olympic Movement, were restarted in their original birthplace, Athens, Greece, in 1896, with the help of French nobleman Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. By 1924, the Summer Olympics were joined by the Winter Olympics, with the inaugural games occurring in Chamonix, France.

The last Summer Olympics to take place was in 2008 in Beijing with the next games to be in London in 2012. The last Winter Olympics were in 2006 and held in Turin with the next games to be held in Vancouver in 2010.

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• European Olympic Qualification Tournament to Kick Off in Kazan, Russia on Jan. 27 for 3-Day Run

  
  TaekwondoScience — Authority: 110
  World Taekwondo Federation “The European Qualification Tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games will be held at the Palace of Martial Arts “Ak Bars” in Kazan, Russia on Jan. 27, 2012 for a three-day run. … A total of 120 athletes from 39 European countries will compete for 24 places for the taekwondo ...
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• Slipstream Sports partners with AA Drink / Leontien.nl for Women’s Team

  
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  As part of the partnership, Emma Pooley, Lizzie Armistead, Lucy Martin, Sharon Laws, Carla Ryan and Jessie Daams will ride for the AA Drink / Leontien.nl Cycling Team [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• New Book: Salt Lake City Olympic Bid Scandal

  
  Adirondack Almanack — Authority: 468
  In late 1998 and the early months of 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was an organization in crisis. Revelations of a slush fund employed by Salt Lake City officials to secure votes from a number of IOC members in support of the city’s bid for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games invited intense scrutiny of ...
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• Olympics fever will help to make 2012 the year of the bike

  
  Nur, was da steht — Authority: 122
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpSL3bBJIuY This article titled “Olympics fever will help to make 2012 the year of the bike” was written by Zoe Wood, for The Observer on Sunday 29th January 2012 00.09 UTC It is only January, but this year has already been christened the “year of the bike”. The ...
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• ‘Isles of Wonder’ theme of Olympic’s opening ceremony

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  London, Jan 28 (IANS) London 2012’s opening ceremony will feature the “Isles of Wonder”, the ceremony’s artistic director Danny Boyle revealed six months ahead of the Games.Boyle said it would be about a land that has been poisoned by industrial legacy and the recovery of that land.Creative director Stephen ...
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• NBA legend Abdul-Jabbar pays visit to Flamengo

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Rio de Janeiro, Jan 28 (IANS) On a mission from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited Brazilian basketball club Flamengo’s athletic facilities.Record holder of the most career points scored in the NBA, Abdul-Jabbar was recently named a cultural ambassador by the United ...
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• London 2012: Thousands of security staff being taken on

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  26 January 2012 Last updated at 07:10 ET Share this page By Claire Heald BBC 2012 Venues will be policed by a mixture of private security, volunteers and the military More than 10,000 security staff for London 2012 have begun to be recruited at a centre near the Olympic Park. Candidates selected from 34,500 ...
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• Coin Collecting Shows

  
  Money Coach Jim — Authority: 104
  Members See PCGS Grading Presentation I There were commercial shows in different regions of NJ and eastern PA held on Sundays and the usual annual club shows as well. He made one important rule for himself and that was not to collect what he sold which meant giving up coin collecting personally. … ...
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• Air Jordan VI “Olympic” 2012 Retro Release

  
  EU Kicks | European Sneaker Magazine — Authority: 553
  This year the Air Jordan camp have defiantly pulled out all the stops in regards to re-releasing their more sought after, classic and highly loved models. As we gear up to the Air Jordan IV ‘White/Cement’ release and the Air Jordan XII ‘Playoffs’ release later this year, another shoe making headlines is the ...
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• Toll in Brazil building collapse rises to 17

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Rio de Janeiro, Jan 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Rescue workers have found the bodies of 17 people killed in the Jan 25 building collapse in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said Saturday.Officials believe unauthorized construction work inside a 20-story, 72-year-old building damaged its structure and caused it to crumble, ...
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• London 2012: best of the web | Alistair Hendrie

  
  Sport: Sportblog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 130
  The NBAs club v country battle; Phillips Idowu on the joys of bubble wrap; and should female boxers wear skirts? Debate over skirts in womens boxing continues Amateur boxing chiefs have admitted they are still undecided on whether to allow women boxers to wear skirts at the Olympics. The debate has caused quite a ...
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• Olympic ceremony title revealed

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.bbc.co.uk Olympic ceremony title revealed Danny Boyle reveals the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony will be called Isles of Wonder, in an annoucement six months ahead of the Games. published date:Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:47:52 GMT
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• Olympic Design Derby Preview

  
  GeoffShackelford.com — Authority: 496
  Thanks to reader Chris for John Paul Newports reminder that next Tuesday and Wednesday the Olympic golf architecture finalists will be making their pitches to the jury panel, with a decision to come on the winning bid later in the week. Just a month ago, I handicapped the finalists here.
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• Its moving-in day at Londons Olympic village

  
  Capital Land — Authority: 143
  The Associated Press The Associated Press LONDON Its moving-in day at Londons Olympic village. With six months to go before the games open, ...
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• Skating: Plushenko goes back in time in Olympic quest

  
  Philippine News Feed — Authority: 143
  SHEFFIELD – Former Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko was in pain, had not competed internationally for two years and had simplified his routine and yet the 29-year-old got the better of most of the next generation on his return to major competition Thursday. Read full story: Skating: Plushenko goes back in time in ...
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• London Olympics hosts firm on retaining Dow as sponsor

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  London, Jan 27 (IANS) The 2012 London Olympics Organisers said Dow Chemicals would remain as one of the sponsors of the Olympic Games, despite the resignation of Meredith Alexander, one of the 12 members of the Commission for a Sustainable London, on the issue.Dow Chemicals is the parent company of Union Carbide, ...
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• Athlete pressure grows 6 months before Olympics

  
  Washington Examiner — Authority: 683
  ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON With six months until Britain hosts the Olympics for the ...
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• Burning question: Who will light Olympic cauldron?

  
  Washington Examiner — Authority: 683
  STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON Its the burning ...
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• Coe admits Olympic ticket requirement for babies is an anomaly

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  London 2012 chairman says he will look at decision to refuse babies entry to Games venues without ticket Lord Coe said on Friday it was "an anomaly" that expectant parents were being told their babies would be refused entry to the Olympic Games unless they had a ticket . The London 2012 chairman stressed that ...
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• Six-month countdown to London 2012 begins with Olympic village fit-out

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.mirror.co.uk/ Six-month countdown to London 2012 begins with Olympic village fit-out Sir Matthew Pinsent lifts the first bed into the London 2012 Olympic village to mark the six-month countdown to the Games. published date:Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:23:00 GMT
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