Beijing National Stadium

He broke Mark Spitz's 36 year old record. This moments are the one's we cherish even if they have to do with terrorist, boycotts, discrimination, and political movements. The olympics is an event where every 4 years the world unites to compete and show that the human race is equal for everyone. Bibliography O'Connell, Caitlin, and Shirley Li. "13 Olympic Moments That Changed History."

The original Olympics featured competition in music, oratory, and theater performances as well. The modern Games have a more expansive athletic agenda, and for two and one-half weeks they are supposed to replace the rancor of international conflict with friendly competition. In recent times, however, that lofty ideal has not always been attained. The earliest reliable date that recorded history gives for the first Olympics is 776 BC, although virtually all historians presume that the Games began well before then. It is certain that during the midsummer of 776 BC a festival was held at Olympia on the highly civilized eastern coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula.

I have shown that the Ancient Olympics put a stop to war and destruction for almost two months. If we think about that, the society in whole belives that war comes second to athletics. If only we could have the Olympics everyday... Bibliography: Hi, welcome to my Works Sighted Page Internet sighting: www.olympics.org (no author was avail.) Kahn, Roger "The Human Spirit" The Official Olympic Sovenir Program (1984)Los Angles Olympic Organizing Committee "Olympic Games, Ancient" The Twenth Century Encyclopedia (1978)J.G. Ferguson Co page 1821 "Olympics" Encarta '95 (1994) Microsoft Software Department Redmond, Jerry Dr. "A History" Los Angles '84 (1984) Inter-sport Publications Corp. Torrance CA

Research showed that for every100 thousand RMB of investments would lead to the employment of one worker. (Kang, 2009) Accordingly, the total amount of investment of $40 billon would create about 2788 thousands of job opportunities in Beijing. By comparison, there were only 1600 thousands of job opportunities created by Sydney Olympic games in 2000. (Li, 2012). Such a large demand of employment would stimulate China’s economic and industrial development for sure.

to worship the gods, win personal glory, and, most importantly, unite the Greek city-states. At that time, Greece was made up of many small, isolated communities which, as they flourished, sought to dominate the others. The first Olympic games brought them together once every four years, and most of the city-states declared truces to allow the athletes and spectators to make their way to the games without being hurt or killed. The 'sacred truce' beginning the first known Olympic games read, "May the world be delivered from crime and killing and freed from the clash of arms" (8) Pierre de Fredy, the Baron de Coubertin, was the founder of the modern Olympic movement. He drew his inspiration from the ancient Olympic Games.

The Tokyo Olympics will take place in Japan during the year 2020, and the Olympics will last for long in our future. To save and maintain the original values of the Olympics and keep it as a worldwide, enjoyable sporting event, people in the host countries, and all participants of the Olympics, including the audiences should keep their politics out of it. The beginning of the modern Olympics started about one hundred and sixteen years ago. The first Olympic was held in Athens, Greece. It differed by far because only thirteen countries participated in it, and the total number of athletes was three hundred and eleven (Gettings).

Ever since the creation of the summer Olympics, there was a movement for a competition opposite of the summer games. People peopl... ... middle of paper ... ... The overall teams of Norway and Finland were known for dominating the 1924 Olympics Games by winning 28 of the 43 medals awarded (First Winter Olympics). Around the world more than 10,000 spectators watched the 1924 athletes perform in Chamonix. Due the large amount of views, the International Olympic Committee declared the first “International Winter Sports Week” a success.

The Olympic stadium was designed by Buro Happold and constructed by Sir Robert McAlpine (Mark Hansford 2011). Construction began in May 2008 and was completed just under 3 years later in April 2011. The Olympic Stadium lies to the south of Olympic park, the massive regenerated area upon which most 2012 Olympic venues have been built. During the Olympic Games the stadium will have a capacity of 80,000, but in post-games life this will be reduced to 25,000 with the removal of the temporary upper tier (Olympic Delivery Authority n.d.). Before construction of the stadium began the ODA were already actively encouraging the project to be as sustainable as possible.

Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organizing Committee, stated “Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Olympic Games and pat of the DNA of thousands of people in this country.” (International Olympic Committee 2010) London is also the first city that secured a sponsor for their volunteer program…McDonald’s. McDonald’s and the London Olympics created a $1.2 billion sponsorship where McDonald’s lead and implemented the volunteer program. (Nichols and Ralston) London had a two-phase action plan for recruiting volunteers. The first phase was focused on disabled groups and sport specialists. The second phase of recruitment focused more on the general public and general volunteers.

If you win the Olympic Games the Herald would loudly say the name of the Olympic winner, his father's name, and his homeland. The Hellanodikis places the holy olive tree wreath on the winner's head. The Olympic Games started in Ancient Greece. We don't know exactly when the first Olympic Games were exactly played. In the first 13 Olympic Games there was only one event, the one-stare run.