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Olympic Games

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, 5 December 2012
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 OLYMPIC GAMES

The Olympic Games are events where athletes of all the world go to a chosen country to participate in different sports competition.

The sports competitions are:

-         Diving

-         Modern pentathlon

-         Swimming

-         Synchronised Swimming

-         Basketball

-         Handball

-         Cycling BMX

-         Cycling Road

-         Football

-         Volleyball

-         Canoe Sprint

-         Rowing

-         Boxing

-         Fencing

-         Judo

-         Taekwondo

-         Table Tennis

-         Weightlifting

-         Wrestling

-         Equestrian

-         Cycling Mountain Bike

-         Beach Volleyball

-         Triathlon

-         Canoe Slalom

-         Archery

-         Athletics

-         Gymnastic Artistic

-         Trampoline

-         Hockey

-         Shooting

-         Water polo

-         Badminton

-         Gymnastics Rhythmic

-         Sailing

-         Tennis

The symbol of the Olympic Games is five rings that symbolise the five continents. They are united to symbolise the sporting of all the world.

In England has taken place four Olympic Games:

1908 - Fourth edition- London

1944 - Thirteenth edition – London

1948 – Fourteenth edition – London

2012 – Thirtieth edition – London

 The sports competition in London has taken place in different places : Aquatics centre, Basketball Arena, BMX Track, Box Hill, City of Coventry Stadium, Copper Box, Earls Courts, Eton Dorney, Excel, Greenwich Park, Hadleigh Farm, Hampden Park, Hampton court Palace, Horse Guards Parade, Hyde Park, Lee Valley White Water Centre, Lord´s Cricket Ground, Millennium stadium, North Greenwich Arena, Old Trafford, Olympic Park, Olympic Stadium, Olympic Village, Riverbank Arena, St. James´ Park, the Mall, The Royal Artillery Barracks, Velodrome, Water Polo Arena, Wembley Arena, Wembley Stadium, Weymouth & Portland and Wimbledon.
 

All the countries fight to celebrate the Olympic Games in them but only four are chosen. It occurs because celebrates the Olympic Games has a lot of benefits.
One of the most Important benefits it´s the economic increase and the image of the country that report more tourist. These terms are associated: How more tourists come to the country more economic increase.
The other Benefit is the recognition in the entire world because the sports competitions take place in different parts of the country and show it. We can compare it with a shop window because only shows the good things of the country to interest the people who see it.
The Olympic Games always produce different attitudes in people but all the people have fun seeing the games.
 


 


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