This year, the Sochi Olympic Winter Games will be an event full of exciting sports and breathtaking stunts. But have you ever thought about what the first Olympics were like in ancient Greek history? With the fans, not crowded around a television screen, but all seated and watching firsthand the events about to unfold. Just think about that, observing some of the strongest men in the world throw weights and men to the ground, chariots crashing together in an effort to place first. Now keep those
dollars that the Olympics earn and spend, it’s certainly is in the best interest of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to remain under the circumstances of keeping sport open to professional athletes, not only financially, but as well as the majority of their viewers. In this position statement, I will use historic International Olympic Committee guidelines (1964) and official IOC reports as a basis for proving that professional athletes should be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. To
sports history. The team was compromised of all amateur players. Since then rules have changed and now the use of professional athletes is allowed in Olympic competition. It is my belief that the use of professional athletes in Olympic competition ruins the pride and glory of the games. Prior to 1952 only amateur athletes were allowed in the Olympic Games, both winter and summer. Then the Soviet Union and its 14 Communist allies entered the games. They trained 8 hours a day, 365 days a year. They
until 1910. (http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-softball.htm) One person that i look up to as a role model is Jennie Finch. She is one of the best softball players that has played in the olympics multiple times. Not only did she just play in the olympics, but won a gold medal in the 2004 olympics, and a silver medal in 2008. She started to love the sport when she was young at age. She recognized the sport when she was a bat girl for the bruins baseball team. From that moment on, she began
create a game that required skill instead of brute strength like other popular sports of that time. He invented a game with 13 rules and 18 men in a YMCA gymnasium: basketball. Dr. James Naismith’s 13 rules explained how the game of basketball should be played. These rules focus on how to play the game fairly, timing, and winning. All rules have been modified throughout the years however, except the height of the goal, yet the overall concept has not been altered. Since Naismith’s original
during her time there she was discriminated against. There have been several more court cases involving Title IX throughout American history and it has had many impacts on several universities around the country. The effects of Title IX are seen in Olympics sports, the NCAA, and high-school sports programs across the country: swimming, gymnastics, track and field, tennis, golf, and wrestling are all negatively affected by the quota rule that helps enforce Title IX. Taking this into consideration smaller
The 1936 Olympic games in Berlin came as a bolt from the blue; the whole world was caught unaware, as everyone expected the games to be a huge catastrophe. Despite the fact that Germany was in great amount of debt after world war one, the Nazis took advantage of the Olympics to promote a new, strong, and united Germany. But behind closed doors, Germany was establishing racist policies as well as flourishing its militarism. It’s apparent that, Adolf Hitler Nazi dictatorship obscured its discriminatory
November 2004 (Bradbury, & Williams, 2006 p.61). This shows how racial discrimination has negativity impacted on sportive activities. Many of athletes are concerned about their personal safety when registering for sportive tournaments, such as the Olympics. The safety of the spectators and the athletes is very important in different sports, if this issue is not resolved, the situation which sportive activities may soon be stagnated and even In such an atmosphere, no athlete will never participate
Case Analysis: Lochtegate Ryan Lochte’s gas station scandal in Brazil during Olympics Alycia Ikegami The Olympics is a worldwide event when countries all over the world come together and celebrate culture, sportsmanship and athleticism. It is an opportunity for people to come together, whether at the venue or at home, it is a celebration full of excitement. During this time, swimmer Ryan Lochte, along with three other swimmers, were involved in an incident at a local gas station
surrounding the athlete and the team. Using PEDs will cause negative issues and poor reputations for the affected team. For instance, Austrian skier Johannes Duerr admitted to using EPO and was eliminated from competition. Duerr said, “This is the worst thing I’ve done in my life” (Dunbar). President of the Austrian Olympic Committee, Karl Stoss said that the Austrian team tried to distance itself from Duerr. Getting caught for PED use will hurt the reputation of the athletes and their teams. The use of PEDs