tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61329527345325147302024-11-08T20:47:19.679+05:30The ancient Olympic Games has a rich history of around 1170 years before the modern Olympics started in 1896. The Blog will cover every aspect of this prestigious sports event that is a dream of every sports person in the world. The blog will be entirely on Olympics, its history, how it started, how the modern Olympics took its turn, modifications, participation, countries, events, medal tallies and many more.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132952734532514730.post-59439588026140724272020-01-28T01:38:00.001+05:302020-01-28T11:24:01.248+05:30

Olympic 2020 is a few months away from the day of its opening ceremony on 24 July 2020. The countdown for this second Olympics event in Japan has begun since the beginning of the year. Sportspersons, as well as sports lovers around the world, are eagerly waiting for this prestigious sports event to commence. Tokyo has become a different city altogether - more beautiful and happening with the

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Winter Paralympics 2018 - the world's one of the most inspiring sports events of the year was held at PyeongChang, South Korea. Winter Paralympics has a rich history of effort, enthusiasm, and achievement. The first Winter event was organized in the year 1976 in the beautiful city of Ornskoldsvik, Sweden. Since then, in every four years, Winter Paralympics has been organized in the same

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Finally, 2018 Winter Olympics is over. Officially known as 'XXIII Olympic Winter Games,' this prestigious sports event was held in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9th to 25th February 2018. With the motto of 'PASSION', and 'CONNECTED' which were read as 'Hanadoen Yeoljeong' in the Korean language, Olympics 2018 indeed brought North Korea and South Korea closer. Pyeongchang was selected as

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Winter Olympics 2018 Opening Ceremony is not even two-days away. Athletes from 92 countries and sports lovers from around the world have already gathered in PyeongChang, South Korea. Olympics has always a different charm among all sports events. It brings that festive feel in every part of the world. Sports clubs and Olympics lovers eagerly wait for that excitement-filled South Korean

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The Team United States has started their Olympics journey for 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in PyeongChang, South Korea. Starting 9th February, the US Olympic team is participating with 242 members. The team will compete in all the 15 Olympic events and consists of 107 women and 135 men athletes. Starting in 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, the United States Olympic team will

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After a year-long doping controversy, finally, 169 member Russian Olympic team set out for 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in PyeongChang, South Korea. From a total of 389 athletes, only 169 athletes have qualified the required drug tests for PyeongChang Olympics and it will be the smallest group representing Russia in Winter Olympics in the past one decade. Before departing for the

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The world is eagerly waiting for Winter Olympics 2018 to be held at the beautiful South Korean county - PyeongChang. Situated in the Gangwon province of South Korea, PyeongChang was elected as the venue for prestigious 2018 Winter Olympics by leaving behind Annecy (France) and Munich (Germany). This snow-clad county is situated toward 180 kilometers southeast of the South Korean Capital,

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Summer Olympics 2020 is not very far and the host city Tokyo, the capital of Japan has already started the preparation in full fledge. After 56 longs years, the prestigious Olympics games are going to be back in Japan again. So, when the 1964 Tokyo Olympics still has many lasting memories, Japan is getting ready to take the legacy into 2020. The opening ceremony of this 2020 Summer Olympics

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Rio Olympics 2016 which is also known as 'Games of the XXXI Olympiad' was held in Rio de Janeiro city of Brazil from 5th August to 21st August 2016. Read as 'Jogos Olimpicos de Verão de 2016' in Portuguese, Olympics 2016 had the motto of 'A new world' (In Portuguese - 'Um mundo novo). Announced on 2nd October 2009 during the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, Rio became the first

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Olympics 100 Meters Sprint Yohan Blake, the Jamaican sprinter started his 2012 Olympic warm-up with a win at a Lucerne meet. Timing 9.85 seconds, Blake won the 100 meters race ahead of his Jamaican compatriot Michael Frater. Earlier, 22 years Blake had gone past Usain Bolt twice in Jamaican Olympic trials at Kingston with a record time of 9.75 to 100 meters and a leading timing of 19.80

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2012 Summer Olympics will be held in London. The London 2012 Olympics will be organized from 27th July to 12th August 2012 and the Paralympic Games will follow immediately after Olympic Games, starting from 29th August to 9th September 2012. Note that the ‘Paralympic Games’ is for the sportspersons, who have challenged their physical disability to perform in an international sports event.

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