• An enhanced Interactive Schedule, so fans can plan their Olympics viewing day-by-day, join events live, watch replays or add events to their "My Stuff" to watch later. • Up-to-date Medal Standings sponsored by Delta for fans to keep track of every country competing in Paris. •...
Photo : ©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection ‘One Day in September’ (dir. Kevin Macdonald, 1999) It was dramatized in Steven Spielberg’s pretty good ‘Munich,’ but the 1972 massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games received a definitive film version years earlier...
Photo : ©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection ‘One Day in September’ (dir. Kevin Macdonald, 1999) It was dramatized in Steven Spielberg’s pretty good ‘Munich,’ but the 1972 massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games received a definitive film version years earlier...
Following the closure of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 a few days ago, I wanted to take a look at the track record ofArmand “Mondo” Duplantis, one of the dominant athletes of our times that set a new world record in the pole vault competition with 6.25m. For that purpose I used the...
No track and field athletes were among the contingent heading for Rio, since the entire track team is banned from competing, except for a single U.S.-based long jumper, following revelations of widespread doping. Much of Russia's competitors from events such as rowing, canoeing and swimming ...
Choose 10 countries that you want to track. Your own (of course!) and any others that interest you. Or, you may just want to choose to do a medal count of the top countries who are earning the most medals. You can print a few copies of the tracking sheet to do more countries. ...
Step 2 Pre-reading Ask the students to look at the title of the text and the pictures in it and talk about them. 1) Title—An Interview An interview is a meeting in which someone is asking another one some questions in order to find out about their actions or opinions. 2...
If you thought shooting at the Olympics was an eccentric event, wait 'til you see shooting with an air rifle or pistol. The sport has been a part of the Olympic program since 1998. Steeplechase Reuters Steeplechase--which debuted at the 1900 summer Olympics--is the longest track-and-field...
For the track cycling stars, it was a chance to share their success after returning home from Paris. Sophie Capewell won gold in the sprint cycle event in Paris. She says people have been really excited to see her medal: "Everyone, like when I met all my family and they just wan...
I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you. ” Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed away and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before: Dear Rick, My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the pictures you sent m...