An Olympic Legend; with the Olympics Fast Approaching LINDSAY BRUCE Looks Back on the Life of a Teesside Olympian Who Competed in the Games the Last Time They Were Staged in the UKByline: LINDSAY BRUCEEvening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)...
Kenneth Ekow Andam (born 8 January 1976) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Andam was an All-American in track and field while competing for Brigham Young University. Age: 49 Birthplace: Sekondi-Takoradi...
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Confucius was a great thinker and educator in Chinese history. He was the founder of Confucianism and was respectfully referred to as an ancient "sage". His words and life story were recorded in The Analects. An enduring classic of ancient Chinese culture, The Analects has had a great influen...
After the 2nd century A. D., the Roman Empire brought even more competitors to the Olympic Games, but regional differences always gave the Olympics an international flavor.Excellence and the Competitive Spirit Ancient athletes competed as individuals, not on national teams, as in the modern Games...
People have lived in this valley sinceancient古代的)times.4.Hermotto座右铭)is“Work hard,playhard".5. How can the athletes enjoycompeting(竞争)in theWinter Olympics?6. The city succeeded inhosting主办)the OlympicGames.7. His encouragement has amagical(魔力般的)effect on children.8. Xu ...
He still went on to win two gold medals — winning each event he competed in except for one,the javelin (标枪).The javelin was the only event he didn't win,probably because he had never competed in that event before.It is interesting to note that Thorpe had t...
Phelps has a total of 22 Olympic gold medals,but in terms of individual titles he has only just passed the greatest athlete of the ancient world.Leonidas of Rhodes competed in four Olympiads in 164 BC,160 BC,156 BC and 152 BC and in each of these he won three different foot races. ...
The International Football Association has publicly acknowledged football originated in China.The Chinese the origin of ancient football time, can be traced back to two thousand and five hundred years ago during the Warring States period. "Warring States" policy had been recorded. Qi Su Qin and Qi...
List of athletes who have competed in the Paralympics and Olympics