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Chapters: 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Paralympics, 1988 Junior Olympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. They were also the fourth Olympic Games to be held in Autumn. In the Seoul Games, 160 nations were represented by a total of 8391 athletes: 6197 men and 2194 women. 237 events were held. 27221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics. 11331 media (4978 written press and 6353 broadcasters) showed the Games all over the world. These were the last Olympic Games for two of the world's "dominating" sport powers, the Soviet Union and East Germany, as both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games. North Korea, still officially at war with South Korea, and its allies, Albania, Cuba, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nicaragua, and Seychelles boycotted the games. However, the much larger boycotts seen in the previous three Summer Olympics were avoided, resulting in the largest ever number of participating nations to that date. Seoul was chosen to host the Summer Games in a vote held on September 30, 1981, finishing ahead of the Japanese city of Nagoya. Below was the vote count that occurred at the 84th IOC Session and 11th Olympic Congress in Baden-Baden, West Germany. The information comes from the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page. Athletes stand by the ceremonial torch of the 1988 Summer Olympics. Fireworks at the closing ceremonies of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Live doves were released during the Opening Ceremony as a symbol of world pea...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=82757 ... Read more

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Chapters: Belarus at the Olympics, Belarus at the Paralympics, Rugby Union in Belarus, Sport Deaths in Belarus, Sport in Minsk, Sports Festivals in Belarus, Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Belarus at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Belarus at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Sergei Zholtok, Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Fc Dinamo Minsk, 2009 Uefa Women's Under-19 Championship, Belarus at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2009 European Rowing Championships, Fc Partizan Minsk, Fc Traktor Minsk, Fc Skvich Minsk, 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships, Fc Torpedo-Maz Minsk, Fc Minsk-2, Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Fc Darida Minsk Raion, Fc Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev, Fc Dinamo-93 Minsk, Belarus Olympic Committee, Fc Ataka Minsk, Fc Zvezda-Bgu Minsk, Minsk-Arena, Traktor Stadium, Hc Dynamo Minsk, Fc Dinamo-Juni Minsk, Belarus at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Belarus Orienteering Federation, Keramin Minsk, Dinamo Stadium, Tivali Minsk, 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Yunost Minsk, Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Belarus at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, Belarus at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Tarpeda Stadium, Stadion Darida. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 164. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Belarus attended the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. A team of 181 athletes competed in 28 different sports. Belarus sent two archers to the Olympics, one in the men's competition and one in the women's. Men Women Ivan Tsikhan and Vadim Devyatovskiy were stripped of their medals due to doping. Women Roster Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend Preliminary round - Group A All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8) Quarterfinals Belarus qualified four boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Nurudzinau, Magamedau, and Zuyeu each qualified for t...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17210476 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Burundi at the Olympics, Burundi at the Paralympics, Football in Burundi, Rugby Union in Burundi, Burundi National Football Team, Burundi at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Burundi at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Burundi at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Burundi at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Burundi National Rugby Union Team, Burundi at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Fédération de Football Du Burundi, Lydia Nsekera. Excerpt: The Burundi national football team, nicknamed Les Hirondelles (The Swallows), is the national team of Burundi and is controlled by the National Football Association of Burundi. It has never qualified for the World Cup or the African Nations Cup finals. The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Burkina Faso on October 12, 2008. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1212797 ... Read more

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Chapters: Cricket in Nepal, Football in Nepal, National Sports Teams of Nepal, Nepal at the Olympics, Nepal at the Paralympics, Nepalese Sportspeople, Sport Deaths in Nepal, Sports Festivals in Nepal, Nepal National Cricket Team, All Nepal Football Association, Nepal National Football Team, Tomaž Humar, Anatoli Boukreev, Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Chantal Mauduit, Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Sue Fear, Scott Fischer, Babu Chhiri, Ian Clough, Hannelore Schmatz, Nepal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Ginette Harrison, Nepal National Football Team Results, Dandi Biyo, Nepal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Piotr Morawski, Nepal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Nepal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Nepal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Pemba Doma Sherpa, Miha Valič, Nepal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Ganesh Thapa, Nepal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Nepal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, Everest Marathon, Ray Genet, Nepal National Women's Cricket Team, Nepal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Nepali U-19 Cricket Team, Nepal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 1999 South Asian Games, Nepal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Nepal at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Nepal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1984 South Asian Games, King's Cup Elephant Polo, Nepal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Nepal Olympic Committee, Lobsang Tshering, Cricket Association of Nepal. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 140. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Nepal national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Nepal in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1996, having previously been an affiliate member since 1988. They have been participating in international matches since 1996, including every ACC Trophy tournament, the 2001 ICC Trophy and two ICC Inter...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1829276 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ethiopia at the Olympics, Ethiopia at the Paralympics, Football in Ethiopia, National Sports Teams of Ethiopia, Rugby Union in Ethiopia, Sport in Addis Ababa, Sports Festivals in Ethiopia, Sports Venues in Ethiopia, Tennis in Ethiopia, 2008 African Championships in Athletics, Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Saint George Fc, Ethiopia National Football Team, Ethiopia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ethiopia at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1962 African Cup of Nations, Ethiopia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Ethiopian Football Federation, Ethiopia at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Ethiopian Coffee, Ethiopia at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Ethiopia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Ethiopia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Nyala Sc, Addis Ababa Stadium, Eepco F.c., Ethiopia at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Ethiopia at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Defence F.c., Ethiopian Insurance F.c., Banks Sc, Ethiopia at the 1964 Summer Olympics, Ethiopia at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Ethiopia at the 1968 Summer Olympics, Ethiopia Davis Cup Team, Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Ethiopia Fed Cup Team, List of Football Clubs in Ethiopia, Nyala Stadium, Mebrat Hail Stadium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 110. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date. African Championships in Athletics are held in Eastern Africa for the first time, even though the region has been highly successful in long distance running for decades. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7546635 ... Read more

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Chapters: Moldova at the Olympics, Moldova at the Paralympics, Moldova at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Moldova at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Moldova at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Moldova at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Moldova at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Moldova National Basketball Team, Moldova at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Moldova at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Moldova at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Moldova at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Moldova National Baseball Team. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Moldova competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. No Moldovan athlete managed to advance beyond an opening heat or qualification round. The top finish came from Ion Luchianov in the 3500 metre steeplechase, as he set a new national record en route to a top 20 finish. Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase: Men's Triple Jump: Men's Shot Put: Men's Discus Throw: Men's Hammer Throw: Men's Decathlon: Men's 20 kilometre Walk: Women's 800 metres: Women's 10000 metres: Women's Marathon: Women's High Jump: Women's Triple Jump: Moldova sent two boxers to Athens. Both lost their first matches, including Sydney bronze medalist Vitalie Grusac. Men's Flyweight (51kg): Men's Welterweight (69kg): Men's Road Race: 1997 World Championships bronze medalist Victor Bivol started his Olympic tournament strongly, beating his first three opponents in a combined 4:15 to reach the semifinals. In the semifinal, though, he fell to the eventual gold medalist from Korea in less than two minutes. In the bronze medal match, Bivol did not give up a score of ippon, but did surrender two lesser waza-ari scores to lose the match. Men's 73 kg (Lightweight): Moldova's only shooter in Athens failed to advance to the final in the 10 metre running target ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=945742 ... Read more

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Chapters: Paralympic Bronze Medalists for Singapore, Paralympic Equestrians of Singapore, Paralympic Swimmers of Singapore, Theresa Goh, Laurentia Tan, Yip Pin Xiu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Tan at a Paralympics celebration ceremony at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard on 20 September 2008 This is a Chinese name ; the family name is Tan (Chinese : ; pinyin : Chén). Laurentia Tan Yen Yi (pronounced /l r n / lo-REN-sh ; Chinese : ; pinyin : Chén Yànyí pronounced ) (born 24 April 1979) is a United Kingdom -based Singaporean Paralympic equestrienne . Tan developed cerebral palsy and profound deafness after birth, and moved to the United Kingdom with her parents at the age of three. She took up horse riding at age of five years as a form of physiotherapy . She subsequently completed her A-levels at the Mary Hare Grammar School , a residential special school for the deaf, and graduated with an honours degree from Oxford Brookes University in hospitality management and tourism.In March 2007, the Riding for the Disabled Association Singapore (RDA) invited Tan to join the Singapore team for the World Para Dressage Championships at Hartpury College in Hartpury , Gloucester , in England in July that year. At this event, her first international competition, she did well enough to qualify for the 2008 Paralympic Games. In September 2008, at the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Centre at Sha Tin , she achieved bronze medals in the Individual Championship and Individual Freestyle Tests (class IA). These were Singapore's first Paralympic medals and Asia's first equestrian medals at the Paralympic Games. Tan was conferred the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) by the President of Singapore at a ceremony at the Istana Singapore on 20 September 2008.Early years and education Laurentia Tan w... ... Read more

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This brand new Handbook addresses Paralympic sports and athletes, providing practical information on the medical issues, biological factors in the performance of the sports and physical conditioning. 

The book begins with a comprehensive introduction of the Paralympic athlete, followed by discipline-specific reviews from leading authorities in disability sport science, each covering the biomechanics, physiology, medicine, philosophy, sociology and psychology of the discipline. The Paralympic Athlete also addresses recent assessment and training tools to enhance the performance of athletes, particularly useful for trainers and coaches, and examples of best practice on athletes’ scientific counseling are also presented.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Along with 2008 Russian presidential election, on March 2, 2008 there was an unofficial referendum held in Sochi to elect the mascot for the 2014 Winter Olympics. 270,000 voters along with their ballots received a coupon with four mascot candidates: Ded Moroz, a snowflake, a polar bear and a dolphin. According to a representative of Sochi city administration, the majority of Sochians voted for the dolphin.However, representatives of the Sochi Organizing Committee for the Games, which is to officially elect a logo and a mascot, commented, that while respecting the opinion of Sochians, such a procedure is usually held later, the mascot is to be elected not earlier than 2011 and the logo in the middle of 2009. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 1961 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training site.(Lakeshore Foundation)
Author: Jeff Underwood
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2003
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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 5955 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Historical overview of the Paralympics, Special Olympics, and Deaflympics.
Author: David Legg
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2004
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Volume: 20Issue: 1Page: 30(8)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! While generally viewed as country more suited to summer sport (the mock Smiggin Holes 2010 Winter Olympic bid required Australia's tallest mountain to be raised 1,000 feet with rubbish), several winter sports take place in Australia.Skiing in Australia began as a sport in the 19th century, probably at Kiandra in 1861. Australia receives snow in the Australian Alps and parts of Tasmania.The Australian Alps are within driving range for weekend trips for residents of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, while Tasmanian ski slopes are within day trip range for residents of the state. However, there are no runs long or fast enough for the downhill competition and the season is quite short, with the snow skiable for only about 3 months per year. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Paralympics, Unified Team at the Olympics, Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Cross-Country Skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics Medal Table, 1992 Summer Paralympics, Olympics Triplecast, Amigos Para Siempre, 1992 Winter Olympics Medal Table, Barcelona, Speed Skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Montjuic Communications Tower, Cobi, 1992 Pan Arab Games, Nordic Skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Théâtre Des Cérémonies. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 93. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992. Barcelona, the birthplace of then-IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, was selected over Amsterdam, Belgrade, Birmingham, Brisbane and Paris in Lausanne, Switzerland, on October 17, 1986, during the 91st IOC Session. It had bid for the 1936 Summer Olympics, losing out to Berlin. The chart's information below comes from the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page. David Robinson, player of the "Dream Team", in the match against Puerto Rico Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Palau Sant Jordi and Montjuïc Communications Tower See the medal winners, ordered by sport: Participants 169 nations sent athletes to compete in these Games. With the Collapse of the Soviet Union, twelve states formed a Unified Team, while the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had their own teams. Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina competed as independent nations after separation from Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia was banned due to UN sanctions, but individual Yugoslav athletes we...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=82755 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2016 in Science, 2016 in Sports, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Asian Beach Games, Solar Eclipse of March 9, 2016, August 2016 Lunar Eclipse, March 2016 Lunar Eclipse, September 2016 Lunar Eclipse, Solar Eclipse of September 1, 2016. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as announced at the 121st IOC Session (which is also the 13th Olympic Congress) held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009. They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016. The 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in the same city and organized by the same committee, and are scheduled to be held from September 7 to 18. The Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be the second edition held in Latin America after Mexico City 1968, the first edition held in South America, the third edition held in the Southern hemisphere (the first of those three outside of Australia), and the first games in a lusophone country. The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on May 16, 2007. The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by September 13, 2007, confirming their intention to bid. Completed official bid files, containing answers to a 25-question IOC form, were to be submitted by each applicant city by January 14, 2008. Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on June 4, 2008: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo (which hosted...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=961522 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, 2018 Winter Paralympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, will be held in 2018, and is an international winter sports athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The organization, under the leadership of Jacques Rogge, received three bids on October 15, 2009. The cities of Annecy, France in the French Alps, Munich, Germany (host of the 1972 Summer Olympics), and Pyeongchang, South Korea, a two-time previous bidder, are vying for the hosting rights to the event. This is the lowest number of bidding cities since the 1988 Winter Olympics. The winning bid will be announced on July 6, 2011 at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=961505 ... Read more

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Canada is internationally recognized as a leader in men's and women's hockey - but in 2006 Canada had yet to conquer the world of sledge hockey, the Paralympic version of ice hockey played by athletes with a physical disability in the lower part of the body. The Canadian Men's Sledge Hockey team came into the 2006 games as underdogs. Yet, through determination, guts and guile, they overcame all obstacles to win gold.