Articles related to: olympics
1: Who Won the Last World Cup?
Every four years, thirty two teams from around the world compete in one of the biggest tournaments in all of sports. The World Cup is the world championship tournament for the sport of soccer and it ..
2: What are the Typical Prices for Tickets to a Winter Olympics Event?
Tickets to Winter Olympic events are difficult to get a hold of; they take place only once every four years and feature some of the very best athletes from every corner of the world competing against ..
3: Top Five 2008 Female Olympians
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, much attention was given to the athletes that were breaking records and making history. It was a rare corner of the world where you could turn on the evening news and not..
4: National Lottery Puts The Gold Back Into Britiain
The National Lottery has been a success for many years for both national heritage projects and in making members of the public millionaires. One of the most recent success stories of late though has b..
5: How to Use Sports to Enhance Your Child's Understanding of Science
Kids are all reeling from the excitement of the Olympic Games these last few weeks, but can they relate any of that to science? Absolutely!Aspiring athletes, or students struggling with a scientific c..
6: Mothers Capture Precious Medals at the Beijing Olympics
The full range of female athletes on the 2008 Olympic teams makes it clear that age and family responsibilities are not the barriers to participation in the Games they used to be. Stories from Beijin..
7: How the Olympic Games Can Help Charities Save Money
For anyone with a remote interest in sport or human achievement the Games of the 29th Olympiad in China have been a remarkable spectacle. From Michael Phelps amazing 8 gold medals in the pool to Usain..
8: 6 Lessons the Olympics Can Teach Boomers
This summer, billions of fans are watching athletes from around the world compete in the Beijing Olympics. With political controversy and global tensions currently running rampant, these diverse games..
9: The Olympics and Political Games
With news stories focusing on human rights abuse, terrorism, air pollution and doping, it seems that the Olympics are not what they once were. The long-awaited Beijing Olympic Games finally begin this..
10: Michael Phelps is Average
Michael Phelps is the gold standard in the swimming pool, but don't think of him as exceptional and special. He is just like you and me. Average.How can that be? At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Michael P..
11: The 7 Best 5-Star Hotels in Beijing
If you intend to visit Beijing to watch the Olympics and experience the gathering of nations firsthand, there is no shortage of quality hotels within this great Chinese city for you to select from. In..
12: Things You Should Know Before Your Trip to Beijing
Ask the most seasoned traveler to share his or her experiences or to discuss some of the most spectacular places he or she has been, and Beijing is likely to be at the head of the list. Not only is Be..
13: Chinese Antiques, China's Olympics - It Is Not Glorious To Get Arrogantly Rich
Chinese antiques history has gone through quite a ride even in this past century. For thousands of years China lived in splendid isolation, far from plaques that ravaged the west. The states within Ch..
14: The London Olympics - Making It Happen
Building an Olympic Games is no mean feat. It's not just a matter of erecting a few stadia and swimming pools. There are all sorts of infrastructure and transport facilities to create, as well as a le..
15: Chinese Antiques, China's Olympics - Less Athens, More Roman Circus?
Chinese antiques civilization evolved very separately from influences from the west until modern times, and those were more of warships and gunboat diplomacy by the west to intrude itself into commerc..
16: Never Give Up! Don’t Let Statistics Rob Your Hope And Joy
When a child is first diagnosed with a medical condition, especially a life-threatening one, the first question many parents understandably ask is, “How long does my child have to live?” Medical p..
17: Buy Chinese Antiques, Ignore China's Olympics and Modern Products
Chinese antiques were so vastly superior to the more clumsy artifacts that Marco Polo brought to the Great Khan in China. Marco and his father and uncle traversed China, although he never mentions the..
18: A History Of The Modern Olympics 1960 - 1988
This August (8th-24th) sees Beijing, China, hosting the games of the X X I X Olympiad. Below is listed a potted history of the Olympic games from 1960 to date including a few interesting facts about e..
19: Traditional Majorca Regatta Focal Point of 2008 Olympic Sailing Year
The 39th Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia-MAPFRE regatta will be held from March 15th to the 21st this year just prior to the 2008 Olympics. All eyes of the sailing world are on this regatta heading up to th..
20: Monaco Welcomes 2008 Olympic Year
As Olympic year approaches, a new organisation to promote better understanding between countries through sport has been launched with its headquarters in Monaco, and Prince Albert at its helm.The orga..
21: How Fencers Qualify For The Beijing Olympic Games
The Olympics are in Beijing in 2008, how are the teams chosen for the fencing competition?The mandated levels of athlete participation has led to changes in the selection process for the Games. Each n..
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