Olympic Games
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Adelina Sotnikova became the first Russian figure skater to receive a gold medal at the Olympic Games. In figure skating, Russian athletes were able to win three Olympic gold medals in Sochi. Of course, the main focus was on team competitions, in which the Russian national team was able to defend the honorary title of leader in world figure skating
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So the Olympic Games in Sochi are over. It's always sad to leave, and the closing ceremony turned out to be very interesting and touching. So the XXII Olympic Games in Sochi have come to their climax. It's always sad to part and say goodbye, especially when such a large-scale event takes place in your native country
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Synchronized swimming is one of the most beautiful and spectacular sports. It consists in the fact that athletes perform synchronous movements in the water to music, depicting various figures. This sport may seem light, elegant, but in fact it makes very high demands on athletes
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The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be the first environmentally friendly. The Swiss architecture company RAFAA has created a fantastic structure that generates energy from sunlight during the day and from water at night. This building will be one of the most beautiful on the planet
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In 1968, the International Olympic Committee once again entrusted the holding of the Games to France. This year, Grenoble has become the capital of international sports competitions in winter sports. The final decision that the games will be held in Grenoble was made at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1964
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The Summer Olympic Games, held in 1980, were held in the capital of the USSR from July 19 to August 3. These 22nd games became unique, as they were first played in Eastern Europe, and even in a socialist country. In addition, a number of countries boycotted them
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The Sochi Olympics is a global event that is eagerly awaited not only in Russia, but all over the world. Therefore, the issues of accreditation are very acute for the organizers. After all, it is necessary to make a whole list of athletes, their coaches and other team members
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Age influences the physical development of athletes. The peak of sports form is reached at the age of about 20 years, and after that there is a gradual decline. Nevertheless, there are examples of successful performances of both very young and very elderly athletes
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The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. This decision was made by the International Olympic Committee, with Pyeongchang beating the French and Germans by a huge margin. It was very important for the South Korean city to become the capital of the 2018 games - this was already the third attempt
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Refereeing in some sports is quite subjective. Who will be awarded the highest score, and whose deficiency is found, depends on the group of judges. And sometimes they can change their decisions, awarding victory to previously lost participants and taking medals from already announced winners
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The Olympic Games are the largest international competitions in which athletes from all over the world have the right to take part. The rules of the Olympics prohibit discrimination against athletes on racial grounds, but individual athletes still violate this rule
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Komova Viktoria Aleksandrovna, at the age of seventeen, is a fairly successful Russian gymnast and has the status of Honored Master of Sports of Russia. Victoria won a silver medal at the London Olympics. This fragile-looking girl managed to get a huge number of titles
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The London Olympics are the main event of 2012 for sports fans. On August 12, spectators at Stratford Stadium, as well as TV viewers, will be able to watch the closing ceremony of the XXX Summer Olympics, which will be attended by the best British performers
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The Olympic Games, as a major international event, have repeatedly become a platform for political rivalry. This was especially noticeable at the 1936 Games in Berlin, at which the Nazis tried to demonstrate their success and superiority in all sports
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Olympic symbolism is what distinguishes games of this scale from other world competitions. It was born together with the entire movement and represents a whole complex of different attributes. Some of them are basic and unchanged, others change depending on where this or that Olympiad is held
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Every year on June 23, the world celebrates Olympic Day. In 2012, it will be held on the eve of the London Olympics, therefore it is of particular importance. In Russia, this holiday will be celebrated for the twenty-third time, many sports events are timed to coincide with it
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Hosting the Olympic Games is a responsible and costly event. At the same time, it raises the rating of both the country and the city selected for sports. The final decision on who will host the 2020 Olympics has not yet been made. The 2020 Summer Olympics will be the thirty-second Summer Olympics
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Hosting the Olympics is both a great honor for the country and many financial and legal difficulties. When deciding to apply to host the Olympics, a country commits itself to cope with all the difficulties within a certain time frame. Strictly speaking, not a country is chosen to host the Olympics, but the city itself
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The Fisht Olympic Stadium was built in Sochi for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The grandiose sports facility has become the center of the Olympic Park. The stands of the sports arena, unique for Russia, are designed for 40 thousand spectators
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Several countries usually fight for the right to host the Olympics on their territory. However, it should be borne in mind that the right to host such large-scale competitions goes not to the country, but to a certain city. By what criteria these cities are selected and approved, many inhabitants are very interested
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Although the Olympic Charter declares the separation of wrestling from politics, in practice this principle does not work well. A public event of this magnitude cannot but be used in the global political game. In 1984, for the only time in the history of the USSR, political motives became the reason for the non-participation of its athletes in the Olympic Games
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The 2012 Summer Olympics will be jubilee and will be held in London from July 27 to August 12. The UK will host the Olympics for the third time. Preparations for this event began long ago and became the most expensive in history. London's candidacy to host the Thirtieth Summer Olympic Games was accepted by the Olympic Committee in 2006
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There has always been some element of politics in the Olympic movement. This became especially noticeable at the time of aggravation of relations between the leading world powers - the USSR and the USA. One of the episodes that clearly characterize the impact of political differences on sport was the boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
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Currently, the five-ring Olympics symbol is believed to represent the main participating continents, each of which has a specific color: Europe - blue, Africa - black, America - red, Asia - yellow, Australia - green. But there is also another version
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Sports schools for children and youth of the Olympic reserve (SDYUSHOR) are educational institutions that train professional athletes. Actually, from the name itself, the main task facing such educational institutions is clear: to prepare young men and women who can successfully perform at junior competitions of the highest level, and subsequently at competitions among adults
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You don't have to want to be a professional athlete to go to Olympic Reserve School. It is enough just to get carried away with this or that sport and want to really master its elements. Choosing the Olympic Reserve School for your child, be prepared for the fact that classes in it will supersede a lot of his life
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Women's single skating appeared only in 1906, when the International Skating Union (ISU) began to hold separate competitions for women and men. Already in 1908, women's single skating was included in the program of the Olympic Games. Maige Sayers won the gold medal at the first Olympic Games of 1908 to include women's ice skating
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The idea of holding separate competitions in winter and summer sports came up shortly after the first Olympic Games. However, for some time this competition was replaced by the Nordic Games, which were regularly held in Sweden. The beginning of the countdown of the Olympic Winter Forums was 1928, after which the games were held 21 times, and the cities of nine countries on three continents became their masters
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Many sports competitions were held in ancient Hellas. The Greeks attached great importance to physical perfection, and all kinds of games and competitions aroused everyone's interest. The most popular and significant were the Olympic Games, held every four years in the town of Olympia, in the northwest of the Peloponnese peninsula
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On the eve of the main Olympics in the world, many are wondering what sports are included in the Winter Olympics. How sports are included in the Olympic program The entire organization and solution of problems related to the Olympic Games is handled by the IOC - the International Olympic Committee, located in the city of Zurich
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At the end of the 19th century, a commission was assembled in Paris to revive the Olympic Games. A little later, the International Olympic Committee - IOC was organized, it included the most authoritative and initiative citizens of different countries
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Several years before the collapse of the socialist camp, the next Summer Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles. The previous Olympics was marked by a boycott of the Games by a number of countries. The reasons for refusing to participate in the Olympic Games were political motives, in particular, the aggravation of relations between NATO and the Soviet Union
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Politics often interferes with the Olympic Movement. Acts of public protest during the holding or preparation of the next Olympic Games always attract the attention of the world community. A striking example of this was the boycott of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, which was supported by almost all countries of the socialist camp
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The Olympic Games have their own symbols, that is, the attributes inherent only in these competitions. Their goal is to popularize the idea of the Olympics. Any commercial use of the symbols is prohibited. The symbols are: the Olympic flag, emblem, medals, anthem, oath, fire, slogan, olive branch, talismans, fireworks
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At the XXX Summer Olympic Games that ended in London, the best athletes of the planet were awarded 302 times with medals of the highest standard. However, although the medals for the first place are called gold, in fact, there is not much of this noble metal in them
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The very first Olympic Games were held back in 776 BC. in Olympia. According to legend, the athletes performed in front of Zeus himself. Competitions lasted until 394 BC, until they were banned by Emperor Theodosius I. The new Olympic movement - the one that everyone knows today - began in 1896 in Athens
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The awarding of the winners is one of the most solemn ceremonies held in the framework of the Olympic Games. The decision on the need for its organization was made by the First Olympic Congress back in 1894, and since then the awarding has been held in accordance with the established rules
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The opening of the Olympic Games is a colorful and vivid show, which is a cross between a carnival and a sports show. Traditionally, the national anthem of the country hosting the Olympics is first heard and its flag raised. After that, the parade of sports delegations begins
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As part of the modern Summer Olympics, competitions are held in 28 sports, some of which have several subspecies. Throughout the history of the modern Olympic movement, the program included a total of 40 sports, but 12 of them were eventually removed from the list by the Committee
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The XXII Winter Olympic Games 2014 will be held in the Russian resort city of Sochi. They will be held from 7 to 23 February and will become the second Olympic Games in history held in Russia. In 1980, the Summer Olympics took place in Moscow