Olympic Games 2024, November

The Sochi Olympics for Russia is not only a prestigious event designed to work on the country's image. This is also a rather controversial event for the residents of Sochi itself. After all, a small seaside town within a couple of months will have to accept numerous delegations:

Over the years of preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Sochi has changed beyond recognition. The grandiose Olympic venues, which will soon host the world's best athletes and thousands of spectators, are still empty. Nevertheless, every Russian already today has the opportunity to see this sporting splendor with his own eyes

The current political situation in Russia often becomes the subject of discussion not only for foreign politicians, but also for public figures and other famous people. In particular, the English actor Stephen Fry made his comment on the advisability of holding the next Olympic Games in Russia

The Coastal Cluster is the seaside area for the Sochi Olympic Games next February. The center of the cluster is the Olympic Park, within which the competition venues are located within walking distance - the Fisht stadium, the Bolshoi Ice Palace, the Shaiba arena, the Ice Cube curling center, the Iceberg sports palace and the Adler Arena "

The competition of creative teams was announced by the organizing committee of Sochi-2014 back in 2012. Since then, organizers have received thousands of applications. Schoolchildren, students, professional ensembles and creative associations want to please spectators and participants of the Sochi Olympics with their talents

In September 2013, it became known that immediately after the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Moscow could host a “gay Olympics”. The organizers of this event hope that the state will support it and are trying to establish contact with officials, although they have not yet responded to their requests

The famous Russian luge and multiple prize-winner of major competitions Albert Demchenko is preparing for his seventh Olympics today. For 30 years of professional sports activity, he has achieved tremendous results in luge sports and became the leader of the Russian national team

This year, close attention was paid to the fact that housing prices in countries that organize significant world events rise significantly during events. But this does not stop true fans of big sports. During the Olympic Games in London, you can profitably rent an apartment if you take care of renting it a few months before the trip

During any major cultural and sporting events, such as the Olympics, finding accommodation becomes a problem for tourists. However, the fact that the 2012 Olympics are being held in London makes this task much easier. Instructions Step 1 Reserve a hotel room

The Olympic Games in London are one of the main events of 2012 in the world of sports. Most of the tickets that give the right to attend the competition as an observer have already been sold out, but you still have the opportunity to get to the London Olympics

The XXX Olympic Games began in London on 27 July. According to a long-term tradition, they opened with an almost 4-hour spectacular performance, which began with a large-scale colorful theatrical performance and ended with a performance by eminent British stars

Despite the fact that Oscar Pistorius is not named among the contenders for Olympic gold, all starts of this South African runner will certainly attract increased attention from the press and spectators. The reason is that the 25-year-old athlete has no legs below the knees

Most recently, athletes and sportswomen in London competed for the awards of the most prestigious competition - the Olympic Games. Both the spectators in the stands of the stadiums and hundreds of millions of TV viewers around the world watched these competitions tensely, worrying about their favorites, wishing them success

There were no Olympics during World War II. The first summer competitions were organized in 1948 in London, which became a sign of the beginning of a full-fledged peaceful life, including in the field of sports. London was chosen as the capital of the games, despite the dire economic situation in the UK during this period

In a few days, the 30th Summer Olympic Games will open in the capital of Great Britain. Many athletes from all over the world will compete for awards in this prestigious competition. Among them will be the Russians. The USSR national team, of which Russia became the legal successor, was considered the main favorite to win in the team Olympic standings

The 2012 London Olympics unexpectedly caused a sharp decline in the number of Russians willing to travel to England. Tour operators and airline representatives drew attention to the fact that during the Games, the number of tourists planning to travel to the UK fell by about half compared to the average level, but many Russians began to purchase plane tickets in advance to travel to England after the Olympic Games

The results of the Olympic Games in London, which ended on August 12, should be considered very successful for the Russian national team. Having won a total of 82 medals, including 24 gold, 26 silver and 32 bronze medals, the Russian team confidently took 4th place

The first scandal at the London Olympics occurred even before the official opening ceremony, on 25 July. In Glasgow, at the Hampden Park stadium, a football match between the DPRK and Colombia was supposed to begin - and the organizers confused the flags

The 2012 Olympics will take place in the summer in the capital of Great Britain, London. It will start on July 27 and end on August 12. Sports facilities - stadiums, complexes and centers - are already ready to receive their guests. Instructions Step 1 The easiest and cheapest way to get to the 2012 Olympics is to become a volunteer

Every four years, all the attention of sports fans is drawn to the Olympic starts. The 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in the UK capital. Such a grandiose sporting event will undoubtedly require significant financial costs. Will the organizers of the Games manage to meet the planned budget, or will they have to raise additional funds before the start of the sporting events?

At the Olympic Games in London, for the first time in the history of the Olympics, an athlete, who is eight months pregnant, performed. Nur Suriani Mohamad Taibi represents Malaysia, a woman is shooting bullets. The 29-year-old athlete found out about her pregnancy just a few days after she was officially included in the Malaysian Olympic team

The opening ceremony of the XXX Summer Olympic Games took place on June 27, 2012 at the 80,000-seat stadium, built specifically for this major sporting event. The show's director, Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, called his creation "

Shooting competitions were held at the London Olympics from the 4th to the 13th day (28 July - 6 August). During this time, 15 sets of awards were played, of which 5 were taken home by rifle shooters - 8 men and 6 women got Olympic medals. The Chinese, Americans and Italians received two awards each, and another 9 countries received one each

Short distance runners from Jamaica are the most likely contenders to win any competition in which they compete. The most famous athlete in these cross-country disciplines - Usain St. Leo Bolt - also represents this small island nation located in the Caribbean

The opening ceremony of the XXX Summer Olympics in London was held on July 27, 2012. Often, the organizers strive to make the show at the Games as luxurious as possible in order to outshine all the previous ones, and the British were no exception in this case

On August 12, the XXX Olympic Games ended, which showed a lot of interesting things, opened new champions and delighted the audience with a magnificent show in honor of the opening and closing of this sporting event. For each team, this Olympics has become special in its own way

The XXX Summer Olympic Games will be held in London from July 27 to August 12, 2012. The Olympics are one of the most significant world sporting events, so many people who are not indifferent to sports hope to be personally present in the stands of the Olympic stadium

The London Olympic Games have reached the home stretch. And if the first half of the games did not please Russian sports fans, then in recent days the number of medals won by the Russian national team has increased dramatically. As of August 10, the Russians already had 56 Olympic awards, including 12 gold ones

The 2012 Summer Olympics will take place in London from July 19 to August 12, in the midst of the holidays. If you are an avid fan or just have been planning a trip to Europe for a long time and do not want to miss such a large-scale event, then your stay in London these days will be unforgettable for you

The developers of the social network Facebook could not leave aside the upcoming Summer Olympics 2012. If you are an active user of this network and want to keep abreast of the Olympic news, be sure to visit the page of the special Olympic project

In the program of the Olympics, diving has been present since 1904. At competitions, athletes perform jumping from a springboard and from a platform of various heights. The judges evaluate the cleanliness of the entry into the water and the quality of the screws, rotations and revolutions

Dressage is a form of equestrian sport (high school of riding). This is a competition in the skill of controlling a horse in different gaits, it takes place on a site of 20x40 or 20x60 m for 5-12 minutes. Dressage has been included in the Summer Olympics program since 1912, and in the World Championships since 1966

The 1932 Winter Olympics were held in the United States, in Lake Placid, and were the first Olympic Games to be held in North America. They took place during the global financial crisis, therefore they were noticeably inferior to the previous ones in terms of the number of participating countries and the number of athletes

Alpine skiing includes five disciplines. These are slalom, giant slalom, super giant, downhill and alpine biathlon. Athletes wear special equipment to overcome the slopes. Alpine skiing is a downhill skiing from snow-covered slopes

Track cycling or cycling is a summer Olympic sport. For the first time this competition was included in the Olympiad program in 1896. This was followed by a 16-year break. But since 1912, track cycling has been held regularly. Until 1988, only men participated in bicycle races

Boxing emerged about 5,000 years ago from fistfighting. This sport was popular in ancient Greece. However, England is considered the birthplace of modern boxing. The first rules for these competitions were introduced in 1743. During the first ancient Olympic Games, strips of leather were wound around the hands of boxers

Although most people associate hockey primarily with ice and puck, playing with sticks and balls in a grassy meadow is entertainment with a much longer history. In Europe in recent centuries, this game was, perhaps, only popular in England, but this turned out to be quite enough for its inclusion in the program of the summer games soon after the revival of the Olympic movement

The first Olympic shooting competitions were held in 1896 in Athens. Then only men participated in the competition. Since 1968, women have also started to compete in this discipline. In the Summer Olympics program, shooting became an independent sport in 1996

For the first time the rules of the team ball game in the pool were formulated by the Englishman William Wilson. In doing so, he tried to simulate the water analogue of rugby. The rules of water polo took their modern form by the 80s of the XIX century, and with the revival of the tradition of regularly holding the Olympic Games, they quickly took a permanent place in their program for a new sport

Taekwondo is a martial art that has been included in the Summer Olympic Games since 2000. Its name, translated from Korean, means "the path of punches and kicks." General Choi Hong Hee is considered the founder of this sport. Taekwondo competitions are held in the following types: