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1. Womens Gymnastics Pictures - Beijing Olympics Womens Artistic Female Gymnastics Photos Womens Artistic Gymnastics is among the favorite events at the Olympics. The Beijing Olympics is no exception. It is going to be an intense competition when early favorite team USA womens artistic gymnastics team has to battle it out with team from h...
2. All About Olympic Basketball - What is the Golden Box? The easiest way to score in the NBA is give the ball to big tall players and let them take a shot (or dunk) from up close. But not every team boasts a seven-foot-five centre like Yao Ming from China. And rare is the women's team with a six-foot-eight...
3. All About Olympic Athletics - Track and Field Athletics is divided into four categories: track, field, road and combined events. Track events consist of sprints, middle and long distance races, relays, steeplechase and hurdles. Field events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault,...
4. All About Olympic Diving - Very Young Divers If the dive looks spectacularly difficult, the diver is probably not at the top of his or her game. The best make the toughest dives look easy. As a rule of thumb, the simpler a dive looks when executed, the higher the score. From a technical standp...
5. All About Olympic Trampoline - Flying high The keys to a good trampoline routine are to show consistency of height, staying in the centre of the trampoline bed when landing, and having fluid lines during the different elements. Athletes require strength in order to propel themselves up to si...
6. British Boxing Olympians The Olympics is the ultimate in sport. Winning the Olympic gold is the pinnacle of a sporting career. It is an athlete's dream and for many simply competing and representing their country is their proudest moment. Boxing is one of the few sports whe...
7. All About Olympic Gymnastics - "to exercise naked." The word gymnastics comes from the Greek word that means "to exercise naked." In Ancient Greece, men stripped down to do tumbling exercises, vaulting and other activities in the gymnasium. In modern gymnastics, athletes perform exercises demanding s...
8. Canadian Ian Millar and the Legend Big Ben Ian Millar is a veteran Canadian Olympian who will compete in his ninth Olympic Games in show jumping this summer at 2008 Beijing Summer Games. He is just as excited for Olympics No. 9 and he was for No. 1 Millar finally earns a medal, on In Style...
9. All About Olympic Handball - Have you ever watched? Handball is a team sport contested at international level. The aim of the game is to pass and bounce a ball into the opponent goal. The modern handball sport event started in the later half of the nineteenth century. However, the origin of the game c...
10. All About Olympic Archery - Modern Robin Hoods There are 4 events in the Archery competition in the Olympic Games: Ø Men's and Women's Individual events with the Recurve Bow Ø Men's and Women's Team event with the Recurve Bow There are separate team and individual competitions. The archery c...
11. All About Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics - Clubs Ribbon Stick Ball Hoop = Playground? In rhythmic gymnastics, the perfect blend of entertainment and athleticism, competitors perform to music using rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon. Rhythmic gymnasts compete on a floor area that is 13 metres wide and 13 metres long. The central area...
12. All About Olympic Table Tennis - Larger Balls - Better Rubbers More than most sports, there's more to table tennis than meets the eye - that is, if you can actually follow the ball. Table tennis is one of the fastest sports on earth, with balls travelling up to 100 km/h across a table less than three metres long...
13. All About Olympic Baseball - Last Time as an Event? "When I think of baseball in Asia, I'm always seeing a very disciplined, team-oriented aspect to the game," says CBC baseball analyst Warren Sawkiw. "There is no one better than the Asian countries at getting the sacrifice bunt down and making sure t...
14. Vancouver Olympic News The Games have always brought people together in peace to respect universal moral principles. The Games feature athletes from all over the world and help promote the Olympic spirit. This lens includes Olympics information from blogs, news, photos a...
15. All About Olympic Rowing - Stroke, Stroke, Stroke Few sports call for the combination of power and endurance like rowing. Teams and individuals alike must travel 2,000 metres - whether piloting sculls (where each rower has two hinged oars) or racing shells (one oar). The first 500m is a sprint, wit...
16. Beijing Olympic Merchandise Looking for Officially Licensed Olympic Merchandise? You have come to the right place! FootballFanatics has what you are looking for. They have a wide selection of apparel, wallets, jewelry, collectible pins, and more. And at $4.99 for 3-day shippin...
17. All About Olympic Badminton - 200 Miles an hour Shuttlecocks With the high number of sudden stops and starts in badminton, players must be quick and agile, with very fast reflexes and tremendous stamina. Training typically focuses on "explosive energy," and on endurance in a player's thigh and calf muscles. B...
18. Fuwa - The Mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics The Fuwa are adorable! There's a different one for each Olympic ring, and they have all been inspired by different aspects of Chinese culture. Their names are Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini. Did you know that all of their names put to...
19. Misty May-Treanor - Volleyball Champion Misty May-Treanor is the most successful women's beach volleyball player ever. She has recently won yet another gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. She appeared in Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars. Her partner was Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Misty had to...
20. All About Olympic Synchro Swimming - No boys allowed You see the gelled hair, theatrical face makeup and high-beam smiles and you ask yourself, "Is synchronized swimming really a sport?" It's a silly question, really. Synchronized swimming is as physically demanding and competitive as anything else at...