How is the Olympic Event different from sporting events?
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Its all in the name. Trust me. The Olympics is all the sports with a Big Name...that's it.
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Because it allows the athletics from all over the world to compete with each other for the chance to win a medal. It also give the host city to what kind of culture it has to offer to spectators from all over the world.
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Cities spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build the sports facilities needed to host the Olympics. Even preparing plans to bid on the Olympics cost millions of dollars.\n\nDon't most cities have more immediate needs than the unlikely option of hosting the Olympic games ?
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Cheerleading is judged similarly to gymnastics and figure skating, and those sports are in the olympics. They are also very physically demanding. So yes cheerleading competitions are sports.
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The World Cup is more of a marathon while the Super Bowl is like an earthquake.  The entire world is enthralled for weeks at a time by the championship of the most popular sport during the World Cup.  The Super Bowl is an event mostly cherished by Americans who have a short attention span.  The World Cup is definitely more captivating.
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Olympic is great but at the WorldCup it's better more excitement plus it's not possile to watch all the games in the olympics but the worldcup U can watch all the games more emotions and pride and it's just simply the honestly the beautiful game
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"A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. A sport has physical activity, side by side competition, self-motivation and a scoring system. The difference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess."\n\nSo yes I say karate, tkd and almost every competetive martial arts is a sport!
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There is no argument that the FIFA World Cup is the Greatest Sports Event of all time.  \n\nWhat other event attracts waring nations to a television and willingly put down weapons to support their team? (Keep an eye on any global conflicts going on during the days of June 9th to July 9th)  \n\nName another sport which gathers arguably the best athletes in each nation to play on one stage for thirty days and always to a sold out audience.  \n\nIt draws no economic lines on the pitch (rich or poor nation) and can also make the winning team's captain "King of the World", even if it is just for one day.\n\nIt gives you bragging rights to any disputes for four years and you , as a supporter, never even laced up one boot.\n\nIt's amazing that there is not one nation that plays the game the same way but each adds their own characteristic.  From the Samba of Brazil to the Staunchness of the German Defense we would know the team even if they wore "shirts and skins"\n\nI agree with whoever coined it "The Beautiful Game" (I believe it was Edson - Pele) for it is an event with no equal.
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Meriam Webster defines sport as a function (noun); a source of diversion; RECREATION; physical activity engaged in for pleasure; and a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in...\n\nThere is such a thing as DANCE SPORT. And people have been lobbying to include ballroom dancing in the Olympics. The Winter Olympics' figure skating may also be considered a dance on ice.  So YES, dancing MAY be considered a sport.\n\nHowever, it may also be considered a PROFESSION for some - like dance instructors, coaches, dancers, entertainers.\n\nIt may also be considered a HOBBY for those who just dance because they want to, but not for sport (competition) or livelihood (career).
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Yes.  Sports don't cease to be sports just b/c they aren't played on a grass field.  It is more of an individual sport, similar to tennis and golf in that respect.  In fact, some argue none of those are "sports" b/c they don't involve teams.  [except ryder cups, doubles, etc...]
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no, the winter olympics contain sports that have to do wih the winter, basketball is a summer event.
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Billards & Bowling? What are you smokin' son?\n\nThe events program for the Beijing 2008 Games is similar to that of the Athens Games.The 2008 Olympics will see the return of 28 sports, and will hold 302 events, one more than in Athens.\n\nNine new events are to be held, including the new cycling discipline of BMX (composed of individual events for men and women). Women will compete in 3000m steeplechase. Marathon swimming events for men and women, over the distance of 10 kilometers, will be added to the swimming discipline. Team events (men and women) in table tennis will replace the doubles events. In fencing, women's team foil and women's team sabre will replace men's team foil and women's team epee.\n\nThat's it considering that PHI's last medal was in '96...If the PI is gonna win a gold, you may wanna see if you can get someone to change their citizenship to Filipino.
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The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. At first, only one race (the sprint) was run. Later, the discus and javelin throw, broad jumping and wrestling were added. The Olympic Games were held for more than 1,000 years. They were abolished by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius  in 394 A.D.\n\nThe Games were revived in 1896 to promote understanding and friendship among nations. The first modern games were held in Athens, Greece. Young men and women come from all over the world to compete in various sports and represent their country. They live in an Olympic Village at the site of the games
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Of course. The world cup is the greatest sports stage in the world. The world cup is the world's best fighting for a gold trophy.\nPeople might say that olympic soccer is close but it is not seeing that no professionals can play. The world cup is the best.
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The Olympic Games(Olympics) is an sport event taking place every four years. Held in ancient Greece, and only taken part by male contenders, they were revived by the French Pierre  de Coubertin in the late 19th century.\nThe Summer Olympics (Games of the Olympiad) have been held every fourth year (starting in 1896), with the exception of the years during the World Wars.\nThe Olympic Winter Games was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were held as a sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. \nLearn more in the sites bellow\n\nPersian Wars\nThe Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Greek world and the Persian Empire that started about 500 BC and lasted until 448 BC. \nYou will find imfos in "Creco-persian wars" article in wikipedia \nSee also the article "Greece" and follow the links
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They both involve two teams, a ball, and officials. And they're both very popular in some areas of the world. That's about all the similarities. Everything else is different.
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Participating in sports causes one to organize their time especially if you are still in school.  Sports are usually team events which teach us how to play on a team and interact with others.  Sports teach us that we don't always win and how to handle defeat.  Sports demand us to be aware of our bodies thus we tend to be careful what we eat and drink.  Since we are around like minded people we tend to stay away from smoking and drugs.