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London olympic 2012. Pictures:. Why are the Olympics held every four years? The Greeks noticed that eight solar years was close to 99 lunar months When was the Olympics invented? The Olympics was invented in 776 BC
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Why are the Olympics held every four years? The Greeks noticed that eight solar years was close to 99 lunar months • When was the Olympics invented? The Olympics was invented in 776 BC • Why isn’t netball in the Olympics? Netball is primarily a female sport with every male participation • Where were the first Olympics held? The first Olympics was held in Athens Greece • Has NZ hosted the Olympics? Never but they have hosted the commonwealth games three times Questions and answers
Why do we have the Olympics? For friendly competitions • How many sports are there in the Olympics? • There are 36 sports in the Olympics • Who is the Olympic champion ? The Olympic champion is Valerie Adams • Which country won the most medals in the last Olympics? USA with 833 medals Questions and answers 2
Kosta is a famous New Zealand football player, he is 22 years of age and obviously a male. His weight is 71 kgs, his nickname is kotcho, he only speaks English. His birth date is on 19/2/1900 his position and style is striker which I really like. His coach name is Vladimir gazzaev he is tall approximately 171/5’7’’. Kosta barbarous
Usain Bolt • Bolt Born 21 August 1986, bolt is a Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the fastest person ever. He is the first man to hold both the 100 meter and 200 meters world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. • Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 meters relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, the first man ever to win 6 Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and a five-time World champion. He was the first to achieved a "double" medal by winning 100 m and 200 m titles at consecutive Olympics (2008 and 2012), and topped this through the first "double triple" (including 4x100m relays). • His 2009 record breaking margin for 100 m, from 9.69 to nine. Fifty eight is the highest since the start of fully automatic time measurements. Usain Bolt
Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium will have a capacity of 80,000 during the Games • It is the lightest Olympic stadium ever built • The fourteen lighting towers are needed because this the first Olympic Games with HD TV freeze-frame coverage that will be essential to capture the action • Part of the supporting structure of the roof is formed from 2,500 tonnes of steel tubing that was actually recycled from old gas pipelines