Browsing by Subject "Olympics"
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Birth of American Football, the Death Sentence to Rugby in America
(2014-12-16)This research attempts to discover why American football took a prominent hold in the United States and rugby did not. American football rose in popularity while rugby never was able to grasp a lasting stronghold on the ... -
Changing styles in the discus throw between 1896 and the present
(1980-08)The purpose of this study was to trace development of the styles, technique, improvement of throwing the discus with emphasis in the period of 1896 to 1980. This was done by examining related literature on the subject of ... -
The Role of Government in the Olympic Games: A Comparative Study of the Beijing 2008 Olympics and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
(2011-01-06)The Olympic games have always been the major sports events that draw the attention from the audience, the media and the academics. Every four years, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chooses a city among four to ...