In Ancient Greece, the pentathlon was an athletic event in the Olympics and other Panhellenic Games. From the word penta, which means five, pentathlon was derived from Greek words for “five competitions.” There were events which are held separately like the stadion or a short foot race and wrestling. Events that were not held as [...]
The title “World’s Greatest Athlete” began when King Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe after Jim won the decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, “You sir, are the World’s Greatest Athlete.” Jim Thorpe was of mixed Native American and white ancestry. Despite struggling with racism for most part of his life, Jim excelled [...]
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Athletes usually begin competing in their sports while in elementary or middle school and continue through high school and sometimes college. They play in amateur tournaments and on high school and college teams, where the best attract the attention of professional scouts. Most schools require that participating athletes maintain specific academic standards to [...]
Boxing is a sport that most people cannot resist to watch because of the back to back thrill and excitement it offers. It is a fighting combat between two participants who punch their opponent with their fists, and its main goal is to knock out their opponent. Although many people enjoy watching this sport, many [...]
For people who love the taste of water adventure, surfing is one of the most exciting and extreme water sports ever. If you happen to check out the movie Blue Crash you will actually find that surfing is really cool. It might seem easy at first; like riding on a skateboard but actually surfing needs [...]
Numerous sports loving parents has now turned into genetics in the hopes of determining if their child would be a sports hero. Athletes are born, not made. This saying can be valid once the claims have been tested. A company in Melbourne called Genetic Technologies has produced the genetic testing kit which is the only [...]
Tired of your old routine inside the gym to get perfectly buff body? Well why you don’t try something new that will also help you get fit? Water exercises such as swimming, water aerobics, kicking workouts and pool running will also help you build endurance, strengthens your muscles and is also good for your cardio. [...]
If there is an athletic event such as the pentathlon which is five competitions in one, there is also an event for more super humans which are the decathlon. The word decathlon when divided into its Greek origin is deka which means ten and athlon which means contest. This is an event wherein ten track [...]