Articles for tag: Olympic Sports

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A Guide to Olympic Sports: Team Handball

The sport known as team handball is known simply as handball in most of the rest of the world. What Americans recognize as handball is a significantly different from the Olympic sport of the same name. The history of Olympic handball traces back to a commingling of games from Germany called raffball and torball and ...

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The Top Ten Winter Olympic Gold Medalists

Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Dæhlie, of Norway, has won more gold medals than any other Winter Olympic athlete. He competed in three Olympic Games, from 1992 to 1998, winning eight gold medals. In all, Dæhlie won 12 medals, the most by any Winter Olympic athlete. In his first Olympic Games at Albertville, France, in 1992, he ...

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Amateur Sports in America: The Effect of the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act

Amateur and Olympic sports showcase the most passionate desires of athletes around the world. These athletic endeavors involve hard work, dedication, and perseverance. American amateur and Olympic athletes truly embody the concept of the American Dream. Although it may be hard to believe, these athletes have had to overcome difficult challenges in the past in ...

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Winter Activities in Lake Placid

Lake Placid, New York sits in the snow capital of the Adirondack Mountains in New York State. This active, winter town is famous for hosting the 1980 Winter Olympics. If you are looking for a winter getaway, there is perhaps no better town in New York State suited better to fufill your dreams of alpine ...