Mascots of Past Paralympic Games 2000-2008

The history of Winter Olympics（通讯员稿）

Henry 'Bobby' Pearce--a gental athlete

New technologies for sport equipment

Inside the 'Water Cube'（通讯员稿）

Olympic Slogan 1984

A brief history of Deaflympics

The Most Money Paid for the US Broadcast Rights in the History of Olympics

The negotiations for the US broadcast rights for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, These took place in January 1984. Negotiating teams from the three US TV networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS, gath

The story about Milo of Kroton—a famous ancient athlete

Like their modern counterparts, ancient athletes had a way of capturing the public's imagination. Several ancient authors such as Pindar, Pausanias, Strabo, and Dio Chrysostom record the noteworthy e

A great American track and field athlete--Edwin Corley Moses

Edwin Corley Moses (born in Dayton, Ohio, August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. Between 1977 and 19

Nadia Comaneci: Seven Perfect 10s

Before 1976, no male or female had ever received a perfect score in any Olympic gymnastics event. And then came Nadia Comaneci, all 4-foot-11, 86 pounds of her.The 14-year-old Romanian dazzled the jud

In the early 1930s, Bergmann was one of Germany's top female track and field athletes. She seemed p

Mark Spitz is the greatest swimmer in history and holder of the most extraordinary achievement of the modern Olympic Games: winning seven gold medal victories in one Olympiad. And, each of the gold me

Hitler's pawn: A Thwarted Olympian

In the early 1930s, Bergmann was one of Germany's top female track and field athletes. She seemed poised to compete at the 1936 Olympics, which were going to be held in Berlin. After the Nazis' rise

Different means of flame transportation

The flame in the snow!Legendary Norwegian skiers carried out the entirety of the transport of the flame. (Oslo 1952) The flame went into the Arctic Circle at Inuvik, with stages carried out by snow-bi

Olympic controversies in history

Olympic controversies have always marred the history of modern Olympic. Take for example 1900 in Paris, France; the track and field finals were scheduled at Saturday, which coincidentally was Bastille

The tragedy of the Munich Games

1972年9月5日凌晨，8名巴勒斯坦“黑九月”组织的突击队员，按照事先安排好的计划，进入了以色列国代表队的奥运驻地，在以色列队员和官员的宿舍里，他们击毙了一名教练和一名闻声赶来的运动员，随后劫持了九名运动员作

Bidding for the Olympic Games

中国申奥意向的形成可追溯到上世纪初，当时的天津青年杂志就曾提出中国何时才会参加申奥并主办奥运会。直到1979年，邓小平同志指出，在适当的时机，中国会申办奥运会。1991年至2001年，北京共筹备了两次申奥工作，第

The history of basketball,table tennis and badminton

Basketball.

The world's greatest sport ever. But of course, it hasn't been around since the world began. No, somebody had to have invented it. And that somebody would be James Naismith.Born in Almo

Paralympic Games

国际残疾人奥林匹克委员会（IPC）是残疾人高水平竞技体育的国际性代表组织，负责组织并指导、协调残疾人奥运会和其他由多种残疾人士参加的高水平体育竞赛，特别是世界和地区性的锦标赛。国际残疾人奥委会是非盈利性国

Tradition of the Olympic Truce

古希腊是一个尚武的民族，在当时古希腊民族是以城邦为单位的分散小国。他们各自为政，城邦间常有并吞和争夺，没有统一的君主。连年的战争需要体格健壮、行动敏捷的士兵。所以集会比武是当时君主所发明的一项培养合格

The first modern Olympic Games

希腊首都雅典是欧洲古代文明的中心，古奥运会发源地奥林匹亚就在离此约300公里的地方。1894年6月经过巴黎国际体育会议协商，历史名城雅典赢得了首届现代奥运会主办权。应邀参加首届现代奥运会的有澳大利亚、奥地利、

Fast facts of Torino 2006

第二十届冬季奥林匹克运动会于2006年年2月10日至2月26日在意大利都灵举行。本届冬奥会共设15个大项、84个小项，共有来自80个国家和地区的2633名运动员参赛。中国代表团参加了短道速滑、花样滑冰、速度滑冰、自由式滑

Where did the marathon come from?

The marathon was never one of the ancient Olympic events, although its origin dates back to another episode in ancient Greek history. The traditional origin of the marathon comes from the story how a

When did the ancient games begin and when did they end?

Legendsobscurethe origins of the games, so placing any certain date on the start of the contest is impossible. Even our earliest sources hold the festival in the highest regard, suggesting the games w

What prizes did Olympic victors get?

A victor received a crown made from olive leaves, and was entitled to have a statue of him set up at Olympia.Although he did not receive money at the Olympics, the victor was treated much like a moder