Blogs about: Pierre De Coubertin
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A Palestinian’s Olympic Dream
I’ve always griped about the difficulties of chasing my athletics dream here in the Philippines, about how track athletes face an uphill climb in light of the dearth of athletics infrastructure,… more →
Hurdler49: Hurdling the Real World
Starting seedlings and working in the garden
wrote 3 weeks ago: On a sunny Wednesday afternoon students at Pierre de Coubertin started their spring gardening. Stude … more →
Rediscovery by Cool French Dude
wrote 1 month ago: The Modern Olympic Games were founded by Baron Pierre De Coubertin a French baron in the late 19th C … more →
2020 race takes shape
wrote 4 months ago: For two weeks in the summer of 2004, Olympic Park in Athens seemed like the center of the world. Now … more →
Attend A Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
wrote 5 months ago: The modern Olympic Games are a major international event featuring summer and winter sports in which … more →
The World's Weirdest Sports Contests
wrote 8 months ago: The Olympic slogan “sifter, higher, stronger” pronounced by Pierre di Coubertin is famil … more →
Interesting facts about the Olympic games
wrote 8 months ago: The five rings of the Olympic flag stand for the five continents (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe … more →
The Paralympics- not equal but very different
wrote 8 months ago: The Paralympics is not the sporting equivalent of the Olympics. An Olympic champion can claim to be … more →
"ALL Olympians are Winners & What This Means for CEOs & Business" Sandra Rupp
wrote 9 months ago: QUOTE: “All Olympians are winners.” ~ Sandra Rupp @ExecCareerCoach Sandra Rupp shares he … more →
In honor of Ὀλύμπια
wrote 9 months ago: It all started in 776 b.c. A couple of ancient Greek event managers organized sports games in honor … more →
Why the Olympics make me fear for the future of British film
wrote 9 months ago: I suggested a Blackadder sketch but Tony Robinson turned it down… It’s all over bar the … more →
Olympic metrics would never work for business
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wrote 9 months ago: We’re wrapping up the 2012 London Olympics today with great fanfare and plenty of statistics. … more →
Morality and the Olympic Games
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wrote 9 months ago: The founder of the modern Olympic, Pierre de Coubertin, said: “The most important thing … more →
Fun Fact Friday 8/10/12
wrote 9 months ago: In celebration of the Olympic Summer Games 2012, the fun fact for today is about the Olympic Games. … more →
What Makes An Activity An Olympic Sport?
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wrote 9 months ago: “Let’s get this party started” – stepping out for the opening ceremony for t … more →
Why We Watch - The Olympic Idea(l)
wrote 9 months ago: Inside every cynical person, there is a dissapointed idealist – George Carlin Trag … more →
Tory Nyhaug misses MBX final by a single point
wrote 9 months ago: By Wayne Scanlan LONDON – Not many cyclists win a race, and then hang their head over their ha … more →
Quote of the Day
wrote 9 months ago: The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in … more →
How Many Buddhists Are There in Northern Ireland?
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wrote 9 months ago: Danny Boyle’s Olympics opening extravaganza was many things, but one thing it was not was a hi … more →
Faster, Higher, Wittier
wrote 9 months ago: While I was growing up, my family was treated every four years to a special sports-related event. It … more →
