When it comes to Olympic level track and field events, history tends to only remember those who ran the fastest, jumped the farthest and pushed themselves further than their peers. Shizo Kanakuri is an apparent exception to that rule because he’s fondly remembered for having the worst official time of any Olympic marathon runner in history, taking over 54 years [...]

Know what happened on this day September 10 1960. Abebe Bikila Wins the Marathon at the Rome Summer Olympics

Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum won the men's London Marathon on Sunday in the second-fastest time in history while Sifan Hassan staged a remarkable rally to win the women's event in the Olympic track champion's first race over the distance. The 23-year-old Kiptum broke the course record with an astonishing time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 25 seconds.

The Graphic News guide to each sport in the Olympics, from running, javelin and shot put to walking

The summer Olympics are coming to Paris 2024! These sports research graphic organizers are great lessons for getting your students engaged and excited about this global event. In these Summer Games activities, students will research and learn about each of the different sports featured in the Games, including the newest sports for the Paris Olympics. These graphic organizers can be used as an assignment or a note-taking tool for a presentation or essay about each sport. Each 2-page graphic organizer includes space for information about each sport's: Invention Playing surface Debut at the Games History Equipment Players & positions Uniform Qualities of successful athletes Location of invention & where it's popular (including mapping component) Medal winners Basic rules Famous athletes Words you would use to describe the sport Fun facts Resources to learn more These sports are included in the graphic organizers: 3x3 Basketball Archery Artistic Gymnastics Artistic Swimming Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Breaking Canoeing – Slalom Canoeing – Sprint Cycling – BMX Cycling – Mountain Biking Cycling – Road Cycling – Track Diving Equestrian – Dressage Equestrian – Eventing Equestrian – Jumping Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Handball Judo Marathon Swimming Modern Pentathlon Rhythmic Gymnastics Rowing Rugby Sevens Sailing Shooting Skateboarding Sport Climbing Surfing Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Trampoline Gymnastics Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling Two additional graphic organizers are also included if you prefer to use the American names for football (soccer) and athletics (track and field). A blank graphic organizer is also included. You may also be interested in other Summer Games activities related to the #summergames: Latitude and Longitude Practice Puzzles Bundle Looking for more? You can find ALL the summer games resources in my store here. Click here to follow me and be the first to hear about new products, sales, and special promotions. For additional resources, be sure to check out my store! Katie Loftin Dr. Loftin's Learning Emporium Instagram Facebook Pinterest

A fascinating and detailed account of the evolution of the Olympic games. Within it, Binfield explores the long and interesting history of the Olympic games form its origins in Ancient Greece to the modern games.\n\"The Story of the Olympic Games\" is a 1948 work by R. D. Binfield. Within it, Binfield explores the long and interesting history of the Olympic games form its origins in Ancient Greece to the modern games. Contents include: \"The Ancient Games\", \"The Revival\", \"The Track Events\", \"The Marathon\", \"Walking Events\", \"The Field Events\", \"Women's Events\", \"The Modern Pentathlon\", \"Cycling, by W. J. Mills\", \"Wrestling, by George Mackenzie\", \"Weight-lifting, by Oscar State\", \"Swimming, by Janet Bassett-Lowke\", etc. A fascinating and detailed account of the evolution of the Olympic games not to be missed by those with an interest in the subject. Macha Press is republishing this classic work now in a new edition complete with the extract 'Classical Games' by Francis Storr.

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The Graphic News guide to each sport in the Olympics, from running, javelin and shot put to walking

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The Graphic News guide to each sport in the Olympics, from running, javelin and shot put to walking

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The Graphic News guide to each sport in the Olympics, from running, javelin and shot put to walking

Romona and Lincoln raced to the altar in a fun marathon-themed wedding that includes a racetrack wedding aisle, a marathon arch, and wedding invitations inspired by race bibs!Romona Loh, 31,...

August 5, 2016 - August 21, 2016 - The 2016 Summer Olympic Games take place in Rio de Janeiro. infographic