[Thursday, August 20, 2009]
Swimming medals
Japan
3 gold,1 sliver and 4 Bronze
China
1 gold,1 sliver and 0 bronze
Table Tennis medals
China
3 gold,1 sliver and 2 bronze
Weightlifting medals
China 5 gold,3 sliver and 0 bronze
The Olympic Games begun at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. The Greek calendar was based on the Olympiad, the four-year period between games. The games were staged in the wooded valley of Olympia in Elis. Here the Greeks erected statues and built temples in a grove dedicated to Zeus, supreme among the gods. The greatest shrine was an ivory and gold statue of Zeus. Created by the sculptor Phidias, it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made.
According to Hippias of Elis, who compiled a list of Olympic victors c.400 BC, at first the only Olympic event was a 200-yard dash, called a stadium. This was the only event until 724 BC, when a two-stadia race was added. Two years later the 24-stadia event began, and in 708 the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon, a five-event match consisted of running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin. In time boxing, a chariot race, and other events were included.
The victors of these early games were crowned with wreaths from a sacred olive tree that grew behind the temple of Zeus. According to tradition this tree was planted by Hercules (Heracles), founder of the games. The winners marched around the grove to the accompaniment of a flute while admirers chanted songs written by a prominent poet.
The Olympic Games were held without interruptions in ancient Greece. The games were even held in 480 BC during the Persian Wars, and coincided with the Battle of Thermopylae. Although the Olympic games were never suspended, the games of 364 BC were not considered Olympic since the Arkadians had captured the sanctuary and reorganized the games.
After the Battle of Chaironeia in 338 BC, Philip of Makedon and his son Alexander gained control over the Greek city-states. They erected the Philippeion (a family memorial) in the sanctuary, and held political meetings at Olympia during each Olympiad. In 146 BC, the Romans gained control of Greece and, therefore, of the Olympic games. In 85 BC, the Roman general Sulla plundered the sanctuary to finance his campaign against Mithridates. Sulla also moved the 175th Olympiad (80 BC) to Rome.
The games were held every four years from 776 BC to 393 AD, when they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1170 years.
The successful campaign to revive the Olympics was started in France by Baron Pierre de Coubertin late in the 19th century. The first of the modern Summer Games opened on Sunday, March 24, 1896, in Athens, Greece. The first race was won by an American college student named James Connolly.
adapted from:http://www.nostos.com/olympics/
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[Wednesday, July 15, 2009]
DAY 1
BREAKFAST - 1 orange
1 boiled egg
1oz/30g wholemeal bread
2tsp low-fat spread
LUNCH - 3oz/90g tuna fish
Salad of lettuce, onions and 1 tomato
2 celery sticks
1oz/30g beetroot
2tsp salad cream
2 crispbreads
1 apple
DINNER - 3oz/90g chicken without skin cook in casserole with
3oz/90g carrots
4oz/120g onions
2oz/60g parsnips
3oz/90g turnips
3oz/90g jacket potato
4oz/120g cooked green vegetable
1 pear
DAY 2
BREAKFAST - Half grapefruit
1oz/30g bran cereal
2.5 fl oz/75ml natural yoghurt
LUNCH - 3oz/90g lean ham
3oz/90g mixed bean salad (red/haricot/chick/butter)
1tsp chopped parsley
2oz/60g chopped onions
Salad of lettuce, 1 tomato, cucumber and celery
2tsp vegetable oil
1 medium slice melon
DINNER - Vegetable soup using 1 stock cube, and 6oz/180g
celery, onion and carrot
4oz/120g white fish cooked with 4floz/120g skimmed
milk, thickened with 1tsp cornflour and parsley
4oz/120g green beans
1tsp margarine
1 baked apple
DAY 3
BREAKFAST - 4oz/120ml unsweetened orange or grapefruit juice
2oz/60g drained sardines
1oz/30g brown bread
2tsp low-fat spread
1 tomato
LUNCH - 4oz/120g cottage cheese
2 crispbread
Salad of 1 tomato, celery, cucumber, grated carrot
shredded cabbage, onion and red pepper
2tsp low-fat spread/cheese
1 banana
DINNER - 3oz/90g sauteed onion in 2tsp vegetable oil with
3oz/90g liver and saute for 7 mins
3oz/90g cooked brown rice
4oz/120g spinach
1 tomato
4oz/120g mushrooms
4oz/120g fresh fruit salad
2.5oz/75ml natural yoghurt
DAY 4
BREAKFAST - 4oz/120g grapes
1 scrambled egg
1 tomato
1oz/30g brown bread
2tsp low-fat spread
LUNCH - Macaroni cheese made with 3oz/90g cooked macaroni
2oz/60g grated cheese mixed with
3oz/90g mushrooms and
3oz/90g cauliflower
2floz/50ml skimmed milk
Serve with salad
1 orange
DINNER - 4oz/120g mackerel, canned or fresh
3oz/90g potato
3oz/90g peas
3oz/90g carrots
1 apple
DAY 5
BREAKFAST - 3oz/90g stewed prunes with their juice
1.5/45g muesli
5fl oz/150ml natural yoghurt
LUNCH - 3oz/90g baked beans
1 egg (not fried)
1oz/30g brown bread
2tsp low-fat spread
Salad of grated cabbage, onion, carrot, celery and pepper
4oz/120g pineapple
DINNER - 4oz/120g salmon, fresh or canned
Cucumber
2oz/60g corn on the cob
2oz/60g green beans
2oz/60g pepper
2tsp low-fat spread
1 orange
DAY 6
BREAKFAST - Half grapefruit
1 poached egg
1 tomato
3oz/90g mushrooms
1oz/30g wholemeal bread
2tsp low-fat spread
LUNCH - 3oz/90g jacket potato filled with
3oz/90g shrimps
Chopped parsley
2tsp low calorie salad cream
Salad of lettuce, celery, cucumber, pepper, onion
1 pear
DINNER - 4oz/120g cooked turkey without skin
3oz/90g cooked pasta mixed with
2oz/60g cooked peas
2oz/60g cooked celery
1tbsp chopped chives or spring onion
1tsp vegetable oil
4oz/120g spinach
5oz/120 blackcurrants
2.5fl oz/75ml natural yoghurt
DAY 7
BREAKFAST - 4oz/120g pineapple
1oz/30g porridge
5fl oz/120ml skimmed milk
2tsp honey
LUNCH - 3oz/90g lean beef
3oz/90g baked jacket potato
2tsp low-fat spread
4oz/120g spring greens
3oz/90g carrots
3oz/90g boiled parsnips
5oz/150g strawberries
2.5fl oz/75ml natural yoghurt
DINNER - 3oz/90g canned drained pilchards
Mixed salad of lettuce, tomato, celery
cucumber and peppers
3 crispbreads
2tsp low-fat cheese
4oz/120g plums
Just change around the menu for 6 monthsCORE VALUES
Excellence
- stands for giving one's best on the field of play or in the professional arena
-is not only about winning, but also about participating
-making progress against personal goals
-striving to be and to do our best in our daily lives and benefiting from the healthy combination of a strong body, mind and will.
Friendship-
-encourages us to consider sport as a tool for mutual understanding among individuals and people from all over the world.
-The Olympic Games inspire humanity to overcome political, economic, gender, racial or religious differences and forge friendships in spite of those differences.
Respect
- incorporates respect for oneself, one's body, for others, for the rules and regulations, for sport and the environment.
- Related to sport, respect stands for fair play and for the fight against doping and any other unethical behaviour.
Perseverance
-continue to try and achieve a particular goal although it is difficult.
-even if you are on the losing end never give up as you may still have a chance of winning.
Professionalism
-take pride in what you do and strive for excellence.
