PARALYMPIC GAMES: HISTORY AND MODERNITY
It’s no secret that the more a person moves, the better his health. This truth applies to everyone without exception, and especially to people with disabilities. Indeed, often the state and other people do not pay them enough attention. For many people with disabilities, playing sports is one of the few ways to show everyone that they are the same as us. In addition, it is the most powerful factor for their rehabilitation.
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They tried to include people with disabilities in the 19th century. This year, the first club for people with poor hearing was created in Berlin. Already in August 1924 the first competitions were held. The national teams of the Netherlands, Belgium, England, Poland, France and Czechoslovakia participated in them. Continue reading
OLYMPIC GAMES. HISTORY OF OLYMPIC GAMES
One of the brightest and most popular events on the planet is the Olympic Games. Any athlete who has managed to take the podium at the Olympic competitions, receives the status of Olympic champion for life and his achievements remain in the world history of sports for centuries. Where and how did the Olympics originate and what is their story? Let’s try to make a brief insight into the history of the occurrence and holding of the Olympic Games.
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The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece, where they were not only a sport but also a religious holiday. Continue reading
THE BEST ATHLETES OF RUSSIA
Being the main part of the general physical culture in society, sport, as a way of educating the physical character of a particular individual, is widely popular not only in Russia, but also abroad.
In sports, competitions are organized, both local and international, such as the World Championships, Europe and, of course, the Olympic Games. It is the latter that are the personification of friendship and equality of all people and citizens of the planet before sports. It is the Olympic Games that are a symbol of beauty and entertainment in any country that has the right to conduct them, or rather, which is given such a high honor and has the confidence of the whole world. Continue reading
THE MOST FAMOUS ATHLETES OF THE WORLD
Sport is not just good physical fitness. For a certain category of people, sport is the business of a lifetime, the work to which they have devoted themselves from beginning to end. The reasons may be different – the desire to prove the greatness of human capabilities, the struggle for their country, self-improvement, finally, just an incredible will to win. In this article we will talk about the most famous athletes on the planet.
Perhaps there is no other name in the world that would be so firmly associated with tremendous physical strength, like the name of Ivan Poddubny. This legendary weightlifter was born in Poltava region, in the small village of Krasionivka in 1871. Continue reading
GROWTH AND SPORT
Many of us will say with confidence that over the years and centuries a person is becoming higher. However, having traced the stages of evolution, it can be noted that man did not always grow. The acceleration stages lasted for an average of 500-600 years, and then suddenly people became smaller again. Archaeological excavations have repeatedly shown that at different times a person could reach height from a meter with trifles to two or more meters. Moreover, these stages were not lined up chronologically, but, on the contrary, were random.
One of the main factors shaping growth is environmental conditions in a given period. Continue reading
