Olympic games Sentence Examples

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  • The Olympic Games is the biggest sporting spectacle in the world.

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  • It was especially celebrated for its successes in the Olympic games from 588 B.C. onwards, Milo being the most famous of its athletes.

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  • These feelings found expression when Dionysius sent his embassy to the Olympic games of 384, and when Lysias bade Greece rise against both its oppressors.

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  • They sent competitors to the Olympic games (among them the famous Milo of Croton); and the physicians of Croton early in the 6th century (especially in the person of Democedes) were reputed the best in Greece; but politically they appear to have generally kept themselves separate.

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  • Commodus had Olympic games celebrated at Antioch, and in A.D.

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  • The Gymnasticus contains interesting matter concerning the Olympic games and athletic contests generally.

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  • The tradition was that he died of joy on hearing that his son had gained a prize at the Olympic games.

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  • He established games in honour of the emperor after the ancient Greek model in Caesarea and Jerusalem and revived the splendour of the Olympic games.

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  • London, which hosted the Olympic Games in 1948, today began the countdown to welcoming the flame to the capital on 26th June.

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  • The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin were a propaganda coup for Hitler.

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  • Anna Kournikova was a member of the Russian delegation to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Sorry Australia, but we should make Harry available for real footy and kick the Olympic games into touch.

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  • Subsequently he invaded and ravaged Elis, forcing the Eleans to acknowledge the freedom of their perioeci and to allow Spartans to take part in the Olympic games and sacrifices.

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  • He won four gold and three silver medals in European Championships and Olympic Games.

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  • Figure 2 shows an upside-down Eiffel Tower resembling the Olympic flashlight for the Paris bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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  • The whirlwind of emotions generated by the Olympic Games sucks me up.

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  • People, places, events and material items can all be a sign of the times, but naming your child after the Olympic Games because she was born during the opening ceremonies can be a bit much.

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  • As the 2012 Summer Olympic games begin, you may want to show support of your country by wearing clothing and accessories that sport your country's logo or lettering.

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  • One of the newest games features the debut of Mario and Sonic together as they compete at the Olympics - Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games can be played on a Wii or Nintendo DS system.

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  • It is also the host mountain for the Pennsylvania Special Olympic Games.

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  • The bitter rivals now find themselves at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, competing against one another in a series of Olympic events, including swimming, hurdles, and more.

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  • The current rumors on the Internet are saying that Telus will have a GSM-based network ready in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, so perhaps Telus would take that route for a webOS-powered phone from Palm instead.

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  • Clearly, swimsuit controversy is widespread, from backyard innocence to the Olympic games.

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  • It owes its namesake to George Foreman, a successful celebrity who is a heavyweight boxing champion, an Olympian who won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico city and of course, an entrepreneur.

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  • She moved to Tampa, the world headquarters for Ironman, Iron Girl and IronKids, from Whistler, BC, a ski resort a future site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

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  • The 20th Winter Olympic Games have brought a renewed energy to the city with hundreds of the world's top athletes competing within its walls.

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  • The Olympic Games (or simply Olympics) is a multi-sport event pulling together competitors from many countries around the world.

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  • Planning to see the Olympic Games in person?

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  • The modern age of tourism for the valley began early in the 20th century when Chamonix hosted the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924.

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  • Beijing is the site of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

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  • On 28 June the British Olympic Association announced that Hannah McKibbin would represent Team GB in rhythmic gymnastics at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

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  • She is the first British female modern pentathlete to qualify for the Olympic Games.

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