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1972 Summer Olympics: Munich, Germany August 31, 1972; Twenty-two-year-old John Akii-Bua (50.35 seconds) won the fourth of the top five of the 400-meter First Round. Stavros Tziortzis (50.54s) who earlier this year beat the sick Akii in second place, in a European meet, finished second (50.54). The Olympic medal hopes that William (Bill) Koskei of Kenya, who won a silver...

Did you know… Montreal 1976 Montreal (Quebec, Canada), one of the most beautiful and modern venues in the Western world, hosted the First Women’s Basketball Olympic Tournament in 1976. Six countries compete for gold medals, including Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Japan. The international conference was won by the national women’s team of the Soviet Union (modern-day Russia). Just a year earlier,...

We all remember the summer of 2012, the excitement and energy that the Olympics brought to London. If you were one of the lucky ones to get tickets you would have seen hundreds of thousands of athletes from all over the world compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in their chosen sport. The Olympics began as early as the...

The Korean name Taekwondo means foot and boxing. The name is derived from the fact that cruel kicking and punching are an important part of Taekwondo. The sport was introduced to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. However, the game was officially part of the Olympic schedule from the 2000 Games (Sydney). This year during the 2012 London Olympics, the games...

Tourism Probably the most responsible for the benefits the UK industry has seen in tourism. This means not only the high number of people living in the capital itself, but most of these people live in London hotels, eat in restaurants and spend money on souvenirs. Business at headquarters is thriving. Household expenses It is not just tourist congestion that...