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Olympic Soccer 2012: No US Men's Team, No American Interest

Olympic Soccer 2012: No US Men's Team, No American Interest
Frederick Breedon/Getty Images I'm as active a proponent of rational discussion as you'll find, and yet in the wake of Team USA's failure to qualify for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournament, even I'm left wondering: Where's the outrage? Where's the prideful resentment? Where are the pitchfork demands for retribution? More than that, did anyone even notice? Let's revisit the facts. Entering 2012, the U.S. had qualified for six of the past seven Olympic tournaments and was one of just two teams in a region with a FIFA ranking higher than 45. In late March, those same vaunted Americans were eliminated from Olympic contention via a 3-3 draw with El Salvador (pop. 6.1 million, two World Cup appearances). To not qualify for an international tournament under those conditions borders on absurd. So why didn't this stunning setback merit anything more than a perfunctory 200-word notice in USA Today? Euro 2012?! I'll explain. Martin Rose/Getty Images They are inferior.

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London 2012 Olympic Teaching Resources 2012 Olympic Sports | 2012 Olympic Venues | Symbols of the Olympic Games The build up to the 2012 London Olympics provides an excellent opportunity to engage students all round the world in learning about Britain and the countries within (England, Scotland and Wales). Below I have suggested some activity ideas for across the curriculum. Click for facts about London Teaching Resources and Activity ideas for the London 2012 Olympics Literacy Write rules for one of the sporting Events. Numeracy Draw a bar chart of the medals won and work out what percentage of medals were won by each country. History Ancient Greece ( website ) Olympics Timeline ( website ) The ancient Olympic Games ( BBC website) Geography Where is London ( website ) How far is London from you? Event venues of the 2012 London Olympics Central London map (pdf) | Bus map of Central London Science Investigate how to keep an athlete cool during the Games. ICT Spreadsheet on medals won by each country.

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Olympische Sommerspiele 2012 Bewerbungen[Bearbeiten] Neun Städte reichten ihre Bewerbung zur Durchführung der Olympischen Spiele 2012 beim Internationalen Olympischen Komitee (IOC) ein: Havanna (Kuba), Istanbul (Türkei), Leipzig (Deutschland), London (Vereinigtes Königreich), Madrid (Spanien), Moskau (Russland), New York (USA), Paris (Frankreich) und Rio de Janeiro (Brasilien).[2] Gestützt auf einen Bericht der Evaluationskommission, reduzierte das IOC das Kandidatenfeld auf fünf Städte: London, Madrid, Moskau, New York und Paris.[3] Alle fünf Städte reichten ihre offizielle Kandidatur ein und wurden im Februar und März 2005 von der Evaluationskommission des IOC jeweils vier Tage lang besucht. Das IOC veröffentlichte die Evaluationsberichte am 6. Logo der Kandidatur Während des gesamten Bewerbungsprozesses galt Paris als Favorit, zumal diese Bewerbung bereits die dritte in jüngster Vergangenheit war. Im Rahmen der 117. Ergebnisse der Wahlgänge: Vorbereitungen[Bearbeiten] Organisation[Bearbeiten] Am 3.

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad[2] and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London, United Kingdom and a lesser extent across the country from 25 July to 12 August 2012. The first event, the group stage in women's football began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[3][4] More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.[5] It was officially started however on Friday 27 July 2012 at 0:00. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability.[11] The main focus was a new 200-hectare (490-acre) Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford, East London.[12] The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid.[13] Bidding process[edit] Development and preparation[edit]

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques[1]) are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions wherein thousands of athletes variously compete. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating.[2] The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority. The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has caused several changes to the Olympic Games. Ancient Olympics Modern Games Forerunners Revival 1896 Games Changes and adaptations

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