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Science: 100 - 800 meter dashes __1.Physical Attributes needed to be the best in this sport:__ Senses: They need to have very sensitive eyes and ears because they need to be able to hear and see what is happening without having to put a lot of effort into it. Muscle Groups ( describe if they should be fast and or strong): The Muscles need to be fast and strong and be able to withstand a lot of punishment as well as being able to keep going at a fast pace. Mental focus skills: They need to be able to focus on the job at hand and not worry about the others around them or the stage that they are on. They need to just be able to run as fast and as hard as they can. __2.Dietary Requirements:__ Link:[|Sprinters Diet] __3. 3 most common injuries:__ Injury 1: Blisters Injury 2: Achilles Tendonitis Injury 3: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runners Knee) __4. How do these apply to your sport?__ Physical: If a runner is in shape and feeling well physically it is one more thing that wont slow him down. Being out of shape is a very bad thing if you are a runner. His body has to be used to being under enourmous strain for a couple of seconds. Mental/Emotional: A runner has to be right mentally because if his mind is in a bad state, it might distract him from running his best when he is in the race. Social: A runner's public status is always big to his success. If a runner is a very big icon to people he wont want to let them down which can influence his running during the race. Intellectual: A sprinter has to be smart to be able to understand his opponent and plan accordingly. Spiritual: Last but not least, a runner can be a spiritual man, he has to thank God for all of his talents, and as all sports athletes do, when the going gets tough, the tough pray to God. __5. List three athletes in the history of your sport with their medals won and the years they won them.__ A. Usain Bolt - Gold- 2008 B. Jesse Owens - Gold - 1936 C. Michael Johnson - Gold - 2000

English: John Paul Winkler Mrs. Kerr English 8 March 16, 2011 Wiki Project: Olympics

The Olympic Games have captivated the public for decades and they have instilled a sense of national pride for every country that participates. There are 3 values that the Olympics follow, excellence, respect, and friendship (Olympic.org). The Olympics have lasted for a long time because the modern Olympics are dazzling and because ice hockey is the best sport. First, the modern Olympic Games are coming out as a major world event. Started in 1896, in Athens Greece, they revived the ancient Olympic Games back into their dominance as a world event (Olympic Games). The Olympic Games promote a better world through sport and 6 fields of activities peace through sport, women and sport, at grassroot level, education through sport, development through sport and environment (Olympic.org).The modern Olympics include 35 sports that are well known throughout the world (Olympic.org). The Olympics have brought the world together as one for a few weeks and the winter games are doing that with ice hockey. Next, the Olympic winter games are dominated by the sport ice hockey. Most people come to watch the drama and intensity of the games (Olympic.org). Canada is predicted to win most of the tournaments (Olympic.org). The US’s strongest competitors are Canada, and Russia (Olympic.org). They are the best because they have some of the best athletes in the world. Some of those are Vladislav Tretiak of the USSR, Mario Lemieux of Canada, and Sergel Makarov of the USSR (“Mademan”). These players were the golden age of hockey. In conclusion, the modern Olympics are still around because they are amazing and because ice hockey is the world’s most intriguing sport. They are around because they fascinate the world and they bring it together for a few weeks. Religion: Latin: Math:

Pentathlon Event || Estimate (in cm) || Actual (in cm) || Error (Estimate - Actual) || % Error (Error/Actual x 100) ||
 * Wiki Math Olympic
 * Paper Plate Discus || 220 || 171 || 49 || -28% ||
 * Drinking Straw Javelin || 200 || 220 || 20 || + 9% ||
 * Cotton Ball Shot Put || 215 || 207 || 8 || +3% ||
 * Long Stride || 100 || 101 || 1 || +1% ||
 * High Vertical Jump || 20 || 27 || 7 || +25% ||

What is the average of your Percent Error? _2%__ History: Olympics Wiki Project Yemen 1. 3. 2.Yemen only participates in the Summer Olympics. 4, 5,6Yemen has not one any medals no bronze, silver, or gold. 7. Vancouver was the most recent and Sochi will be the next place 8. The last summer Olympics was in Beijing and the next will be in London 9. NO 10. Nashwan Al-Harazi was a gold medal gymnast. 11. My favorite summer event is football or soccer because i like the competition and the excitement. 12. My favorite winter event is skier cross because it is a fast paced race to the finish line.