SPORTSSS

• the first olympic games were held in athens, greece
• there are summer and winter olympics every four years
• the modern day olympics started in athens, greece in 1896
• A marathon race covers a distance of 26 miles and 385 yards (42.195 km).
• the paralympics is an international multi-sport event involving athletes with physical disabilities
• The first olympic was held on 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece
• The NBA "Dream Team" participated in the Olympics in 1992
• Nadia Comaneci was the first person to score a perfect 10 in the 1976 Olympics at age 14.
• Michael Phelps won 23 gold medals during his Olympic career.
• Usain Bolt holds the world record for the fastest time ever recorded in the men's 100m sprint at 9.58 seconds.
• In 1900, it was the first time that women were allowed to join the olympic
• "Citius, Altius, Fortius" - means "Faster, Higher, Stronger
• The first opening ceremony for the Olympics was held in London in 1908
• The country that hosted the most Olympic games was US, with eight olympic games
• The first Winter Olympics was held year 1924
• Vonetta Flowers was the first ever black olympian to win gold medalist
• The first olympic marathon was 40 km long
• Michael Phelps was the one who broke the record set by Mark Spitz in 1972
• The first woman to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics was Charlotte Cooper
• The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi in India in 1951
• The first Olympic pair to win a perfect score on their performance of bolero was Jane Torvill and Christopher Dein in 1984 winter Olympics
• An Olympic pool is 164 ft long, 79 ft wide, and 23 ft deep
• Yang Qian was the first asian to win gold medal in olympics
• Fabiana Claudino was considered one of the greatest female volleyball players of all time and won three Olympic gold medals with the Brazilian national team
• Dmitriy Muserskiy is known for his incredible blocking skill and was a key part of the Russian national team during their Olympic gold medal win
• Jayson Castro is a Filipino basketball player often referred to as "The Blur" for his speed and quickness.
• Alvin Patrimonio often referred to as the "Captain Hook" and is considered one of the greatest centers in Philippine basketball history
• Larisa Latynina was regarded as the best gymnast the world has ever seen. She won a total of 18 medals in her Olympic career, which includes her still undefeated Olympic record of 14 medals in the individual event
• Kobe Bryant is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, winning five NBA championships and being named an All-Star 18 times throughout his career
• Michael Phelps holds the most number of Olympic Gold Medals by an athlete (23) and also holds the record for the most number of Olympic medals overall (28)
• Gabriel "The Flash" Elorde is a professional boxer from Cebu who won Super featherweight title
• Lydia de Vega was considered Asia's undisputed fastest woman in the 1980s.
• Ramon Fernandez is known as "El Presidente" because of his domination on the court.
• Robert Jaworski was known as "The Living Legend" of the PBA
• William "Bogs" Adornado from Crispa was the first PBA player to win the PBA MVP