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Sporting events
Winter Olympic Games
Sports; Sporting events
The Winter Olympic Games is a major sport event held every four years and is organised by the International Olympic Committee. The next Winter Olympic Games will be held in Sochi, Russia in 2014.
Summer Olympic Games
Sports; Sporting events
The Summer Olympic Games is a major sport event held every four years and is organised by the International Olympic Committee. The next Summer Olympic Games will be held in London, UK in 2012.
Olympic Games
Sports; Sporting events
The Olympic Games is a large international event split into summer and winter games, which feature thousands of athletes competing in a large variety of competitions.
parkour
Sports; Sporting events
Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) is a utilitarian discipline based upon the direct, successful, swift traversing of one's surrounding environment via the practical application of techniques, ...
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ski racing
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A timed race were the skier has to navigate through a set course of gates in the fastest time possible. There are different events within ski racing such as Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G, and ...
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Extreme Ironing
Sports; Sporting events
As weird as it sounds, extreme ironing tops our list of the Most Extreme Competitions On Earth. Extreme ironing is classed as an 'extreme sport'. The aim of the game is to iron in the most remote, ...
Wilson Kipsang, winner NYC Marathon 2014
Sports; Sporting events
Kipsang Wilson, was the winner with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 59 seconds in the New York City Marathon 2014.