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The First Olympics

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The First Olympics

The Olympic Games , as we all know it , is an international sporting event wherein athletes from different nations congregate in to compete for awards , in thirty five sports and other four hundred events that will not only represent their individual skills and talents in their chosen sports , but will also be a source of pride for their country . Perhaps , in the latest Olympic Games held in Beijing last year

Michael Phelps was one of the most prominent figures marking the history of the 2008 Beijing Olympics winning eight gold medals under the sport of swimming , giving back pride and honor to the United States (Beijing 2008 , 2008 ) However , the U .S . only garnered the second place in the Overall Medal Standings , giving way to the triumph of China with accumulated gold medals The Beijing Olympics , and the previous games held in other countries preceding 2008 , has surely been one of the events that people have looked forward to around the world . This means that the Olympics is a way to establish shared experiences for people from various nations allowing a time to be in agreement in terms of the accomplishment of set national goals and objectives . As the goal and purpose of the Olympic Games state , the sporting event is a means for the people to get together and unite in celebration of peace and...