Posted by thesportsjunky on July 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It is one of the most popular sports grouping in the Summer Olympics as Gymnastics have been one of the staples of the Olympic Program. They are all sports that require extreme levels of athleticism. These are the sports that involve some of the best athletes in the Olympics with strength, balance, speed, and control all key aspects to winning medals.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Combat Sports category in the Olympics is one where athletes get the closest to true battle between each other. It is a category that pits two athletes against each other in a test of skill and will as a real fight determines the winner.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The ultimate sports tournament is about to start as the Olympics make their way to London, England. The Olympics are one of the most unique displays of sports in the world as they are the host of things that people only get to see every four years. They have been the centre of controversy, political movements, equality movements, and much more throughout the years and every year they come something else takes focus.