freedom-of-excess:

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freedom-of-excess:

The logo for PyeongChang 2018 has officially been released. Thoughts?

I’m not really sure how I feel about it. It looks off-balanced and unfinished, but I can sort of appreciate the simplicity. I think. I don’t know. Maybe it’ll grow on me.

It looks too simple… I wonder what the meaning behind it is.

According to PyeongChang 2018’s facebook:

The design of the emblem has its roots in the Korean alphabet, better known as Hangul in Korea. Both the “ㅍ” and “ㅊ” shapes in the emblem stem from the first consonants of each syllable in the word “PyeongChang” when written in Hangul - 평창.

“ㅍ” also represents a gathering place where the three elements of Korea’s traditional humanism, called Cheon-ji-in (天地人: literally meaning heaven, earth and human), are in harmony.

“ㅊ” symbolizes the epitome of winter sports, snow and ice, as well as athletes’ stellar performances. PyeongChang aspires to become a hub of winter sports in Asia, and such a goal will be carried out under the vision of “New Horizons.”

A square where the earth meets the sky, and where athletes excel in snow or on ice - that’s where everyone will celebrate the world’s biggest winter festival in 2018.

imisstheolympics:

kiwihistory:

Violet Walrond, New Zealands first female olympian. At the age of only 15 she swam in the 1920 Antwerp Games, coming fifth in the 100m freestyle final and 7th in the 300m final.

Why isn’t this women taught about in history class

wrestlingisbest:

Wrestling history. 1972 Olympic medalists, Ben Peterson (gold), Chris Taylor (bronze) and Dan Gable (gold).

freedom-of-excess:

angel985:

Olympians Pregnant

And Kerri Walsh Jennings! She was pregnant when she won gold in beach volleyball for the USA at London 2012. :)

sixsecondshigh:

John Mark Olympic Torch Bearer, London, 1948. by National Media Museum on Flickr.

beautiful-belgium:

Poster for 1920 Olympics in Antewrp, Belgium

The government of the Arabian Gulf sultanate is charting a course for women at the helm of its plans for sporting success

(Source: jessiben)

olympics365:

The governments of the United States and Russia can sometimes be at odds.

Americans and Iranians rarely see eye to eye on anything.

But the possibility of wrestling losing its Olympic spot has given these three often-divergent nations a cause to rally around.

The IOC in February recommended that wrestling be dropped from the Olympic program starting in 2020. Wrestling now has to plead its case to the IOC to be included as a provisional sport in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 29.

The New York exhibition, known as “The Rumble on the Rails” and to be held at Grand Central Terminal, is designed to highlight the sport’s international appeal and popularity. The pre-meet news conference is even being held at the United Nations, and the meet will be televised live by the NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports — a rarity for a sport struggling for ways to make itself more viewer-friendly.

The Iranians, who will be competing in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years, will also compete against the Americans at an exhibition in Los Angeles on May 19.

“In this crisis, we all stick together. Wrestlers maybe can do, sometimes, what politicians cannot,” said Nenad Lalovic, the acting president of FILA, the sport’s governing body. “We love our sport, and we are united to save it.”

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It’s been amazing to see how wrestling officials and athletes are fighting the IOC’s decision with such genuine heart. There’s anger, of course, but the arguments to include wresting in the 2020 Games emphasize the power of the sport to unify and inspire. It’ll be an uphill battle to change the IOC’s mind but the wrestlers of the world are clearly unafraid of the challenge. 

On this date, the 1900 Paris Olympic Games opened.

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Jesse Owens