How is one choosen to carry the Olympic torch?
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I was picked in 1984 by a local chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of America, an organization that AT&T has that employees can join.\n\nI was a frequent commpetitor for the Pioneers annual Special Field Games, an Olympic-style competition simular to the Special Olympics.
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i would bring my crush. he's fit and a sportsman so i'm sure he could swim us back to the mainland or build us a raft. and then i might finaly have the courage to talk to him, because there would be none else to interrupt and that sall there would be to do anyway.
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Beginning in 1934, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) introduced the Olympic flame with the idea that it would enrich the games. The torch-relay, starting with the flame lighting at ancient Olympia and arriving at the hosting city, would be a strong link between the ancient Olympic sites and the modern Olympic cities. The flame symbolizes the purity which embodies the eternal youth of the Olympic philosophy. The universal symbol of the flame would lead all competitors to understand that it is necessary to work towards the lasting unity of mankind.
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Go to www.olympic.org. There you will see a link to the Beijing Olympics'own site. And there they have information on ticketing.
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Do I have to pick one?
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mmmmm u should get sumthing from the greek olympic games.......thall be fun........look it them up on wkipedia or sumthing.......yah haha.
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Start by getting involved in a local gold glove gym or something similar so you can box competitively.  If you get established and keep winning, you will get noticed, and will have a chance to go to olympic trials.
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see  \nhttp://www.olympic-usa.org/12181_19096.htm
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I'm not totally sure but i think you can go to like NBC.com or whatever the channel your Olympics are on and order whatever Olympic's related gear you want.
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The Olmpic Charter says:\n\n"To be included in the programme of the Olympic Games, an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria:\n\n1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad
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CARRY IN A SEPARATE  BAG   AND WHEN YOU GO THREW METAL DETECTOR TELL THEM WHAT YOU HAVE ..OK HAVE A FUN TRIP
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I agree with these other fine folks here. Honey, if you can dream it, you can be it. It will take hard work and dedication, talent and a lot of courage but if you want it badly enough, you'll get it! Go for it, Girl! We're behind you. Just keep telling yourself "If I can dream it, I can be it!" no matter how tough it gets and you'll get there. Just promise that you'll let us know how you are progressing and you won't forget us here on Yahoo Answers when you're a famous Olympian! God speed.
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You can do it if you keep working hard. A huge step to making a name for yourself is getting into ODP (Olympic Development Program) with your state. Travel is tough, but you have to be on a winning team and you might have to travel a couple hours 2x-3x a week for practice, but if you are willing to then there is no doubt you can make it!
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Walk with friends\nBuy a concealed weapon and permit (Handgun, Knife, Baton, Pepper Spray, Ect.)\nCarry a whistle
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why do you have to choose?\n\nif you're like everyone else then just jump on Duke's bandwagon. If you want to have class, go with the Heels.
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I used to be a race walker.  It's a very tough sport.  The current world records for the Olympic events for men 20 k and 50 k are 1:17:21 about 6min 24 second miles and 3:35:29 about 6:54 miles.  Try running that.  \n\nThe basic rules of racewalking are simple:  your knee needs to lock at least once in each stride and you need to keep contact with the ground at all times.  Not locking your knee is "creeping" and results in a DQ.  "Lifting" losing contact with the ground is far more common and results in just going too fast.  During a race, you are allowed one caution about lifting then a second caution means you are disqualified.  However if you lift in the final 200 meters, you are disqualified even if it is your first offence.\n\nRace walkers usually just work out on roads like runners.  Some track work is done, but not so much.  "Strolling" taking long walks is not the strolling we usually do - it's done at a pace most of us couldn't run, say 8 minute miles ... 25 of them.\n\nI used to work out with Rudy Haluza who got 4th in Mexico in the 1968 Olympics.  Actually he was robbed of a Bronze medal because the third place walker was lifting in the final 200 meters.  But because he was Mexican and in Mexico City, he was not DQed.  \n\nRon Zinn, in 1964 in the Tokyo Olympics scored an impressive 6th.  Several months later, the West Point graduate was killed in Vietnam.\n\nLarry Young for the USA got Bronze medals in both the 1968 and 1972 Olympics at 50 K.\n\nIt's a tough sport.
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another important concept apart from weight is the centre of gravity (CG), a point where all your mass can be assumed to be concentrated. apart from the obvious statement that the heavier you are, the harder it is to run, if you are carrying a heavy backpack, this would shift your CG backwards, an antithesis to the fundamental of running forward. in plain words, seen those athletes in the olympics? they bend forward to propel themselves faster in the forward direction. therefore, theoretically speaking, you shud be able to run (albeit marginally) faster with a "front"pack than a backpack of equal weight!