WHIO

Lord Michael John Hastings

Olympic Creed

The Olympic creed.

The creed “the most important in the Olympic games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well

The first known Olympics was recorded in around 776 BC Olympia, Greece. They were celebrated until 396 AD,

The ancient Olympic games consisted of only one race the “stade” race, which was the length of the stadium and between 180 and 240 metres long ( we don’t know for sure) over the years more running races and other events were added including boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, long jump, javelin and discus throwing.

Only young men are allowed to join the Olympics and they had to be free and had to speak Greece they usually completed nude.

Brazil Report

Bradley Shaw

Bradley Shaw.

Bradley Shaw is one of the world's toughest Hockey players;an imposing figure with outstanding defensive organisation and tackling skills.

Bradley Shaw has won one bronze medal in the Olympic games.

With two Olympic games,two commonwealth games and one world cup under his belt

Hailing from Christchurch, Bradley has taken time away from teaching to dedicate his efforts towards gunning for an Olympic medal.

Bradley Shaw Birthplace is Christchurch he was born in 1938 and he is 181 cm.

Archery

Archery

There are 41 sports in the summer Olympics.

Archery is one of the most oldest still practised sports in the Olympics.

In 1200 BC the Hittites and Assyrian shot their bows from chariots to become the most fearsome opponent in battle.

Archery was one of the most favourite sport of the Egyptian pharaohs during the 18th dynasty (1567-13290 BC)

Many centuries later some of the some of the earliest recorded archery tournaments took place during the Zhou (Chou) dynasty (1027-256) in china.

Much later the english writer honoured the longbow for famous contributions to their countries victory’s in the battles of Crecy, Agincourt and Poitier.

Archery started in 1900 summer Olympics and has been contested in 16 olympiads.

Rowing

Rowing

1. Rowing became an olympic event in 1900 at the paris games.
2. There are 14 rowing events at the rowing games.
3. There are six rowing events for women and and their are 8 rowing events for men.
4. NZ has won 21 medals for rowing at the olympics.
5. The sport of rowing has been in existence as long as humans have travelled the water by boat.
6. The first rowed vessels made their appearance more than 4,000 years ago for transporting people and goods over short distances.
7. Rowing was the most popular college sport in America 80 years ago.
8. The Athletics scholarship.net has worked with hundreds of rowers over the past decade
9. One of the oldest college teams in existence is the Oxford men’s rowing team, which began competing in 1815.
10. Our best Olympic rowers are Lisa carrington, Hamish bond , Eric Murray,Jamie Hunter, Alistair Bond, Matthew Dunham , James Lassche and Mahe Drysdale.

11.                            9    Gold         2     Silver      10      Bronze.