Paige's+Olympic+Games

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Exercises of the ancient Greeks began with athletic feats performed by each individual according to his own belief. Youth were encouraged to connect amusement with exercise. In time, this kind of exercise was included into a system that figured acutely in the state regulations for education. In fact, the period for exercise or gymnastics was the same as the time taken to teach the students art and music combined. All Greek cities had a gymnasium, a courtyard for jumping, running, and wrestling. The students were to take tests, and these tests were a summary of military exercises. As the Roman Empire ascended, the Greek gymnastics gave way to gymnastics that we taught on purpose as military training. The Romans, for example, introduced the wooden horse. In 393 AD the Emperor Theodosius cancelled the Olympic Games, which by then had become dishonest and gymnastics, along with other sports, declined. For centuries, gymnastics was all but forgotten.

Source of information: [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics#History]

**Number of Contestants from different countries that I will follow**: Australia: 6 China: 10 France: 10 Germany: 10 Italy: 10 Japan: 10 Romania: 10 Russian Federation: 10 USA: 10

Top countries ^^^
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 * ~ Rank ||~ Country ||~ [|Gold] ||~ Silver ||~ Bronze ||~ [|Total] ||
 * = 1 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/CHN.png width="23" height="15" caption="People's Republic of China" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/china/medals.html"]] ||= 4 ||= 3 ||= 1 ||= 8 ||
 * = 2 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/USA.png width="23" height="15" caption="United States of America" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/united-states/medals.html"]] ||= 3 ||= 1 ||= 2 ||= 6 ||
 * = 3 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/RUS.png width="23" height="15" caption="Russian Federation" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/russia/medals.html"]] ||= 1 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||= 8 ||
 * = 4 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/JPN.png width="23" height="15" caption="Japan" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/japan/medals.html"]] ||= 1 ||= 2 ||= 0 ||= 3 ||
 * = 5 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/ROU.png width="23" height="15" caption="Romania" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/romania/medals.html"]] ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 3 ||
 * = 6 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/BRA.png width="23" height="15" caption="Brazil" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/brazil/medals.html"]] ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||
 * = 6 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/HUN.png width="23" height="15" caption="Hungary" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/hungary/medals.html"]] ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||
 * = 6 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/KOR.png width="23" height="15" caption="Republic of Korea" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/south-korea/medals.html"]] ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||
 * = 6 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/NED.png width="23" height="15" caption="Netherlands" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/netherlands/medals.html"]] ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||
 * = 10 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.london2012.com/imgml/flags/s/GER.png width="23" height="15" caption="Germany" link="http://www.london2012.com/country/germany/medals.html"]] ||= 0 ||= 3 ||= 0 ||= 3 ||

__**TOP MEDAL WINNERS SO FAR**__

4 medals total ; MUSTIFINA Aliya ; Russia ; 1 GOLD ; 1 SILVER ; 2 BRONZE

3 medals total ; RAISMAN Alexandra ; USA ; 2 GOLD ; 0 SILVER ; 1 BRONZE

3 medals total ; ZOU Kai ; China ; 2 GOLD ; 0 SILVER ; 1 BRONZE

3 medals total ; UCHIMURA Kohei ; Japan ; 1 GOLD ; 2 SILVER ; 0 BRONZE

2 medals total ; DOUGLAS Gabrielle ; USA ; 2 GOLD ; 0 SILVER ; 0 BRONZE

//MUSTIFINA Aliya//

D.O.B. 30/09/1994 - Moscow Region (RUS) ; Age: 17 ; Gender: Female ; Height: 162 cm / 5'4"

//RAISMAN Alexandra//

D.O.B. 25/05/1994 - Boston USA ; Age: 18 ; Gender: Female ; Height: 157 cm / 5'2"

//ZOU Kai// D.O.B. 25/02/1988 - Sichuan China ; Age: 24 ; Gender: Male ; Height: 158 cm / 5'2"

//UCHIMURA Kohei// D.O.B. 03/01/1989 - Kitakyushu JPN ; Age: 23 ; Gender: Male ; Height: 160 cm / 5'3"

//DOUGLAS Gabrielle// D.O.B. 31/12/1995 - Newport News USA ; Age: 16 ; Gender: Female ; Height: 150 cm / 4'11"

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">1. The Olympics originated in Athens, formerly called Olympia. The name of the famous mountain in Greece is Mt Olympus. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">2. It is a town in Greece and the site of the famous Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, when the invading Persians were defeated by the Athenians. Legend has it that a messenger named Pheidippides was sent back to Athens with the news of their victory. He ran the entire distance without stopping and arrived to exclaim “We have won!” before collapsing and dying of exhaustion.

3. Events that derived from warfare/battle:
 * Javelin
 * Boxing
 * Fencing
 * Archery
 * Shooting
 * Slingshot
 * Hammer throwing

4. Why is drug testing of athletes necessary?