May 28- Sports

Have you ever noticed how strange the Olympics would sound to someone who has never heard of them? Now I know most people have heard of the Olympics, but think about how crazy it sound. Amateurs from all different countries gather in one host country to compete in a bunch of random sports, sometimes in freezing weather, and never for pay. And yet, every 4 years, the Earth is graced with either summer or winter Olympics, always a monolithic sporting, event, no, epic, no matter where you are on the planet. But as you might know, for over 1,000 years, the Olympics weren't around. It wasn't until recently that the "modern" Olympics were started. So with that, I ask my daily question: Where and when were the first modern Olympics held?







The first modern Olympics games were held in Greece in 1896.

May 14- Sports and ONE MONTH ANNIVERSARY

In light of the one month anniversary of The Daily Question, I am going to ask a question about one of my favorite sports stories. The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin Germany, while Adolf Hitler was in power. During the Berlin Olympics, Nazi propaganda was being spread around Germany that only "superior" Aryan athletes would be the main winners of the various competitions, and Hitler himself had enormously high hopes for his athletes to come in first place, especially since the games were being held on his home turf. Enter Jessie Owens, the well known African-American 23-year-old track star from Ohio. With amazing skill, and stunning many, he wins 4 gold medals over the course of the Olympics. So for my question of the day, I ask: What were the 4 events Owens competed in?







The 4 events he competed in were 100m, 200m, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100m relay team.
For more info visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Owens