Choose an issue affecting the Beijing Olympics

Every 4 years a special game is held called "THE OLYMPICS". This year china will take a special part in holding it. I will discuss in this speech are certain issues that will have an effect in the Beijing Olympics. I will discuss three main issues that will effect the Beijing Olympics are the unpurified water, the heavy air pollution and my last issue is the political issue regarding the freeing of Tibet.

China air pollution is classified as 1 of the world’s worst. Air pollution is dangerous to our health. Air pollution is harmful to our delicate lungs and can cause untimed death. If people go to china for the Olympics the polluted air may affect the health of many tourists.

Another issue is the unpurified water. The unpurified water can be harmful to our health. It is also harmful to china's beautiful environment it can also harm and kill the animals and plants in china. The water pollution will affect many people who go to Beijing for the Olympics as they have to remember that drinking tap water may not be wise as it can make them sick.

My last issue that I will discuss is the current political issue that is happening... FREE TIBET. The issue ‘FREE TIBET’ may impact the decision that people make whether they want to go to the Beijing which is held in China.

These are the main points that I believe that will have a major effect on the Beijing Olympics

Choose one sport that is included in the Beijing Olympics

Shooting

One of the many sports in the olympic games are SHOOTING .

These are the events in the olympics games for SHOOTING.

• 10m air pistol (60 shots) Men
• 10m air rifle (60 shots) Men
• 25m rapid fire pistol (60 shots) Men
• 50m pistol (60 shots) Men
• 50m rifle 3 positions (3x40 shots) Men
• 50m rifle prone (60 shots) Men
• double trap (150 targets) Men
• skeet (125 targets) Men
• trap (125 targets) Men
• 10m air pistol (40 shots) Women
• 10m air rifle (40 shots) Women
• 25m pistol (30+30 shots) Women
• 50m rifle 3 positions (3x20 shots) Women
• skeet (75 targets) Women
• trap (75 targets) Women

Venue for shooting : Beijing Shooting Range Hall

Location: Beijing's Shijingshan District

http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/sports/shooting/index.shtml

What sports are included in the 2008 Olympics

The olympics games are divided into two seprate parts Summer and winter these games are both summer and winter.

Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe / Kayak Flat-water, Canoe/Kayak Slalom, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics Artistic, Gymnastics Rhythmic, Gymnastics Trampoline. Handball, Hockey, Judo Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling. These sports are included in the 2008 olympics.

These are the Summer and Winter sports which are being held (taking place) in the Beijing Oylmpic Games this year 2008.

http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/sports//index.shtml

Research the tradition of the gold, silver and bronze medals

No medals were awarded in the ancient Olympics. A olympic winner would received an olive wreath to wear on his head.The people who came second and third placing would received nothing :(. When the Olympics were revived in 1896 in Athens Greece, winners would received silver medals instead of gold medals. Eight years later, at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, gold replaced silver for first place. Today's gold medals actually are sterling silver covered with a thin coat of gold.

http://www.lycos.com/info/olympics--ancient-olympics.html