Tag: Summer Games
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The biggest winner in the Paris Olympics? The Sisterhood | Vince Bzdek
At the first modern Olympiad in Greece in 1896, an athletic woman from Syros seeking to improve her fortunes walked 6 miles to Athens in hopes of competing in the marathon. But women were barred from those first Olympics because Pierre de Coubertin, their founder, believed “an Olympiad with females would be impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic…
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Colorado Springs Olympic museum celebrates ‘rich’ history of the Games ahead of Summer Olympics in Paris
A sunny Saturday afternoon in downtown Colorado Springs welcomed community members to the Olympic & Paralympic Museum to celebrate and watch the Olympic Trials ahead of the 2024 Summer Games to be held in Paris. The event featured unique activities including artifact and athlete demonstrations and athlete meet-and-greets. Sunday is Olympic & Paralympic Day, marking…
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Colorado Springs tourism soars from sports events and Olympic ties, officials say
The Colorado Springs-area tourism industry understandably loves to tout internationally known attractions such as Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods Park, increasing numbers of airlines and flights at the city’s airport that bring visitors to town and new projects such as the Air Force Academy visitor’s center scheduled to open next year. But…
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Amber English of Colorado Springs wins skeet gold for U.S. after coming up short twice
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TOKYO (AP) — Amber English erased the disappointment of barely missing the two previous Olympics by winning a gold medal. Vincent Hancock made history about an hour later, becoming the first skeet shooter to win three golds. Two shotgun events, two American golds, one sweet…
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Amber English of Colorado Springs wins skeet gold for U.S. after coming up short twice
TOKYO (AP) — Amber English erased the disappointment of barely missing the two previous Olympics by winning a gold medal. Vincent Hancock made history about an hour later, becoming the first skeet shooter to win three golds. Two shotgun events, two American golds, one sweet skeet sweep. “It sets the tone of what can happen…