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Prince Albert II -Head State of Monaco- is an ardent supporter of the Olympic Movement. He is president of the Monegasque Olympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ). In 2007, he visited the Beijing venue construction sites. “China has already contributed a lot to the Olympic Movement. I hope this will be not only a very successful Games ( Beijing 2008 ) but the one that embodies the spirit”, he said. Prince Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi likes all kinds of sports: rugby, soccer, handball, tennis, squash, golf and volleyball. He participated in bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics in Canada ( 1988 ), France ( 1992 ), Norway ( 1994 ), Japan ( 1998 ) and the United States ( 2002 ). H.S.H the Sovereign Prince Albert II was born on March 14, 1958 in Monaco.

The Principality of Monaco competed at the Summer Olympics for the first time at the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium. It became the 25th member of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ).

The most popular sportspeople are: Sebastien Gatusso ( 100m, 200m, 4×100m /athletics ), Alexandra Coletti ( alpine skiing ), Christophe Verdino ( aquatics ), Jean Charles Seneca ( fencing), Francis Boisson ( shooting ), Brice Etes ( 800m / track & field ), Patrice Servelle ( bobsleigh ), Lahcen Essoussi ( 10,000m / athletics ), Jean-Luc Adomo (aquatics), Irene Tiendrebeogo ( high jump / track & field ), Joe Barrai ( shooting ), Irina Kazakova ( 10,000m / athletics ), Fabienne Pasetti ( shooting ), Jean Laurent Ravera ( swimming ), Sylvain Faure ( aquatics ), Olivier Jenot ( alpine skiing ), Jeremy Bottin ( bobsleigh ), Mustapha Tantan ( 10,000m / track and field ).

Monte Carlo ( Monaco ) hosted the FINA Water Polo European Cup in 1947. Final standings: 1.Italy, 2.Sweden, 3.Belgium.

The Principality of Monaco – it is the world’s second smallest country- did not participate at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow ( USSR / Soviet Union ). Why? This European country boycotted the Games to protest the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.

The most popular sports in Monaco are soccer, tennis, judo, fencing, boxing, basketball, athletics, aquatics…

This European country hosted the 2nd IOC Session in 1927.

Sebastien Gattuso is one of the best sprinters of Monaco. Sebastien was the flag bearer of the Monegasque Olympic team at the 2004 Athens. He also participated at the 2007 World Track and Field Championships held in Osaka ( Japan ).

This European country sent 8 athletes to the 1984 Olympic Games in California ( USA ). It competed in five sports: athletics ( 1 ), fencing ( 1 ), wrestling( 1 ), shooting ( 4 ) and swimming ( 1 ).

The Monegasque Olympic Committee was founded in 1907.

Monte Carlo hosted the Fencing World Cup in 1950.

The Principality of Monaco was one of the 80 countries who participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin ( Italy ). Monaco’s debut in the Winter Games took place in 1984 in Sarajevo ( fomer Yugoslavia / currently Bosnia Herzegovina ).

This country won a bronze medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Naples ( Italy ).

The 2007 Games of the Small States of Europe were held in Monaco ( Monaco ). For the second time, the Games were held in this European country. In total, around 1,200 athletes from 8 countries competed in 12 sports ( aquatics, athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, bowls, gymnastics, judo, sailing, shooting, table tennis, tennis, volleyball ). It was the start of a new time in the history of the sport in Monaco. During an interview, Yvette Lambin-Bertin ( president of the Organizing Committee of the Games ) said, ” The idea for the Games of the Small States of Europe emerged during a meeting between the leaders of those countries in 1984 at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The following year, this new sporting event. Focused on friendship, fraternity and solidarity, was launched in San Marino. European countries with a population of below one million inhabitants recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) and the European Olympic Committees ( EOC ) take part in the event, i.e. eight nations: Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland. Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and San Marino. Organized every two years, the second edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe was held in Monaco in 1987…”

Medal count

Ranking……….Gold…Silver…Bronze …Total

1.Cyprus……….36………33……..24…….93

2.Iceland……….31………23……..24…….78

3.Luxembourg…20………25……..36…….81

4.Monaco……….19………16……..17……52

5.Malta…………..4…………9……..17……30

6.Andorra……….4…………6……….7…….17

7.San Marino……4………..6……….6…….16

8.Liechtenstein…3………..5……….5…….13

As a lover of sports, the best part of attending the Olympics is the ability to see amateur athletes participate in events that I would never get a chance to see at home in North America. Many sports that take center stage at the Olympics are not shown on TV in Canada and the US and watching the Olympics is a fantastic way to expand my knowledge of some of these lesser-known sports.

I was surprised at how much I loved watching some of the events. Here is a list of five Olympic sports that I never would have expected to enjoy as much as I do.

Field Hockey

In Canada, field hockey is a sport usually played for about a week in gym class by the female students and the fact that both men and women play professionally worldwide is something that has been missed by us ice hockey-crazed Canadians. Played on a grass field that is a lot larger than an ice hockey rink. Actually, field and ice hockey have very little to do with each other besides a shared name. Field hockey (simply called ‘hockey’ in most countries that play it) is fast and the ball-handling skills of the athletes are impressive, especially during set plays and penalties.

Handball

This sport is popular in Europe but virtually non-existent in most of the rest of the world. I remember playing it in gym class as a child, but that’s about all I know about the game so when I attended handball at the Beijing Olympics I had no idea what to expect. The goal of the sport is simple: throw ball into goal. The game is high-scoring and fast-paced and the athletes who play this sport are tall, fit and most importantly, amazingly agile for their size. It is a hugely exciting sport with people flying through the air all over the place and I was happy to have discovered this sport.

Volleyball

Every kid grows up playing volleyball in school but that’s about as far as any interest in the sport usually goes. There’s almost no coverage of volleyball in North America and it seems to have been overshadowed by the more sexy version of beach volleyball. Well if you like beach volleyball then you will love the team version. There are six players on each team which makes for long, exciting rallies and some amazing saves. I was on the edge of my seat while watching volleyball and I didn’t even care who won.

Weightlifting

Like wrestling, weightlifting can be a bit slow, but it’s all about the buildup combined with a fast flurry of action that makes it exciting. The venue was small and you could practically see the beads of sweat forming on the athlete’s brow as they stepped up to attempt their lift. The amounts they were able to lift was amazing and it is even more impressive seeing it in person.

Wrestling

Wrestling as I know it involves monster-sized men with freak muscles jumping off of ropes and doing a lot of great acting. Fortunately, wrestling at the Olympics is nothing like this except maybe for the level of drama. The intensity is amazing and, while the sport itself can be a bit slow to watch at times, when the action happens it’s extremely exciting, especially if your country’s athlete is involved.

So if you find yourself at the Olympics in person or even if you’re just watching at home, make sure to branch out a bit from your usual favorite sports to see what else there is. I wasn’t disappointed and I’m sure you won’t be either!

Did you watch the Olympics and see that strange tape on Kerri Walsh’s shoulder? That tape had a lot of people, including myself, wondering what it was. It turns out it’s called Kinesio taping and the science behind it is very interesting.

This tape actually increases blood flow to the injured area instead of obstructing it like traditional taping does. The tape works by lifting the skin so that more blood flow goes to the injured area which reduces pain and speeds up recovery time.

The tape is water resistant and each application can be left on for three to five days. The tape comes in black, beige, pink and blue. It’s also 100% cotton and latex free.

This new science is changing the way that injuries are being treated. Kinesio tape provides just as much stabilization as the Norman athletic tape but doesn’t increase pain.

This practice is now used by most NBA teams and quickly moving into NFL and other sports such as beach volleyball. A great thing about the tape is that it’s not expensive and there are cheap books that explain how to apply the tape on each part of the body. You don’t need to be an athletic trainer to buy Kinesio tape and use it on the part of your body that is injured. You can also use it on areas that you don’t want to injure because it adds extra support. It is now available online and is getting great reviews from all that have used it.

I think a key to an athlete’s success is their unwavering belief in themselves and their own ability. This self-belief does not always cross over to skills outside of sport and can contribute to the struggle athletes’ face on retirement.

Beliefs are aspects of life that we believe to hold true. What I believe determines my reality, what you believe determines your reality. So how do we come to believe different things?

It often comes down to our experiences, particularly our experiences growing up. Research shows that our experiences within our first 7 years of life are very instrumental in determining our beliefs, in shaping our beliefs. They can be shaped by our parents and what we see happening with our parents and around our community, or church.

Think now about what you believe. What do you believe about your abilities, what do you believe about life? I mean we all believe the world is round. But at one time in life, people thought the world was flat. And that was their reality. They had not seen anything different.

So, what sort of beliefs are helping you or holding you back?

Some beliefs are great like “I am going to the Olympics.” I had a self-belief that I could do it and so that drove me to train and persist until I achieved it in 2000. I am sure there are things that you pushed for and created because you believed you could do it. I am also sure there are some things you are not doing because you believe they are not possible.

In particular, what do you believe about your ability to succeed in areas outside of sport? What do you believe about finance? Are you good with money? What about career, relationships, health.

I have now created an amazing life because I broke through beliefs about what I could have in life. I chose to believe that I could continue on doing what I was doing, traveling around the world AND have an amazing relationship that supported that. Before that I limited myself by thinking I had to choose between one and another. How often do we think we have to choose between one thing and the other? And then that becomes our life – one of compromise.

Think about some things you might have believed from when you were young – are you good enough, pretty enough, do you have what it takes? Sport is easy, math is hard. The list goes on, the beliefs list. It all goes back to points in time when you decide to believe something.

For example, I was at an airport watching this frustrated man berate his wife after a struggle through security. They had 3 tiny kids with them looking uncomfortable as their parents argued. The eldest little boy stuck up for his mom at one point saying it was not her fault. The father was doing the best he could with a difficult situation, however, at the heat of the moment he told the boy “life is hard and you better get used to it”.

This little kid is probably 7-8 years old, and with that statement from his father a new belief was most likely shaped right there. I can just imagine him in 20 years time thinking “life is hard” and his life reflecting that.

This is the power of the mind in determining our life. The good news is that beliefs can change. The first step is awareness. When you realize that you can choose what you believe then you are a big step forward in creating success in anything you desire.

When it comes to sports, athletes will do just about anything to get that “edge” over the competition. Special diets, supplements, and physical conditioning, just to name a few, are the ways that athletes prepare for competition. There is one very specific type of training that is often overlooked or underrated. This is mental training, or visualization. Many top athletes use this type of training.

There have been studies done on the effects of visualization in sports by some of the top universities in the country. Studies clearly show that utilizing the mind/body connection, whether it is through visualization, self hypnosis, or affirmations, can significantly improve the athlete’s skills. It can also help them to become more focused, and even overcome or prevent training burnout.

Visualizing is simply “seeing” yourself doing what you want to do and mentally practicing your game. The following are just a few examples of what visualization can do to improve sports performance:

*Become mentally prepared – Being in the right state of mind at game time is crucial. The ability to focus and block out everything going on in the world outside of your game can mean the difference a mediocre performance and a great performance.

*Improve skills – Spending time visualizing yourself learning a new skill, or improving current ones can help you to perfect your skills.

*Review your game - Reviewing how you you play your position and how you would like to improve can help you perform better.

*Rehearsal strategy – Mentally going over possible situations that may come up and imagining your strategies can help you be more relaxed and confident doing your game.

*Get a winning attitude – After losing games, athletes often lose some of their hard earned confidence. This can have a negative effect on their game. Using visualization to “see” yourself as a winner can break through a negative attitude.

Like any other training, visualization must be practiced often in order for it to be truly effective. A few minutes each day is enough. Sit or lie down in a comfortable, quiet place and relax. Begin by imagining yourself practicing. See yourself performing your skill perfectly and effortlessly. Then see yourself in the game. Notice how relaxed you feel and how comfortable and confident you are. Imagine yourself playing the best game you have ever played. As you continue your visualization, work on any problem areas and see yourself playing your game effortlessly and always see yourself getting better and better.

Visualization can be very effective, but it doesn’t take the place on physical sports specific training. It is a tool to help you be the best you can be. It takes patience and practice. If you have trouble visualizing, you may want to listen to some guided meditation CD’s, or see a certified hypnotherapist for a few sessions to get you started.

Gold in volleyball, silver in basket, gold in formula one, silver in tennis, hockey, etc, etc. The Spanish sport medals add up to an amazing collection year in year out.
Except for soccer. The soccer medals if there would be any has never been more than bronze. Quarterfinals is the best the Spanish soccer team ever got to.

And this is strange — call it a paradox — if you know how many children (and parents) support the soccer game. Soccer is by far the most popular sport in Spain. The sport is practiced in every single town and there is always enough supply to source whatever team in whatever league / age-category.

This is quite different from basket, volleyball hockey or handball. It is a sheer impossible task to find enough children for many of the age categories to start a league. Volleyball is even hard to find at all in the South of Spain, except for beach-volleyball.

The problem starts at the schools. Sport is often not part of physical education which is merely dedicated to gym. There is nearly no team sport promoted on schools. After school programs however do dedicate time to sports, but not in the context of a club and without the possibilities of competing in leagues.

There are initiatives to change this and this change is needed. Diversity is a welcome driver for innovation.
Besides it would make the most popular sport (soccer) less stressful for children. The first leagues start for eight-year-olds and the selection process seems as important as for the adult leagues. Parents (especially fathers) are so keen on their kid to become a professional player that selections to enter the league become an important ritual.

And only few will really excel. Many of those nine year olds will end somewhere in the middle. A More diverse supply of different team-sports would be a healthy improvement. And diminishing the stress to perform well in soccer may influence the results in a positive way. Gold in Spanish soccer, it’s possible.

? 2007 Hans Bool

Backpacking is a great way to enjoy nature up close and is a very affordable way to see unique places that can’t be reached in a car. There are thousands of different trails and locations for backpacking trips of various difficulty all across the world and several of the best backpacking trips are in the United States.

Mount Whitney Trail, in Lone Pine, CA, is on of the best backpacking trips in America for seasoned cold weather backpacking enthusiasts. The 11 mile hike to the 14,505 feet high summit of Mount Whitney is quite difficult in areas and can be extremely treacherous through the last 4 miles in colder months. Throughout most of the year, Mount Whitney’s peak is covered in ice and snow, requiring ice picks and crampons for passage. The ice begins to melt in July and the summit is usually clear in August, only to become icy again by late September.

Backpacking Mount Whitney Trail is only allowed by permit and can be difficult to obtain, especially during the summer. Camping is permitted in most locations along the trail and there are two designated backcountry camping areas with water access, latrines, and campsites. Weather can be unpredictable and harsh on the Mount Whitney trail, so prepare accordingly and don’t forget the Coleman toe warmers.

Backpacking in Montana is extremely popular, especially along the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone trail in the northern Rocky Mountains. This moderate 18.5 mile hike along the Yellowstone River is one of the best backpacking trips in America because of its amazing scenery and abundance of wildlife along the way. The weather in this area of Montana warms up by May, making this a pleasant Montana backpacking trip for summer months.

One of the best backpacking trips in Alaska is the 36.2 mile long Kesugi Ridge Trail in Talkeetna, Alaska. This difficult hike is a two to four day trip across the majestic alpine ridges of Denali State Park. There are four different access points to the popular Alaskan backpacking trail from the Alaska Hwy. and the views and scenery along the trail are magnificent. The best seasons for backpacking the Kesugi Ridge Trail are summer and fall.

Hawaii hiking trails offer wonderfully pleasant climates and breathtaking scenery. One of the best backpacking trips and most popular hikes in Hawaii is the Kalalau Trail. The 11 mile trail begins in Ha’ena State Park at Ke’ee Beach and passes through several beautiful Hawaiian valleys before ending at Kalalau Beach. Camping is allowed in several shady, easily accessible areas along the beautiful Na Pali Coast, but permits and camping fees are required.

One of the best backpacking trips in New England combines the best hiking in New Hampshire with hiking the Appalachian Trail, giving backpackers the majestic Presidential Traverse, a favorite 25.5 mile hike through the Presidential Range in the middle of the beautiful White Mountain National Forest. The Appalachian Mountain Club offers lodging at several huts conveniently located along the Appalachian Trail in the White Mountains. One of the most popular routes for backpackers hiking the Presidential Traverse begins at the Madison hut, traveling on to Lakes of the Clouds hut and finishing at Mizpah Springs. AMC huts require reservations and provide hikers with a warm bed, a hot, filling dinner, and a nourishing breakfast before setting out for the next day’s hike. A hut to hut Presidential Traverse is one of the best backpacking trips in America because hikers can enjoy a challenging and scenic hike through the White Mountains with minimal gear, ending each day with a comfortable place to sleep, a warm meal indoors, and plenty of company.

The draw for the Preliminary Round of the 2011 Men’s Handball World Championship (Sweden, 13-30 January 2011) will take place on 9 July in Scandinavium Arena, Goteborg. The draw of the groups will last 30 minutes and will be broadcasted live by TV4 Sport – the Swedish TV which is the host broadcaster of the tournament.

There will be 4 preliminary groups of 6 teams each. It is already known that Sweden will play its games in Goteborg and the Group of Sweden will be Group A. It’s also known that Denmark will be in Group C and will play its games in Malmo.

The draw will start with teams seeded in Pot 6, then continues with Pot 5, Pot 4, Pot 3 and Pot 1. At this point a short break will be taken in order for Sweden to chose its group. Once Sweden decided the group it wants to play in, this Group will become Group A. Then the other 3 teams in Pot 2 will be drawn. The group Denmark will be drawn in will automatically becomes Group C. After the draw the organisers will decide which of the rest of the two groups will become Group B and Group D, respectively.

The unofficial (yet) pots for the draw*:

POT 1: France, Croatia, Poland, Iceland
POT 2: Denmark, Spain, Norway, Sweden
POT 3: Hungary, Serbia, Germany, Tunisia
POT 4: Austria, Korea, Romania, Slovakia
POT 5: Egypt, Argentina, Algeria, Brasil
POT 6: Bahrain, Japan, Chile, Australia

* The final decision on the Pots to be taken by IHF in a few days.

The games in Group A will be played in Goteborg (13, 15, 17, 18 and 20 January). Group B venues will be Linkoping and Norkoping (13, 15, 17, 18 and 20 January). Group C matches will be played in Malmo and Lund (14, 16, 17, 19 and 20 January). Group D matches will be hosted in Kristianstad and Lund (14, 16, 17, 19 and 20 January).

The top-three ranking teams after the preliminary round will succeed to the main round. Preliminary group A and B qualifiers will make up Main Round Group 1; group C and D goes on to Main Round Group 2. If the Swedish will qualify, they will play their games of Main Round Group 1 in Malmo. Malmo arranges the main round together with Kristianstad and Lund (22, 23 and 25 January). Main Round Group 2 matches will be played in Jonkoping and Skovde (22, 24 and 25 January).

The President’s Cup, consisting of the last three teams from each preliminary round group get to play for the tournament placements 13-24 in Skovde, Kristianstad, Malmo and Lund.

One Semifinal (28 January), the bronze medal game and the Final (30 January) will be played in Malmo. The other Semifinal will be played in Kristianstad.

One of the most exciting sports you can play is Volleyball. This combination of baseball, basketball, tennis and handball was created in 1896 by William G. Morgan. While is originated in the United States, its popularity has spread throughout the world. It is now said that approximately 46 million Americans participate in the sport and over 800 million people play throughout the world. At its inception, it was called mintonette and was played using a basketball. In the year 1900, a new ball was created specifically for the game. The volleyball now weighs between 9 and 10 ounces and the ball pressure is between 4.5 and 6 pounds.

A volleyball game consists of two teams playing against each other. Each team will generally have six players. The team is split up into three players in the back of the court and three players in the front near the net. The net separates the court into two sections. A game of volleyball can be played inside or outside. The court is rectangular and divided directly down the middle. The net is quite high, much higher than tennis. The goal is to make the ball hit the ground on the other teams side.

When a game begins, the server will hit the ball from a line on the court called the restraining line or end line. The ball must be clearly visible to the opponents before the shot is taken. The server can hit the ball underhand or overhand in order to send it across the court. When the ball hits the floor, the team that just hit is gets a point. After a serve, the teams may get into volley where the ball will be hit back and forth between the teams. Each side can hit the ball three times before it must go over the net, though each player can only hit the ball once in a row. If a player does hit the ball more than once, it is considered a foul.

Scoring is fairly simple. Each game is generally played to twenty five points. Each time the ball hits the ground, the other team gets one point. This is considered rally scoring. It is acceptable to hit the net, as long as it makes it over.

Volleyball is such a great sport to play. Grab some friends and head down to your nearest court. You will have a blast!

Looking for something fun to do at your next party or family event? Why not try trivia? It is entertaining, exciting and everyone can get involved. Age, sex and the number of people does not matter. Trivia is for everyone and it can be played anywhere.

Sports trivia is a great choice because almost everyone knows something about sports. You may not be a hockey fan, but what do you know about skating or sailing? Almost everyone has knowledge or information about some kind of sport. You do not have to be the world’s biggest fan to enjoy sports trivia. You can print and enjoy these fifty questions that I have compiled about all different kinds of sports and sports figures. Test your knowledge or that of your friends. Enjoy!

1: Britain’s Linford Christie was banned from competing for two years in which sport?
A: The 100m dash because he tested positive for drugs.

2: Which country’s entire team was barred from competing at the Paralympics in Sydney?
A: Spain, they were caught entering non-handicapped athletes into the games.

3: Which sports figure holds the record for appearing the most times on the cover of Sports Illustrated?
A: Michael Jordan, he has been on the cover 47 times.

4: Who is the only man to play both a NFL game and a MLB game in a single day?
A: Deion Sanders

5: Which two countries have not missed one of the modern day Olympics?
A: Greece and Australia

6: Which goalie holds the record for the most wins in regular season play?
A: Patrick Roy

7: What is the maximum weight for a golf ball?
A: 1.6oz

8: In Olympic badminton how many feathers does the bird have?
A: 14

9: What professional sport did bank robber John Dillinger play?
A: Baseball

10: Who was the only person elected to both the football and the baseball hall of fame?
A: Cal Hubbard

11: Wayne Levi was the first golfer to win a PGA tournament using a colored ball. What color was the ball?
A: Orange

12: Which track and field event is banned in high schools in every state except Rhode Island?
A: The hammer throw

13: The world Cup of Soccer has only been won by three European countries. Who are they?
A: West Germany, England and Italy.

14: Which NHL team was once called the St. Patricks?
A: The Toronto Maple Leafs

15: What sport, other than baseball uses the word ‘homerun’?
A: Cricket

16: What sport awards the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?
A: Basketball, it is awarded to the most valuable player

17: How many panels make up a soccer ball?
A: 32

18: How many stitches are there on a baseball?
A: 108

19: Who was the first female parachutist?
A: Jean Genvieve Granerin in 1799, she jumped from a hot air balloon.

20: What is the most watched sport in the world?
A: Soccer (football).

21: Which sport has the largest number of participants in the world?
A: Fishing.

22: In what year did boxing become a legal sport in the US?
A: 1901

23: What edible substance was found in golf balls?
A: Honey

24: Who holds baseball’s record for the most stolen bases in a single season?
A: Rickey Henderson

25: Who holds the record for the longest hitting streak in baseball?
A: Joe DiMaggio, 56 games.

26: Who holds the record in basketball for the most career rebounds?
A: Wilt Chamberlain

27: Who holds the record in basketball for the most fouls?
A: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 4657.

28: Who holds the record in basketball for the most blocked shots?
A: Hakeem Olajuwon 3830.

29: In what year was the Ice Dancing included in the World Championship?
A: 1952, in Paris.

30: Who holds the record for the most homeruns in a single season?
A: Barry Bonds he set the record in 2001.

31: Which woman took silver in the men’s World Figure Skating Championship in 1902?
A: Madge Syers-Cave, there was no women’s events and no rule in the men’s saying a woman could not compete.

32: Who was the first woman to win the woman’ s World Figure Skating Championship?
A: Madge Syers-Cave, she won it in 1906

33: What is the name of the stadium where the Houston Astros play?
A: Minute Maid Park

34: What sport do the Houston Astros play?
A: Baseball

35: Which country won the gold medal in men’s beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
A: USA, the team of Rogers/Dalhausser defeated the Team from Brazil to win the gold.

36: Who holds the record for the most goals in the NHL?
A: Wayne Gretzky, he scored 894.

37: In which sport would you use the terms reefing and furling?
A: Sailing

38: Which sport awards the Ryder Cup?
A: Golf

39: Who holds the records for the most goals in one season in the NHL.
A: Wayne Gretzky, in the 81-82 season he scored 92 goals.

40: How many players are on the field for each team in American football?
A: 11 there are 12 in Canadian football.

41: James Naismith is credited with inventing which sport?
A: Basketball. When the game was first played there were only 13 rules.

42: Which sport has a three in the key rule?
A: Basketball, it was introduced in 1936 to cut down on contact between players.

43: In basketball how far is the free throw line from the net?
A: 15 feet or 4.6m.

44: How long is a football game?
A: 60 minutes.

45: In which sport might you find a dagger and a trapeze?
A: Sailing.

46: Which country held the 2008 Olympics.
A: The Olympics were in Beijing China.

47: Which sport awards the Winston Cup?
A: NASCAR

48: In which sport did Sonny Liston participate?
A: Boxing, he was a heavy weight.

49: Affirmed, won the triple crown in 1978, who was his regular jockey?
A: Steve Cauthen and he was the youngest jockey ever to win the triple crown.

50: Who eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
A: Michael Phelps in swimming.