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From the history of the games to inspiring underdog stories, show your Olympic pride with these history, memoir, fiction and nonfiction Olympic books. 11 Books That Will Change the Way You View ...
Open: An Autobiography. In 1992, at 22 years old, Agassi won the first of his eight Grand Slams. At the 1996 Olympics, he won the gold medal. In 1999, he was number one in tennis.
Jonathan Horton didn’t expect to make the Olympic high bar final in 2008. Sure, the 45-second thrill ride that’s comprised of a series of intricate hand movements and daring releases is fun.
A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold is 2011 autobiography of Indian 2008 Summer Olympics Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra.He won the medal in the 10-metre air rifle category, which made him India's first ever individual gold medalist; this victory came after he received the seventh rank at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Yahiko Mishima (三島 弥彦, Mishima Yahiko, February 23, 1886 – February 1, 1954) was a Japanese track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. [1] Together with the marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri he was the first ever Olympic competitor for Japan.
Alaska's Indigenous teens emulate ancestors' Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The athletes filling a huge gym in Anchorage, Alaska were ready to compete, cheering and stomping and high-fiving each other as they lined up for the chance to claim the state's top prize ...
English: Five of these stories were written by the noted Finnish author, Zachris Topelius, who wrote them, and much else, for the children of Finland and Sweden more than fifty years ago. His loving sympathy for children, and his earnest desire to write only what was wholesome and good for them, shine through all his literary work for the young.
Visitors take pictures of the Olympic cauldron as it rises high after sunse on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. - Maja Hitij/Getty Images What a sight.