Nick Willis (opening) and Mahe Drysdale (closing)
The Ancient Greeks started this competition for their belief to in the glory in competition and to honour their Gods with their ability. The Olympics were much more than a game, they gave competitors a chance at immortality. Champions were seen as heroes and were given something special: Honour. This was a higher value to the Ancient Greeks than money or prizes. The Ancient Greek Olympics merged two things that the Greeks held sacred, religion and the desire for greatness. See the related link for further information.
NO: "Magna cum laude" is a latin phrase which means "with great honour/praise".It is a "Latin honour", which are usually given to undergraduate students to distinguish the highest performing students.There are three tiers of Latin honours:Cum laude: with honour/praiseMagna cum laude: with great honour/praiseSumma cum laude: with the highest honour/praise (this is the honour given to the top performing student)
320 gold medals will be given out at the 2012 Olympics.
A gold medal
Bushido, the way of the warrior.
The carrying capacity of a given ecosystem is the total number of organisms in a given species for which there are sufficient resources, so that they survive and reproduce.
The carrying capacity of a given environment is least dependent on fluctuation in daily temperature.
2,300 in the 2012 London Olympics. 302 gold
It was in 1912 at the Olympics V held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Summer Olympics are not held in 1994.
Carrying capacity refers to the number of individuals who ccan be supported in a given area.
The name given to the largest population than an environment can support is called it's carrying capacity.