Kenya at Rio 2016

Yesterday we were learning with people from other classes about Kenya. Our group were working on our Olympic country's flag and finding out information about Kenya at the Olympics. Here is our slideshow.

old boxing gloves

these boxing glove is from way back in the days like in 1929 but when new boxing glove where made people where training to fight other people and people from 1929 retired because there old they can't live that long. 

Tokyo Summer Olympic Logo

Since 1999, the process has consisted of two phases. During the first phase, which begins immediately after the bid submission deadline, the "applicant cities" are required to answer a questionnaire covering themes of importance to a successful Games organization.

No girls allowed

During the ancient Olympic Games, men were allowed to compete in the events but women were not. In fact, women were often forbidden from even watching the games. I reckon that this is an unfair rule as women should've been able to compete even to watch because what's wrong with having ladies watching or competing. Women should have the same rights as men

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times

RIO

Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in brazil.Until April 21 1960 it was the Capital city of Brazil. Today, it is the capital of the State of rio de janeiro. According to the 2000 Census, the city had 5,473,909 people, and an area of over 1,000 km. Eduardo Paes became Mayor in 2008.

Boxing

Boxing was the most famous sport until the the other sport came out boxing was invented On 6 January 1681, the first recorded boxing match took place in Britain when Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (and later Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica) engineered a bout between his butler and his butcher with the latter winning the prize. Early fighting had no written rules.

Running

Sprinting is running over a short distance in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an opponent.