UN appeals for the Olympic Truce during London 2012 Games

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, and the President of the 66th UN General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, have called on all UN Member States to observe the traditional Olympic Truce from today’s start of the Games of the XXX Olympiad, on 27 July, until the close of the XIV Paralympic Games, on 9 September in London.

In his message, Ban Ki-moon recalled that “today, sports and events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games break down barriers by bringing together people from all around the world and all walks of life. The participants may carry the flags of many nations, but they come together under the shared banner of equality and fair play, understanding and mutual respect.”

For his part, the UN General Assembly President noted that “The Olympic Movement aspires to contribute to a peaceful future for all humankind through the educational value of sport. The Games will bring together athletes from all parts of the world in the greatest of international sports events as a means to promote peace, mutual understanding and goodwill among nations and peoples — goals that are also part of the founding values of the United Nations.”

About the Olympic Truce

The Olympic Truce, which dates back to the 9th century BC, supports the idea that throughout the Olympic Games, individuals, not countries, compete against each other in peaceful sport without the burden of politics, religion or racism.

In 1992, the International Olympic Committee introduced the concept of the Olympic Truce to the modern Olympic Games, and in 1993 the United Nations General Assembly urged its member states to observe the Olympic Truce. Sebastian Coe, on behalf of the UK government, presented the Olympic Truce Resolution for the 2012 Games, which for the first time received the unanimous support of all 193 UN Member States. Through this document, the UN invites its Member States to observe and promote peace before, during and after the Games in order to serve as a window for dialogue and to protect the interests of athletes and sport in general.

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Many Muslim athletes to fast after London Olympics

WITH the London Games fast approaching and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan already here, Muslim athletes are faced with a dilemma of Olympian proportions.

Muslims are required to abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk during the 30-day month of Ramadan, which began Friday in most countries.

During long summer days in London, that translates into 18 hours of fasting - something that many Muslim athletes consider impossible to do without losing their competitive edge.

Many of the 3,500 or so Muslim athletes expected to compete at the London Olympics will keep eating as usual.

“I could not fast. I need all that stuff, like protein, carbs and minerals,” Egyptian kayaker Mustafa Saied told The Associated Press. “I can do it after Ramadan and Allah will accept it because there was an important reason.”

 Some have looked for Islamic tenets that allow exemptions from fasting, such as for those traveling.

Others decided to postpone fasting until after competitions, and some will compensate for the lost days with charity work or by donating to the poor.

“It’s impossible for us to fast Ramadan during the London Olympics,” said Yasser Hefny, an Egyptian modern pentathlete. “We have five disciplines to perform. We do a lot of effort during the whole day.”

The High Egyptian Islamic Council gave athletes a reprieve by announcing a fatwa, or religious edict, stating that Olympic athletes are not required to fast during coaching or competition.

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Olympic Table Tennis

Table tennis is a sport, which is also known as ping-pong. In this sport two or four players are participated. They hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game is played on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, players must allow a ball played toward them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side. Points are gained when the opposite player fails to return the ball within the rules. Table tennis is a fast game and demands quick reactions. A skilled player can impart several varieties of spin to the ball, change its speed and limiting the opposite side player's options to great advantage.



Table tennis sport is the part of Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. From 1988 to 2004, these were called as: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles. Since 2008 the doubles have been given a new name, that is the team events.



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Olympic Shooting

Shooting is a competitive sport.In shooting sport there are tests of proficiency in which checking the accuracy and speed using various types of weapons such as pistal, firearms and airguns. Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event (albeit only once, in 1900). The shooting sports are categorized by the type of firearm or target used.



Shooting sports have been included in every Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic Games at the 1896 Olympics except at the 1904 & 1928 editions. It is also included in non-Olympic events.



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Olympic Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony is a festival, which tells us about the best of the Host Nation. It also highlights a parade of all the nations that are participating in the competition and the highly expected entrance of the Olympic Flame, which ignites the Cauldron and signals the start of the Games.



The eyes of the whole world will be on Olympic Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic which will be held on 27 July 2012 at Olympic Stadium, London . The Ceremony will mark the beginning of the XXXth Olympiad. Olympic Opening Ceremony will provide a chance for the world to see the imaginative look of Danny Boyle and his team, and the society of our Host City and the UK. You can get Olympic Opening Ceremony Tickets on affordable prices from Global Ticket Market.

Olympic Modern Pentathlon

The modern pentathlon is a sports festival. Modern Pentathlon includes five events: pistol shooting, fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run. This sports festival is managed by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), the International Modern Pentathlon Union.



Modern pentathlon is especially created for the Olympic Games by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and was first time introduced in 1912 Olympic Games. Coubertin was impressed by the pentathlon event in Ancient Olympic Games, which was modeled after the skills of the ideal soldier at the time.



London 2012 Olympic will present Modern Pentathlon from Saturday 11 to Sunday 12 August 2012, Copper Box - Olympic Park (fencing); Aquatics Centre - Olympic Park (swimming); and Greenwich Park (riding, combined event). 72 (36 men, 36 women) athletes will contest for 2 Medals. You can get Olympic Modern Pentathlon Tickets on affordable prices from Global Ticket Market.

Olympic Diving

Diving is a jumping sport or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is included in international sports that’s why it is also a part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.



Diving first time introduced in the Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. Louis and has been an Olympic sport since. It was known as "fancy diving" and divers performed the acrobatic stunts during the dive. This discipline of Aquatics, along with swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo, is regulated and supervised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA), the international federation (IF) for aquatic sports.



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Olympic Tickets For Sale

The 20,000 people who missed out on London 2012 tickets in the first two rounds of sales will be given priority when 900,000 more tickets go on sale at 11am on Friday, May 11.

They will have 31 hours' exclusive access to the tickets before another 1million people who were unsuccessful in the first ballot last year will then have a five-day sales period to try to buy tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. Each person will be limited to applying for one session and a maximum of four tickets. For the first time, 70,000 Olympic Park tickets will be sold which will allow access to the Park to watch sport on the big screens but not to any actual sessions events.

Those tickets will be £10 or £5 for those aged 16 or under or 60 or over.

The 20,000 people who missed out completely in the sales rounds in March and June last year will get first bite - and will have a chance of tickets for all events including a limited number for the opening and closing ceremonies will be included.

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