Sport2010.com http://www.sport2010.com From the Winter Olympics to the Soccer World Cup Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:13:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 2010 Sporting Events http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/2010-sporting-events/ http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/2010-sporting-events/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:24:45 +0000 admin http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/2010-sporting-events/ FootballOne of the most world-renowned of the 2010 Sporting events is the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

This time it will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia and will be the winter games. Officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver has been preparing for this event for several years.

Both the Olympic and the Paralymic Games are being organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee. This will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada and the first by the province of British Columbia.

In the past, Canada was home to the 1976 Olympic Summer Games in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary. Following Olympic tradition, the official Olympic Flag was given to the Vancouver mayor during the closing ceremonies at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

The flag was raised in Vancouver’s City hall on February 28, 2006 in a special flag raising ceremony. At the same time the Olympic flame had begun its journey to Vancouver.

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]]> http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/2010-sporting-events/feed/ Vancouver Olympic Venues http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/vancouver-olympic-venues/ http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/vancouver-olympic-venues/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:24:25 +0000 admin http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/vancouver-olympic-venues/ SnowboarderThere are various olympic venues located in and around Vancouver.

  • The Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the medal presentations are to be held in the BC Place Stadium.
  • The Pacific Coliseum is the venue for the short track skating and figure skating. Hillcrest Park is the Curling location.
  • Ice hockey is at the GM Place. The secondary venue for ice hockey is the UBC Winter Sports Centre.
  • Speed skating is located at the Richmond Olympic Oval and the Cypress Mountain Resort is the site for freestyle skiing, snowboard, and ski cross events.
  • In nearby Whistler, Alpine Skiing, cross country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon and the bobsled, luge and skeleton are held.
]]> http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/vancouver-olympic-venues/feed/ 2010 South Africa World Cup http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/2010-south-africa-world-cup/ http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/2010-south-africa-world-cup/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:24:06 +0000 admin http://www.sport2010.com/2007/10/27/2010-south-africa-world-cup/ Another big event is the World Cup which will be held in South Africa in 2010.

The World cup starts on June 11, 2010 with the first match held on July 11, 2010.

This is held through FIFA, The Federation Internationale de Football Association.

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