The word
"olympian" is used to describe someone or something that is related to or resembles the gods and goddesses of ancient Greek mythology. It can also refer to an athlete who competes in the Olympic Games.
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And this comment has been proven by an Instagram and Tinder user called Sportsswipe who, using Tinder Passport, has managed to locate and screenshot around 500 profiles
of Olympians in Rio.
Scott Shipley, a three - time
Olympian in the event, says the races are now a bit more like cycling.
Former footballer turned sprinter, Adam is a two
time Olympian who first made his name in 2012 after winning the World Junior Championships 100m after converting to the sport earlier that year.
African American leaders, Baby names inspired
by Olympians, Biblical, Popular baby names from around the world, Shakespeare, Short and sweet, Spiritual
The group of athletes, which included
former Olympians as well as previous Ironman participants and champions, have been training at an elite level for around 30 years and still continue to train for an average of about 17 hours a week.
Zeus, the father of
Olympian gods, used to take his bath in river Lousios.
To create a winning team, entrepreneurs can learn from great
Olympians who came together to reach their full potential.
Something jaw dropping is always just around the corner in this game — From the opening moments where Kratos is riding on the back of a Titan to scale Mount Olympus, to the numerous boss battles
with Olympian Gods that you'll encounter along the journey.
To further avoid the rather dismal prospect of feeling regret at the passing of your time in research, I believe that,
like Olympian athletes, we should all feel honoured to have competed, even if we end up being knocked out of the competition in the second round.
Property Location With a stay at Silka West Kowloon Hotel in Kowloon (Mong Kok), you'll be minutes
from Olympian City Shopping Mall and close to Ladies» Market.
Other GoFundMe campaigns have raised money
for Olympians in need of money to cover travel and expenses related to last year's Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, and for Chicago Cubs fans who wanted to attend a World Series game.
Most importantly, fall 2012 colors such
as Olympian blue, pink flambe» and honey gold are significantly present in these spring handbags.
Simone Biles, one of the United States» most celebrated
Olympians at Rio 2016 recently said that she considers Belize to be her second home.
Redfin is redefining real estate and the home buying process in
Olympian Hills with industry - leading technology, full - service agents, and lower fees that provide a better value for Redfin buyers and sellers.
Personalizing the School for All Students: A Conversation with Debbie Phelps Debbie Phelps is probably best known as the mother of
greatest Olympian of all time.
He returned to the Olympics in 2012 and left those games as the most
decorated Olympian in American history, garnering 22 medals.
And also, it's not like anyone is turning pro off your wrestling team (most likely there are no future
Olympians on the mat), or off the boys basketball team, or even the girls basketball team.
Non-disabled people are not urged to go out and «overcome», to
become olympians with a «can do» attitude - so why are disabled people?
«Mental Links To Excellence» is a research study of what
Olympians do to prepare for their big day.
It's a milestone year for all women as every participating country has sent both male and
female Olympians for the first time, but it is a particular victory for Saudi women who are denied basic rights in their home country such as the legal approval to drive a car or appear in public.
The impression surprised the audience, but nobody seemed more shocked than Phelps, who was in attendance along with
other Olympians like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman.
You don't get to be the most decorated
American Olympian of all time without being in peak shape.
Bowerman had dug up $ 500 to finance half of Knight's tailgate inventory, and used to spend his evenings at a kitchen table tinkering with the imported sneaks, a stitch here, a little more padding there, anything to squeeze out a few more seconds for
future Olympians.
Casey's nemesis - by - default is über - popular Gen Harwood (the increasingly less tomboyish Hayden Panettiere), the daughter of Tina Harwood (Kim Cattrall), a
disgraced Olympian who runs the local rink and has molded Gen into a junior facsimile of herself.
Already featured on the boxes of Kellogg's Special K Red Berries, as well as ads for Hershey's and Nike, she'll also sharing the next Sports Illustrated cover with
fellow Olympians Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky.
Ice hockey player Brian Gionta, 39, is the
oldest Olympian on the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team while figure skater Vincent Zhou, 17, is the youngest.
«The reality is, this is a two - week high,» Gretzky, a former
Canadian Olympian as both a player and a general manager, said over coffee last week.
The 54 - year - old Olympic curler is an insurance agent in Bemidji, Minn., and the oldest Winter Olympian ever
The same strategies
Olympians use to outwit mental obstacles can work in business as well.
April - July or September - October Must Try: Tzatziki - Souvlaki - Giouvetsi with Veal (Orzo) The Acropolis The Parthenon Theatre of Dionysos Porch of the Caryatids Temple of
Olympian Zeus Hadrian's Arch Temple of Hephaestus About The Author Mariella Molestina Noboa...
Despite popular belief, they are
not Olympians in training, they are just like you, looking to squeeze in a quick workout.
Meet the
Rio Olympians Who Put God Before Gold A glimpse of inspiration and testimony from some of Team USA's Christian athletes.
Named
after Olympian Duke Kahanamoku, father of international surfing, the bar displays paraphernalia such as his original redwood board.
Dwayne Johnson is the no - nonsense leader of «the elite of the elite», the LA Lifeguard team that in a bid for more funding employs the disgraced
Olympian athlete Matt (Zac Efron).
When it comes to accomplishing dreams,
Olympians make it look so easy.
In an interview with the House magazine, the former
Olympian also described himself as once having been the «fastest white man on earth», and described how he beat the disgraced former American football star OJ Simpson in a 100m race.
Howard became the
first Olympian ever to row The Boat Race having already won two Olympic medals when he competed last year as stroke of the victorious Oxford crew.
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US Olympians at 2016 Rio Games were infected with West Nile virus, not Zika.»
(12/25) UNBROKEN The book by Lauren Hillenbrand — a mindblower of a true tale — is now a movie about
Olympian Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) whose mental / physical stamina was tested light years beyond the Olympics after being captured by the Japanese in WWII.
Off The Couch If your dog is a couch pup, you needn't try to put it through
Olympian feats each day.
With a stay at Bridal Tea House Hotel Tai Kok Tsui Li Tak in Kowloon (Mong Kok), you'll be minutes from
Olympian City Shopping Mall and close to Ladies» Market.
White is the wealthiest of the U.S.
Olympians competing in the winter games this year, with some estimates putting his total net worth at $ 40 million.
Katie Ormerod also made history by finishing second in the snowboard big air event in Canada, while our
young Olympians finished 14th at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, in Lillehammer, with two gold medals and two bronze.
Maybe so, but the money paid to Paralympians isn't nearly
what Olympians earn — at least in the U.S. «In the U.K., they're commanding seven figures in endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwether.