In addition to athletes, the honor of performing at the Olympic Games also belongs to a handful of musicians. Just like athletes, musicians also have to go through a qualifying sieve, the winner - many musicians compete for this honor. groups - but there can only be one and it must be finally approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The official OI anthem (Cantato or Olympic Ode) was written by Kostis Palamas and set to music by Spyros Samaras. It was performed for the first time at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens (Greece) in 1896. Unofficially, the Cantata was the anthem of the OI until 1958, when it became official. From the same year onwards, songs that are anthems or official compositions of the current Olympic Games. The basic purpose of these compositions is to spread and promote Olympism. In the following, we present the top 10 Olympic hits, which we remembered more than sporting achievements!
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Golf is returning to the Olympic Games after 112 years! The Spaniard Sergio Garcia will also take part in the Rio 2016 Olympics, who says that for him, taking part in the Olympics will be a dream come true. This is how he thinks before the start, which will be on August 5, 2016.
The Slovenian handball team is ready for anything! Such is the message of the motivational video of the Slovenian handball players, who faced a serious challenge at Rogla. Opposite them stood fear-inducing and above all unpredictable competitors - forest savages! But the Slovenians were not afraid of them, just as they will not be afraid of their rivals at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, where they will face Brazilians, Poles, Swedes, Germans and Egyptians.
The temperature is rising. The 2016 Summer Olympics are just around the corner. If you're not quite in the spirit of a fan for Rio 2016, you certainly will be after watching the Anthem video presented by Samsung and warming us up before the Olympics. Considered one of the most popular and emotionally charged parts of any sporting event, the national anthem is composed of parts of the lyrics of various national anthems and is sung by both athletes and fans. With it, Samsung honors the achievements of successful and persistent athletes from around the world
"My dream has always been to stand at the top of the podium," once said the British Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her dream came true. She also stood at the highest place at the Olympic Games on her home soil, in London in 2012, and in Rio she will try to defend the Olympic title in the heptathlon. In the meantime, today the 30-year-old athlete gave birth to a baby boy, and you can read below how the Omega brand ambassador thinks before going to the Rio 2016 Olympics.
On August 5, 2016, the Summer Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro, and we are well prepared for them. And not only because of sports... Also because of the beauties who will compete there. Here are some of the hottest Olympians headed to Rio.
We are less than 14 days away from the start of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, when modern gladiators will once again fight for the most glittering medals. Also at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Omega timekeepers will measure the hundredths and thousandths that will determine the medal winners. Among the candidates for them will be the swimmer Michael Phelps, Omega brand ambassador, who in 2008 won as many as eight gold medals at the OI, surpassing the achievement of Mark Spitz in 1972. We spoke with the great American swimmer before his imminent departure to Latin America. America.
Who are the sexiest female athletes to compete in the Rio Summer Olympics? The countdown to the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Brazilian capital is nearing boiling point. August 7, 2016 is not far away. More than 10,500 athletes will perform at the Rio Olympics, including many female representatives who are real beauties. Check out the 15 sexiest female athletes who have a ticket to the Rio Olympics. What bodies! Did they miss a job? Which one would win if these athletes had a beauty contest? Which ones predict the greatest sporting success at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Who will play Zdravljica in Rio? We are less than a hundred days away from the start of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Slovenia travels there in numbers, but despite this, in the competition of more than 12 thousand athletes from over 200 countries, the Slovenian representatives cannot expect as rich a collection of medals as from the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Or is it? Infostrada Sports, a sports data crunching company, predicts three gold medals and one bronze medal. And who should win them?
Raya paper artist Sader Bujana has created a series of figures from layers of paper in light of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, which were captured by Leo García Méndez. Some are also made from 150 pieces of paper.
In cooperation with the Olympic Committee of Slovenia and the Brazilian Embassy of Slovenia, a series of Olympic events of various concepts will take place in the Grand Hotel Union, where they will connect Slovenian athletes with fans, present Olympic preparations and current events in Rio, and build a bridge between the two destinations - Slovenia and Brazil. The next in the series will be the cooking academy (Olympic ReUnion: We cook with the Olympians - the flavors of Brazil) with the renowned Brazilian chef Silvia dos Santos, and the Olympic "beep" will be delivered by Bojan Tokič and Benjamin Savšek.
In the spirit of the shocking football match between Brazil and Germany, which left Brazil in an emotional state, let's take a look at seven sporting events that stunned the sports world at least as much as Tuesday's historic defeat.











