OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012

IRANTZU MTZ-GIL BELDARRAINMAITE UGARTE VALETA

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A NATION, A TEAM

UNE NATION, UNE SELECTION

HERRI BAT, SELEKZIO BAT

Basque sportmen and sportwomen are not allowed to compete for the Basque national team. Therefore, they compete for Spain or France.

PELOTA.

First international

 Basque Country 6 – 1 Catalonia 

(January 3, 1915; Basque Country)

Biggest win

 Denmark B 1 –

11 Basque Country 

( August 29, 1937; Denmark)

Biggest defeat

 Mexico 8 – 4 Basque Country 

( October 16, 1938; Mexico)

 Basque Country 1 – 5 Hungary 

(August 31 1980; Basque Country)

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SURFING. After competing SURFING. After competing for ten years for the Basquefor ten years for the Basque National team, the National team, the European Committee European Committee forbade it in 2001. forbade it in 2001. However, Basque surfers However, Basque surfers were invited to compete at were invited to compete at the Celtic Games in 2003. the Celtic Games in 2003. Basque surfers were so Basque surfers were so good that they were invitedgood that they were invited them back again. As a them back again. As a result of winning each year result of winning each year the Celtic competition, theythe Celtic competition, they have taken part in the have taken part in the Games every year. The Games every year. The Basque Surfers National Basque Surfers National Team is waiting for a court Team is waiting for a court decision to know if one day decision to know if one day they will be allowed to they will be allowed to

The Basque Country football team  (Euskal Herriko futbol selekzioa) is considered the national team of the Basque Country greater region as selected players from the Basque Country Autonomous Community, the nearby Navarre and the Northern Basque Country in France play for it. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore are only allowed to play friendly matches. As a result, when Basque football players play international matches, they compulsory play for Spain or France.

Basque Pelota was a demonstration sport at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. It was the third time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it was an official Olympic sport at the 1900 Games in Paris, and a demonstration sport in 1924. It was included as a demonstration sport once again at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Basque Pelota has only once been officially competed for at the Olympics in 1900. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a Basque pelota tournament was contested. Only two teams competed, so only one match was played. The score is unknown. The competition was held on 14 June.

LONDON 2012

This year, the olympic games are going to play in London. The olympic games will have two mascots : Wenlock and Mandeville. Wenlock is the olympic mascot and Mandeville is the paralympic mascot. They have a web site where you can make your own mascot, play games, watch the videos…

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A OF A BASQUE SPORTMAN :

There are some Basque athletes that have already participated in the Olimpics, for example, Julien Abasolo.

In 2008, the mountain bike factory Orbea produced a bike for Julien Abasolo. He won gold at the Beijing Olympics and he has become the company's totem.Abasolo has been named the Michael Schumacher of mountain biking - he dominates the sport, having won four World Championships, 17 World Cups and two Olympic gold

medals. He is also at his best in the rain.

Julien director says it's a unique athlete

Not only Julien Abasolo has taken part in the Olympics games, but Martin Fiz (Marathon), Leire Olaberria (cycling) and Naroa Aguirre (athletics).

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VOLUNTEERS

Our volunteers will make the Games happen – we call them London 2012 Games Makers.Volunteers have been integral to both Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games since they were used for the first time at London 1948. So in 2012, the volunteer programme will be coming home to the city where it all began!There are 32 teams (also known as functional areas, or FAs) who need Games Makers and we have divided them into 10 departments, below. Click on each of them to find out more about individual FAs and the sorts of volunteer roles within them.Each team needs a different number of Games Makers – some require fewer than 50 while others need a few thousand. Most roles will be Games-time specific, but some will require volunteers to be available from spring 2012 for pre-Games preparation.

LONDON AMBASSADOR: London Ambassadors will welcome visitors from all over the world during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are looking for volunteers to be the face of London; people who are passionate about the capital and want to tell millions of people about the hidden treasures that makes London one of the best capital cities in the world.

STUDENTS LIKES/DISLIKES

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NAROA AGIRRE

began doing athletics at Santo Tomas High School, in Donostia. She first tried long jump, and changed to pole vault with the help of Ramón Cid (Spanish Federation Technician)She has participated at two Olympic Games. In Athens 04 she was sixth (Olympic Diploma) and at Beijing 08, she ended 13. What’s more, she was at the 9th position at the World Championship 2005 (Helsinki) and 7th in the European Championship 2006 (Goteborg)

She likes reading, listening to music and going to the mountains.

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OLYMPIC MESSAGE

Through true sportsmanship, we all are

winners

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