Part one of term paper
The eighties were a great time of talented athletes, it was a decade of all sports. The popularity of many sports were increased in this decade, mostly because of television. The Olympics were a big part of the 1980’s. The world records, the Olympic records, the introduction of new sports and women’s sports. Baseball, basketball, foot ...

Part two of term paper
... that before the games he played baseball for a small salary. The IOC considers this as him being a professional athlete, so he was disqualified and stripped of his medals. In 1980 the summer games were disrupted by another boycott by US President Jimmy Carter, also in 1980 the winter games in Lake Placid, New York were among the most exciting in history. Eric Heiden won all five speed skating races, setting an Olympic or World record in each race. Eric became the first man to win five in ...