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Competing in the Olympic Games of the 154th Olympiad in 164 BC, the last of the "golden age" of the ancient Games, [4] Leonidas captured the crown in three separate foot races: the stadion, the diaulos, and the hoplitodromos. He repeated this feat in the three subsequent Olympics, in 160 BC, in 156 BC, and finally in 152 BC at the age of 36.
Pahlevani and zourkhaneh rituals is the name inscribed by UNESCO for varzesh-e pahlavāni (Persian: آیین پهلوانی و زورخانهای, "heroic sport") [1] or varzesh-e bāstāni (ورزش باستانی; varzeš-e bāstānī, "ancient sport"), a traditional system of athletics and a form of martial arts [2] originally used to train warriors in Iran [3] [4] Outside Iran ...
Ancient Greek long jump. Athlete preparing to jump, with one mid-jump. The Olympic Games were the oldest of the four, said to have begun in 776 BC. It is more likely though that they were founded sometime in the late 7th century BC. They lasted until the Roman Emperor Theodosius, a Christian, abolished them as heathen in AD 393. The Pythian ...
Adele released "Skyfall" in October 2012, a song co-written with Epworth for the James Bond film of the same name. [10] Her third album, 25 , was released in 2015. Adele co-wrote its songs "I Miss You" and "Sweetest Devotion" with Epworth and co-wrote " Hello ", " Million Years Ago ", and " Water Under the Bridge " with Greg Kurstin .
As of March 2016, Adele had sold over 10 million albums in the UK; [13] meanwhile, in the US, the singer has sold 31 million albums as of January 2022. [14] 30, Adele's fourth studio album, was released on 19 November 2021. It was an international success, topping the official charts in 34 countries.
Of course, like many of us, Adele got caught up in the excitement of the Olympics. She poked fun at herself for (relatably) critiquing Olympic athletes from the comfort of her couch.
A papyrus list of Olympic victors, 3rd century A.D., British Library The current list of ancient Olympic victors contains all of the known victors of the ancient Olympic Games from the 1st Games in 776 BC up to 264th in 277 AD, as well as the games of 369 AD before their permanent disbandment in 393 by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
Adele’s love ballads in 30 were written during a period of emotional tumult following the singer’s divorce from her husband Simon Konecki in 2019. The pair had been together since 2011 and ...