The Olympic torch relay represents an iconic beginning to the games. Former Olympians and members of the public carry the Olympic flame from Athens all the way to the opening ceremony, signifying the official commencement of the games. Beginning with the Berlin 1936 summer games and the 1952 Oslo winter games, each iteration has featured […]
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The strat dial can unleash the full power of the engine. Mercedes-AMG How busy are the drivers? “If I look at a qualifying lap from last year, they are making something like 50 gearshifts over the course of a qualifying lap, they are steering through 17 corners, they are making seven or eight changes of […]
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(Above: Watch the 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic live to see the world’s strongest athletes lifting with the Elephant bar.) Way back in 1987, at the Pure Strength strongman competition in Scotland, iconic strength athlete Jón Páll Sigmarsson successfully lifted a 1,005-pound contraption made of two huge wagon wheels connected by a thick wooden post. Before […]
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