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Kye Sun-Hi
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Judo in a gentle way is a martial art, combat sport, and philosophy which originated in Japan. Judo is the successor to jujutsu and was founded by Dr Jigoro Kano in 1882. The sport became the model for the modern Japanese martial arts, gendai budo, developed from old koryu schools. Practitioners of judo are called judoka.
Kye Sun-Hi was born on August 2, 1979. She was a North Korean judoka who has won three Olympic medals. When she won the gold medal in Atlanta 1996 she became the youngest gold medal winner in judo. Kye Sun-Hi with all her perseverance and superior approach towards the sport, he accomplished many aspirations in her overall athletic career. She possessed the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra effort.
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