Vancouver+2010+Winter+Olympics+(Ms+Tyagi)

=** V a n c o u v e r 2 0 1 0 O l y m p i c s **=



//** The XXI Winter Olympics took place from February 12-28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. During the two weeks of competitions, 2566 athletes from 82 countries, and 3 billion people from all over the world watched on TV. In addition,10,000 media representatives attended. In 2003, eight cities applied to be the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics: Andorra la Vella (Andorra), Bern (Switzerland), Harbin (China), Jaca (Spain), PyeongChang (South Korea), Salzburg (Austria), Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina), and Vancouver (Canada). Vancouver was chosen as the host city when it received the most votes. **//

S p o r t s e v e n t s i n t h e O l y m p i c s w er e :

 * = [|Alpine Skiing] =
 * = [|Biathlon] =
 * = [|Bobsleigh] =
 * = [|Cross Country Skiing] =
 * = [|Curling] =
 * = [|Figure skating] =
 * = [|Freestyle Skiing] =
 * = [|Hockey] =
 * = [|Luge] =
 * = [|Nordic Combined] =
 * = [|Short Track Speed Skating] =
 * = [|Skeleton] =
 * = [|Ski Jumping] =
 * = [|Snowboard] =
 * = [|Speed skating] =

= Impacts of the Olympics : =
 * Economic
 * Socio- cultural
 * Environment