BRONZE MEDALISTS IS HAPPIER THAN SILVER MEDALISTS. Based on a 1995 study of photos and interviews with medal winners, psychologists looked at photographs and listened to audio interviews to found that bronze winners were subjectively more happy than the silver-medalRead More
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TRAFFIC LANE. Host cities have to handle a huge influx of traffic. Therefore, Olympic athletes and staff normally have access to an express shortcut to and from the venues. They are special dedicated traffic lanes, whichRead More
QUALIFYING CAN BE MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE ACTUAL GAMES. Marti Malloy, a 2012 bronze medalist in judo, knew early in 2016 that she had gathered enough wins to qualify for the Rio Olympic Games. And those kinds of preliminary qualificationRead More
For every Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt or any other athletes who make their names in history and sign lucrative endorsement contracts, there are thousands of men and women who practice every bit as hard for just a fraction of theRead More