Liddell

Citius, Altius, Fortius

After a century of anticipation and seven years of preparation, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will kick off at 8:00 on the evening of August 8 in the National Stadium (also known as "Bird's Nest") in Beijing. Delegations from 205 countries and regions will be a part of the greatest gathering in the history of the Olympic Games.
The Beijing Olympic Games starts on August 8 and ends on August 24.
More than 10,000 of the world's top athletes will compete fiercely for 302 gold medals in 28 sports.
Only some athletes will reach the gold, although all of them worked hard to be able to achieve it.
2000 years ago, Paul write these words:" Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way to get the prize."
The race for the gold it may last only 4 years, but for some athletes, there is a better race for a prize better than gold - a life with eternal purpose.
That was the case of Eric Liddel, athlete and missionary in China, reaching gold medal at the 1924 Olimpic Games in Paris.

During the summer of 1924, the Olympics were hosted by the city of Paris.

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