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So I’m writing a report on the importance of the olympics... I wanna put the story of how it started but I got some writers block. I’m not asking for you to write my report but just some suggestions to get me flowing!

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The advantage of sports writing is that you are allowed a little it more leeway in your choice of words. In crime or business writing, you are restricted in your use of adjectives and adverbs and are encouraged to focus more on nouns and verbs. Sports writing, however, allows you to go to town in describing plays, the atmosphere, fans and other colorful aspects of a sporting event. Ideally, any sports story would have quotes from the winners and losers. Indeed, many sports articles are written around what athletes say rather than what they have achieved on the field of play. The most important news aspect of a sports game is the score. Who won? How did they win and what effect did the victory have? Also important is whether we are writing from a Boston perspective or Cleveland as a example. In this case, we will go with Cleveland. “Cleveland Cavaliers lost 98-96 to the Boston Celtics after Delonte West’s sank two free throws in the final seconds, dropping three and a half games behind the Pistons for the best record in the Eastern Conference. "Next, This is where you can provide a quote from the coach or a key player. Once you got the main information and key quotes out of the way, you can go on to describe the game. Even better would be to describe just one or two plays and include more quotes.

I don't think this will help but, good luck on the report. :) Hope you do well.

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If you can, try searching how it began and why it did.
Try looking up words that can help describe what you’re mentioning.
Find reasons to why the Olympics is so important.
Maybe write how it can inspire people also.
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