1. The Olympics
The motto is
“Swifter,
Higher,
Stronger”

2. The Olympics THEN
The Ancient Olympics:
•The ancient Greeks dedicated the
Olympic Games to Zeus.
•The Greeks held the first Olympic games
in the year 776 BC.
•The first Olympic games only had one
event. It was a sprint.
•A wreath of olive branches was placed
on the winner's head.
•The olive tree is a sacred tree of Athens,
Greece.
•Women and girls were not allowed to
compete in the games and they were not
allowed to watch them.
•The games only happen every 4 years.

3. The Olympics NOW
The Modern Olympic Games:
•After a long time without the
Olympics, a man from France
helped bring back the Olympic
Games.
•An all-male Olympic games were
held in 1896.
•It was in Athens, Greece.
•The first winter Olympics were
held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
•Now we have 2 different
Olympic Games. We have the
Summer Olympics and the Winter
Olympics.

4. The Olympic Flag
• The flag of the Olympic
Games has five interlocking
rings.
• The colors are blue, yellow,
black, green, and red on a
white background.
• The rings represent the five
parts of the world that were
joined together in the
Olympic movement: Africa,
the Americas, Asia, Australia
and Europe.
• Baron de Coubertin designed
the flag of the Olympics in
1913-1914.

5. The Olympic Torch
• The tradition of the Olympic
flame began during the
ancient Olympic Games.
• A flame was lit for each
Olympics.
• It burns throughout the
games.
• There was no torch relay in
the ancient Olympics.
• The first torch relay took place
at the 1936 games in Berlin,
Germany.
• A new Olympic torch is
designed for each of the
games.

6. The Olympic Torch
• A new Olympic torch is designed for
each of the games.
• This flame begins its Olympic Torch
Relay by touring Greece.
• The flame is normally taken to the
country where the games will be
held.
• The flame is then carried around the
country where the games are to be
held.
• They use a series of torches carried
by people.
• The last runner uses a torch to light
the large Olympic torch which burns
throughout the games.
• The flame is extinguished during the
closing ceremony.

7. Summer Olympic Events
• archery, badminton,
baseball, basketball, boxing,
canoeing, cycling, diving,
equestrian, fencing, soccer,
gymnastics, handball,
hockey, judo, kayaking,
marathon, pentathlon, ping
pong, rowing, sailing,
shooting, swimming,
taekwando, tennis, track
and field-many running,
jumping, and throwing
events, triathlon, volleyball,
water polo, weightlifting,
wrestling.

8. Olympic Medals
• At the Ancient Olympics, a
wreath of olive branches
was placed on the winner's
head.
• At the modern Olympics,
each first-place winner
receives a gold medal.
• Each second-place winner
receives a silver medal.
• Each third-place winner
receives a bronze medal.
• Different medals are
designed for each new
Olympics.

9. • The 2012 Olympics are
being held in London,
England. The opening
ceremonies are on July
27th.

10. American Olympians to Watch
• Lauren Perdue from • Michael Phelps. He is a
Greenville, NC. She is swimmer. He has
swimming in the 800m already won a lot of
relay. medals in other
Olympics.

11. American Olympians to Watch
• Beach volleyball • US Woman’s Soccer
legends- Misty May- Team
Treanor and Kerri
Walsh-Jennings

12. American Olympians to Watch
Gymnastics-Jordyn Wieber Allyson Felix-sprinter
and Gabby Douglas

13. American Olympians to Watch
Wrestling- Jordan Let’s GO USA!!!!!!!!!
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