3. The idea of a modern Olympic
Games was started by a
Frenchman called Baron Pierre de
Coubertin.
He designed the famous logo with five
coloured rings. These represent the
continents of the world joined in peace and
harmony.
4. Months before the Olympics begin a flame is lit in Olympia and is passed through a
relay of torches.
The torches are carried by foot, air, road,
rail or water to the chosen stadium. During
the opening ceremony the last torch lights
a cauldron, which burns throughout the
Games
A flame was kept burning during the ancient
Games as well!
5. The Olympics are now the biggest sporting event in the
world .
There are many more events and sports to participate in and there is even
a separate Winter Games every four years.
Only time will tell if the modern Games can carry on for as long as the ancient
ones!
6. SYMBOLS AND TRADITIONS
• The Olympic flag with five interlocking rings on a white background,
was designed in 1914 by Baron de Coubertin, the color of each Ring
Representing A Continent: Blue, Europe; Yellow, Asian, Black,
African, Green, Australia; and Red America. Only in 1920 the flag
appeared in the Olympics.
• Another tradition of the Olympic Games is to carry the Olympic flame,
which since 1936 after being lit in Olympia, Greece, is driven by
athletes, in rotation, to the location of the Games, after crossing
roads, mountains and seas. The flame is extinguished only in the
closing ceremony of the Games.
7. At first there was only one event a running race.
The track was wide enough for 20 people to run comfortably side by side.
It was also long (190m) and straight.
8. Only men took part in the games: women who wanted to race
had a separate festival called the Heraia.
Married women were not even allowed to
watch the games – only men and unmarried
women!
9. Traditionally, the Greek athletes were naked as they competed. If gave them a
chance to show off their muscular bodies.
10. From 776BC the games were held at Olympia every four years,
usually in August. The four year time span was called an Olympiad.
The games proved very popular.
Spectators came from other
countries nearby – including Italy,
Syria and Egypt.
11. After 100 years of the Games the original running race had been added to, and there
were 18 events that took place.
The first event was the chariot race and one of the most popular events was the
pentathlon, which was made up of five different sporting activities.
These were running, wrestling, the long jump, the javelin and the
discus.
12. In the modern Olympics, winners
are presented with medals in
gold, silver and bronze, but, in
ancient Greece, winners were
awarded a crown of olive leaves.
18. • Athletics;
• Kayaking;
• Football;
• Gymnastics;
• Volleyball;
• Pentathlon;
• Swimming;
• ...
Some of the famous Olympics' sports are:
19. INTRODUCTION:
The Olympics are a major international event, with
summer sports and winter, when thousands of athletes
participate in various competitions. Currently the Games
are held every two years in even-numbered years, with
the Olympics, summer and winter alternating, although
they occur every four years under their seasonal
games. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were
held in Olympia, Greece, the eighth century BC to
fifth century AD.
20. THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES
• The first Olympic Games were held every four years
ago over 2,700 years in Ancient Greece. The
competition was a celebration of tribute to the gods.
The emperor Theodosius I ended up with the Games
between the years 393 and 394. All references of
pagan antiquity should be discontinued.
• Only Men could participated in the Olympics.
39. Carl lewis
Born on the 1st June 1961, Birmingham, USA.
Atheletics world champion (1983-1993)
4 gold medals in Los Angeles 1984.
Michael Phelps
Born on the 30th June 1985 in Baltimore (USA)
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES:
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
40. Birgit Fischer has won 8 Gold medals in Canoe Sprint.
She was the yougest winner in 1984 (18 years old)
and the oldest in 2004 (42 years old).
In London 2012 Olympic Games, the organisers will try to
encourage families to bring children to the events by reducing
the price of the tickets: they cost the same as the child’s age.
More athletes
than spectators
attended the 1900-Paris
Games.
Ethiopian marathoner
Abebe Bikila won the
marathon in 1960. He
didn’t wear shoes.
42. Nadia Elena Comaneci, born on November 12, 1961 in Romania. Winner of nine
Olympic medals, of which five are gold, 3 in Montreal in 1976 and 2 in Moscow in
1980. She also won three silver medals, one in Montreal and 2 in Moscow, and 1
bronze in Montreal
Usain Bolt was born August 21, 1986 in Jamaica. He’s a specialist in
speed 100 and 200 m and the fastest man on the planet. He has
three Olympic medals: three gold at Beijing in 2008.
Michael Fred Phelps was born June 30, 1985. He is an American
swimmer.He has 16 Olympic medals: six gold and two bronze at Athens
Games in 2004 and eight gold at Beijing in 2008
43. Indian athletes have won a total of 26(9G+6S+11B) medal
till date, mostly in field hockey.
Winning 11 medals in 12 Olympics between 1928-1980,
including 6 successive gold medals from 1928–1956.
HOCKEY
44. India’s Performance In Olympics:
Year No.Of Medals Rank Type Of Medal
1900 2 27 Silver
1928 1 23 Gold
1932 1 19 Gold
1936 1 20 Gold
1948 1 22 Gold
1952 1 26 Gold
1956 2 24 Gold, Bronze
1960 1 32 Silver
49. COMPARING CHINA AND INDIA IN THE OLYMPICS
GAMES
• China has become an Olympic powerhouse while India has
underperformed.
• From 1952 to 2012, China won 201 gold medals, while India won only five.
• The Chinese economic development model has focused on investment in
infrastructure; things like massive airports, high-speed rail, hundreds of
dams, stadiums, world-class swimming pools, and high-tech athletic
equipment.
50. The Effort That Goes In For An Olympic Medal In China Is
Awesome…!
• 5-6 year old kids are made to stretch their legs, swinging on the
beams, hanging from pairs of rings, bounding across floor mats
during the physically strenuous training sessions.
• Most of the children are orphans i.e., they go in search of orphans
and bring them to their training centres and fine tune them.
