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3.  The first Olympic Games
were held in Olympia in
Greece in 776 BC
 They took place every 4 years
and were held in honour of
the Greek Gods.
 They included boxing,
wrestling, javelin and discus
throwing, running, jumping
and chariot racing.
 The ancient Olympic Games
continued until about 394 AC.

4.  The first modern Olympic Games were held in
Athens, Greece in 1896.
 A French man by the name Pierre de
Coubertin came up with the idea of reviving
this competition.
 He thought that bringing young athletes
together from all over the world would help
bring world peace.
 The games have been held every 4 years
since, except in 1916 during World War 1 and
in 1940 and 1944 during World War 2.

5.  241 athletes participated. All male.
 9 different sports and only 14 countries were
represented.
 The Olympic Comeetee was created

6. SUMMER AND WINTER
OLYMPICS
 The Olympics began as
summer games
 The First Winter Olympics
were held in 1924
 Up until 1994 the Winter and
Summer Olympics Games
were held at the same time.
 Now the Winter and Summer
Olympics are held 2 years
apart.
YOUTH
 Also held every 4 years
 The age range is 14 to 18
years old.
 The first summer youth game
took place in Singapur in 2010
 The next summer youth game
will be in Buenos Aires in 2018

7.  The Paralympic Games is a major
international multi –sport event,
involving athletes with a range
of physical disabilities
 The Paralympic Games are organized
in parallel with the Olympic Games,
 The first official Paralympic Games was
held in Rome in 1960 with 400 athletes
from 23 countries.
PARALYMPICS

8.  The Olympic flag was first used in Belgium in 1920
 It has 5 interlocking rings
 The rings represent the 5 continents that came together for the Olympic
Games – blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for
Australia and Oceania and red for the Americas.

9.  The idea of the Olympic flame
began during the ancient Olympic
Games.
 The flame is lit for each Olympics
and burned constantly during the
Games.
 The flame travels from Greece to
the city where the Olympic Games
will take place.

10.  The first time in South America
 10.500 athletes will participate.
 42 sports will be contested
 204 countries will be represented.
 During 16 days there will be 306
medal events

11.  The mascot name is Vinicius.
Represent the flora and fauna
of Brazil
 The Symbol is 3 holding hands
dancing men, They are done in
yellow, blue and green, which
symbolize the ocean, the
forest and the sun

12.  Shooting
 Swimming
 Synchronised
Swimming
 Table Tennis
 Tennis
 Taekwondo
 Trampoline
 Triathlon
 Volleyball
 Water Polo
 Diving
 Equestrian
 Fencing
 Football
 Weightlifting
 Wrestling
 Gymnastics
 Handball
 Hockey
 Judo
 Rowing
 Sailing
 Archery
 Athletics
 Badminton
 Basketball
 Beach Volleyball
 Boxing
 Canoeing
 Cycling BMX
 Cycling Mountain
Bike
 Cycling Track
 Cycling Road