Pierre de Coubertin was a French nobleman who revived the modern Olympic Games. He believed sports could encourage international friendship and peace. The first modern Olympics was held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Traditional ceremonies like lighting the Olympic torch and the athletes' oath help maintain the spirit of the ancient Games. The Olympic rings symbolize the union of the five inhabited continents and friendship between competitors.

5. The Modern Olympics
By Maddy Robinson

7. Who is Baron Pierre de
Coubertin?

8. Who is Baron Pierre de
Coubertin?
Pierre de Coubertin was from Paris, France born on the 1st of January 1863. He died on the 2nd
of September 1937 (aged 74) in Geneva, Switzerland from a very strong heart attack.
A French nobleman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, born in 1863. When he was young, Coubertin
was a very keen sportsman. As he grew older he developed a passionate belief that sport could
encourage peace throughout the world. He supported the ancient olympics and tried to pull lots
of different countries and start up the olympic games again most of the countries agreed and they
started up a new olympics called the Modern Olympics.
He travelled around the world, hooked in by the ancient olympics .
The first olympics was in Ancient times in Olympia, Greece.

9. Who is Baron Pierre de
Coubertin?
Pierre de Coubertin was from Paris, France born on the 1st of January 1863. He died on the 2nd
of September 1937 (aged 74) in Geneva, Switzerland from a very strong heart attack.
A French nobleman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, born in 1863. When he was young, Coubertin
was a very keen sportsman. As he grew older he developed a passionate belief that sport could
encourage peace throughout the world. He supported the ancient olympics and tried to pull lots
of different countries and start up the olympic games again most of the countries agreed and they
started up a new olympics called the Modern Olympics.
He travelled around the world, hooked in by the ancient olympics .
The first olympics was in Ancient times in Olympia, Greece.

11. Ceremonies

12. Ceremonies
The ceremonies are very traditional in all the Olympics. There is the very
traditional one of lighting the torch which will signal that the Olympics has
officially begun. Another ceremony is the symbol of the Olympics with all
the colored rings with at least one colored ring in all the national flags over
the world.
FACTS:
The interconnected rings means friendship.
The Olympic Hymn, played when the Olympic Flag is raised, was composed

13. Ceremonies
The ceremonies are very traditional in all the Olympics. There is the very
traditional one of lighting the torch which will signal that the Olympics has
officially begun. Another ceremony is the symbol of the Olympics with all
the colored rings with at least one colored ring in all the national flags over
the world.
FACTS:
The interconnected rings means friendship.
The Olympic Hymn, played when the Olympic Flag is raised, was composed

15. Olympic Flag

16. Olympic Flag
The Olympic flag symbols the colours of all the nations that are going to participate in the
current Olympics. The 5 colours: red, black, green, yellow and blue.
The Olympic Flag was introduced in 1914, when the International Olympic Committee held its
20th anniversary in Paris, France. And then flown up in the 1920 Olympics.
FACTS:
Nick Willis will be holding the New Zealand flag at the opening ceremony. And will be holding
the flag when the NZ team walks to the ceremony.
The last real gold medal was awarded in 1912.

17. Olympic Flag
The Olympic flag symbols the colours of all the nations that are going to participate in the
current Olympics. The 5 colours: red, black, green, yellow and blue.
The Olympic Flag was introduced in 1914, when the International Olympic Committee held its
20th anniversary in Paris, France. And then flown up in the 1920 Olympics.
FACTS:
Nick Willis will be holding the New Zealand flag at the opening ceremony. And will be holding
the flag when the NZ team walks to the ceremony.
The last real gold medal was awarded in 1912.

18. Olympic Flag
The Olympic flag symbols the colours of all the nations that are going to participate in the
current Olympics. The 5 colours: red, black, green, yellow and blue.
The Olympic Flag was introduced in 1914, when the International Olympic Committee held its
20th anniversary in Paris, France. And then flown up in the 1920 Olympics.
FACTS:
Nick Willis will be holding the New Zealand flag at the opening ceremony. And will be holding
the flag when the NZ team walks to the ceremony.
The last real gold medal was awarded in 1912.

20. Olympic Oath

21. Olympic Oath
Pierre de Coubertin wrote an oath for the athletes to recite at each Olympic Games. During
the opening ceremonies, one athlete recites the oath on behalf of all the athletes. The
Olympic oath was first taken during the 1920 Olympic Games by Belgian fencer Victor Boin.
The Olympic Oath states, "In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in
these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit
of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams."
FACTS:
The Olympic Oath was first recited by Victor Boin in 1920.
The Olympic flame is a practice continued from the ancient Olympic Games. In Olympia
(Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of the
Olympic Games.

22. Olympic Oath
Pierre de Coubertin wrote an oath for the athletes to recite at each Olympic Games. During
the opening ceremonies, one athlete recites the oath on behalf of all the athletes. The
Olympic oath was first taken during the 1920 Olympic Games by Belgian fencer Victor Boin.
The Olympic Oath states, "In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in
these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit
of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams."
FACTS:
The Olympic Oath was first recited by Victor Boin in 1920.
The Olympic flame is a practice continued from the ancient Olympic Games. In Olympia
(Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of the
Olympic Games.

24. Creed & Motto

25. Creed & Motto

26. Creed & Motto
In 1921, Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, borrowed a Latin phrase
from his friend, Father Henri Didon, for the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Swifter,
Higher, Stronger").
Pierre de Coubertin got the idea for this phrase from a speech given by Bishop Ethelbert Talbot
at a service for Olympic champions during the 1908 Olympic Games. The Olympic Creed reads:
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most
important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have
conquered but to have fought well."
FACTS:
When choosing locations for the Olympic Games, the IOC specifically gives the honor of
holding the Games to a city rather than a country.
James B. Connolly (United States), winner of the hop, step, and jump (the first final event in the
1896 Olympics), was the first Olympic champion of the modern Olympic Games.

28. Olympic Mascot

29. Olympic Mascot
Wenlock - named after an English town in Shropshire that helped inspire the modern Olympic
Games — and Mandeville, whose name pays tribute to the hospital considered the birthplace of
the Paralympic Games — look more like surveillance robots than humans or animals.
Mandeville- is named after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire where in the 1940s,
Dr Ludwig Guttmann established the Stoke Mandeville games at his Spinal unit at the hospital.
From here it is said the foundations were laid for the modern Paralympic games.
Mandeville and Wenlock appear all over england from time to time.
The Beijing olympic mascots are called Nini, Beibei , Jingling, Yingying and Hanhun.

30. Olympic Mascot
Wenlock - named after an English town in Shropshire that helped inspire the modern Olympic
Games — and Mandeville, whose name pays tribute to the hospital considered the birthplace of
the Paralympic Games — look more like surveillance robots than humans or animals.
Mandeville- is named after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire where in the 1940s,
Dr Ludwig Guttmann established the Stoke Mandeville games at his Spinal unit at the hospital.
From here it is said the foundations were laid for the modern Paralympic games.
Mandeville and Wenlock appear all over england from time to time.
The Beijing olympic mascots are called Nini, Beibei , Jingling, Yingying and Hanhun.

31. Olympic Mascot
Wenlock - named after an English town in Shropshire that helped inspire the modern Olympic
Games — and Mandeville, whose name pays tribute to the hospital considered the birthplace of
the Paralympic Games — look more like surveillance robots than humans or animals.
Mandeville- is named after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire where in the 1940s,
Dr Ludwig Guttmann established the Stoke Mandeville games at his Spinal unit at the hospital.
From here it is said the foundations were laid for the modern Paralympic games.
Mandeville and Wenlock appear all over england from time to time.
The Beijing olympic mascots are called Nini, Beibei , Jingling, Yingying and Hanhun.

33. Host Cities

34. Host Cities
31 summer olympics have been held through out the years and
have been great to watch for people.
London has held the games 3 times 1904, 1948 and recently
holding the 2012 Olympics.
FACTS:
The mascots over the years have symboled the colours of the
olympic rings.
The London Olympic games will be held on the 27th of July.

35. Host Cities
31 summer olympics have been held through out the years and
have been great to watch for people.
London has held the games 3 times 1904, 1948 and recently
holding the 2012 Olympics.
FACTS:
The mascots over the years have symboled the colours of the
olympic rings.
The London Olympic games will be held on the 27th of July.

36. Host Cities
31 summer olympics have been held through out the years and
have been great to watch for people.
London has held the games 3 times 1904, 1948 and recently
holding the 2012 Olympics.
FACTS:
The mascots over the years have symboled the colours of the
olympic rings.
The London Olympic games will be held on the 27th of July.

38. The Winners

39. The Winners

40. The Winners
New Zealand will be the winners of the 2012 London Olympics.
Mark Todd is one of the most famous athletes in NZ for his
horse riding, Sarah Walker as well for her fantastic BMX biking.
Theres so many more fantastic athletes in NZ that will bring us
home loads of gold medals and just gives even the more reason
for NZ to win.
So now you’ve heard it NZ ARE GOING TO WIN THE
LONDON OLYMPICS 2012!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOO