2. ORIGIN
Baron Pierre de Coubertin on November 1892 at
the Sorbonne in Paris, invited to conferences to their
peers to rebirth the spirit of the Ancient Games,
under the motto:
faster, higher, stronger
And they funded the International Olympic Committee
The first edition of the Modern Olympic Games was in April 1896
They took place in Athens, Greece.
3. THE LOGO REPRESENTS THE FIVE
CONTINENTS
OCEANIA
ASIA
AFRICA
EUROPE
AMERICA
the rings are interlaced to symbolize the FRIENDSHIP
4. When: The Olympic Games take place every FOUR YEARS
Where: The members of de International Olympic
Committee vote which city will host the Games.
The Olympic Games are the
WORLD'S BIGGEST SPORTING
EVENT. For a month , athletes from all
countries and almost all disciplines
compete to win the Olympic glory
London, Athens and United States
are the countries that has hosted more times the
Olympic Games
5. SPORTS
The three most traditional sports of the Olympic Games are
ATHLETICS, GYMNASTICS and SWIMMING.