The document provides information about the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It discusses the history and founding of the modern Olympic Games. It outlines the symbols of the Olympic Movement including the Olympic rings and motto. It also describes events, ceremonies and traditions of the Olympic Games including the opening and closing ceremonies, medal ceremonies, and summer and winter sporting events. The document then provides details about the Paralympic Games including the governing body, symbol and summer and winter sporting events for athletes with disabilities.

1. Olympic games

2. The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring
summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes
participate in a variety of competitions.
Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia,
Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) in 1894. The IOC has since become the
governing body of the Olympic Movement.

3. • The Olympic Movement uses symbols to represent the ideals
embodied in the Olympic Charter., the Olympic rings,
consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of
the five inhabited continents (America, Africa, Asia,
Australasia, Europe).
• The colored version of the rings—blue, yellow, black, green,
and red—over a white field forms the Olympic flag. These
colors were chosen because every nation had at least one of
them on its national flag.
• The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius,
a Latin expression meaning "Faster, Higher, Stronger".
Coubertin's ideals are further expressed in the Olympic
creed.

4. Opening
• The ceremony typically starts with the hoisting of the host
country's flag and a performance of its national anthem. The
host nation then presents artistic displays of music, singing,
dance, and theater representative of its culture.
• After the artistic portion of the ceremony, the athletes
parade into the stadium grouped by nation
• Nations then enter the stadium alphabetically according to
the host country's chosen language, with the host country's
athletes being the last to enter.

5. • The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games takes place after all
sporting events have concluded. Flag-bearers from each
participating country enter the stadium, followed by the
athletes who enter together, without any national distinction.
• Three national flags are hoisted while the corresponding
national anthems are played. The president of the organizing
committee and the IOC president make their closing speeches,
the Games are officially closed, and the Olympic flame is
extinguished.

6. • A medal ceremony is held after each Olympic event is
concluded. The winner, second and third-place competitors
or teams stand on top of a three-tiered rostrum to be
awarded their respective medals.
• After the medals are given out by an IOC member, the
national flags of the three medalists are raised while
the national anthem of the gold medalist's country plays.

7. • Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Rowing
• Swimming
• Wrestling
• Tug of war

8. • Alpine skiing
• Cross country racing
• Curling
• Figure skating
• Freestyle skiing
• Ice hockey
• Nordic combined
• Snow boarding

9. • Vijender Singh Beniwal (born October 29, 1985) is an
Olympic Medalist Indian boxer from Kalwash, Bhiwani district
in Haryana.

10. • Abhinav Singh Bindra born
September 28, 1982 is
an Indian shooter from Punjab
and is the current World and
Olympic champion in the 10 m
Air Rifle event. He became the
first Indian to win an individual
gold medal at the Olympic
Games.

11. • Disabled
sports also adaptive sports,
are sports played by
persons with a disability,
including physical and intell
ectual disabilities.
• Disability exists in four
categories: physical,
mental, permanent and
temporary

12. PARALYMPICS
GAMES

13. Information
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-
sport event where athletes with a physical disability
compete.There are Winter and Summer Paralympic
Games.All Paralympic Games are governed by the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

14. Symbol
• The symbol of the Paralympic Games is composed of three
"agitos", coloured red, blue, and green, encircling a single
point, on a white field.
• The Paralympic symbol was created by the Scholz & Friends
agency and approved in April 2003.
• This Paralympic symbol was first used in publications and
other products in 2003.

15. Summer Games
• Archery
• Athletics
• Boccia
• Cycling
• Football

16. Winter Games
• Alpine skiing
• Biathlon
• Cross-country skiing
• Ice Sledge Hockey
• Wheelchair curling

17. Under the guidance of:
• Mr. Gagandeep Singh Marwah(Sports
incharge)
• Manaswi Shah (Class-XI)
• Rohan Singhal (Class-XI)
• Gargi Yadav (Class-XI)
• DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL,JAIPUR,INDIA