The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece over 2,800 years ago as religious festivals and sporting competitions held in Olympia. They grew greatly in significance, reaching their peak in the 6th-5th centuries BC. The modern Olympics were revived in 1896 in Athens and have been held every four years in different host cities around the world since. London will host the 2012 Summer Olympics, the third time the city has held the Games.

2. HISTORY OF THE
OLYMPIC GAMES
The ancient Olympic Games, named
after the city held in "Olympia" were
religious festivals, cultural and sporting
events held in ancient Greece 2,800
years ago began in 776 a.C.
The Games quickly took a larger role in
ancient Greece, reaching its zenith in the
sixth century and centuries to V century a.C.

3. The Olympics had a fundamentally religious With contests alternating with
significance, when the Greek city-state went sacrifices and ceremonies in
to war and came the time of the Olympic honor of Zeus, keeping the
Games, the war was suspended to make way Olympic flame on the altar of
for the games. Zeus.
First competitions were based in Today light a torch by the action
foot races and fights, the of the sun's rays in Olympia, and
pentathlon, testing of various then transported to the
events including javelin, discus and headquarters of the Olympic
Games.
long jump.
In Olympia came to celebrate 293
In addition to the pankration, chariot races,
Olympic Games, until the Christian
and several art competitions such as music,
emperor Theodosius I abolished
poetry and dance.
them consider the year 393 by
pagans.

4. THE MODERN OLYMPIC
GAMES.
Were established in the sporty
look in 1896 by Pierre de
Coubertin and until today still
practiced.
Though always spoken of the rebirth of
the Olympic Games, the fact is
attributed to Pierre de Coubertin France
and is called the father of the modern
Olympic Games.
The truth is that the first attempt was made
in Greece, thanks to the enthusiasm of a
Greek called Zappas Gospels.

5. So in Greece were made the first modern Olympic Games
on November 15, 1859, the November 15, 1870, on May
18, 1875 and May 18, 1889.
Although
The games were part of this first attempt did not achieve the
success we recall that the first was in 1859, 37 years before the
first modern Olympic Games officially forming a link between
past and future.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
Attracted by the futile efforts to revive the Olympic Games
and with the belief that athletic competition could result
in international understanding, is dedicated e revive
himself, the Olympics, with the participation of all
countries of the world.

6. Coubertin presented his project to
the Athletic Sports Union and Paris
in late 1892, after careful public
relations work.
Coubertin was a persistent man and soon had an
opportunity to request support from other
countries, when the French Sports Union organized
an international conference on Amateurism.
On June 23, 1894 created the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) in
Lausanne (Switzerland), composed of
representatives of twelve countries.

7. COUNTRY IS IN THE INTERNATIONAL
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.
• Austria-Bohemia (Jiri Guth-Jarkovsky)
• Argentina (José Benjamín Zubiaur)
• Belgium (Maxime de Bousies)
• USA. (William Sloane)
• France (Ernest F.Callot y Pierre de Coubertin)
• Greece (Demetrius Vikelas)
• Great Britain (C. Herbert Ampfhill y Charles Herbert)
• Hungary (Ferenc Kemény)
• Italy (Mario Luccesi Palli y Andria Carafa)
• New Zealand (Leonard A. Cuff)
• Russia (Alexei General de Boutowsky)
• Suecia (Viktor General Balck).

8. HEADQUARTERS OF THE
OLYMPIC GAMES.
Summer Olympics. Winter Olympics.
♣ First edition 1924 Chamonix
♦I edition 1896 Athens Greece. France.
♦II edition 1900 Paris France. ♣ Second edition 1928 St.
♦III edition 1904 San Luis III U.S. Moritz Switzerland.
♦Intercalated Games 1906 Athens ♣ Third edition 1932 Lake Placid
Greece. USA.
♦IV edition 1908 London United ♣ Fourth edition 1936
Kingdom. Garmisch-Partenkirchen
♦V edition 1912 Stockholm Germany.
Sweden. ♣ Fifth edition 1940 Garmisch-
♦ VI edition 1916 Berlin Germany. Partenkirchen, Germany.

9. ♦VII edition 1920 Antwerp Belgium.
♦ VIII edition 1924 Paris France. ♣ Sixth edition 1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo
♦IX edition 1928 Amsterdam Italy .
Netherlands. ♣ Seventh edition 1948 St. Moritz
Switzerland.
♦X edition 1932 Los Angeles USA.
♣ Eighth edition 1952 Oslo Norway.
♦XI edition 1936 of Berlin Germany. ♣ Ninth edition 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
♦XII edition 1940 Helsinki Finland. Italy.
♦XIII edition 1944 London United ♣ Tenth edition 1960 Squaw Valley USA.
Kingdom. ♣ Eleventh edition 1964 Innsbruck
♦XIV edition 1948 London United Austria.
Kingdom. ♣ Twelfth edition 1968 Grenoble France.
♦XV edition 1952 Helsinki Finland. ♣ Thirteenth Edition 1972 Sapporo Japan.
♦XVI edition 1956 Melbourne ♣Fourteenth edition 1976 Innsbruck
Austria.
Australia.
♣Fifteenth edition 1980 Lake Placid USA.
♦XVII edition 1960 Rome Italy.
♦XVIII edition 1964 Tokyo Japan. ♣Sixteenth edition 1984 Sarajevo
♦XIX edition 1968 Mexico City Yugoslavia.
Mexico.

10. ♣Seventeenth edition 1988
♦XX edition 1972 Munich R.F. Calgary Canada.
German.
♣Eighteenth edition 1992
♦ XXI edition 1976 Montreal Canada.
♦ XXII edition 1980 Moscow Albertville France.
Soviet Union. ♣Nineteenth edition 1994
♦XXIII edition 1984 Los Angeles Lillehammer Norway.
United States.
♣Twentieth edition 1998
♦XXV edition 1992 Barcelona Spain.
♦ XXVI edition 1996 Atlanta USA. Nagano Japan.
♦XXVII edition 2000 Sydney ♣Twentyoneth edition 2002
Australia. Salt Lake City United States.
♦XXVIII edition 2004 Athens Greece.
♦ XXIX edition 2008 Beijing R.P.
♣ Twentytwoth edition 2006
China. Turin Italy.
♦XXX Edition 2012 London United ♣ Twentythreeth edition 2010
Kingdom. Vancouver Canada.

12. The Olympic Games
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They are a sporting event is taking
place from July 27 until August 12,
2012 in London, UK.
London is the first city to host the Olympics
three times, having previously played host in
1908 and 1948.

13. After the application:
Led by former Olympic champion Sebastian
Coe and the Mayor of London Ken
Livingstone.
London was chosen as the host city on July 6, 2005 for
the 117. IOC meeting in Singapore, defeating Moscow,
New York, Madrid and Paris.
The main center of the games will be the new
London Olympic Park 200 hectares built on a
former industrial site in Stratford, east London.

14. OLYMPIC TORCH
ROUTE.
The torch had no international experience
and was taken directly from Greece to the
UK.
In Greece, carried out the lighting ceremony of
the Olympic flame on May 10 and arrived at the
Panathenaic Stadium, the seventeenth day.
On May 18 comes to the UK where the footballer "David
Beckham" lit the torch from a cauldron and on May 19
began the journey of seventy days from Land's End,
Cornwall, England, until the opening ceremony held on 27
July.

15. LOGO AND GRAPHIC
DESIGN.
Represents the number "2012" and includes the
Olympic rings and the word "London."
The colors pink, blue, green and orange means
dynamism and over time from submission to the
opening day.
Also symbolizes "the Olympic spirit and the
willingness of the games to attract public
participation”.

16. The official mascots of the Olympic
Games:
Wenlock and Mandeville are created by the
company Iris and delivered on May 19, 2010.
According to the story, both born of the
drops falling steel construction of the last
support beam of the Olympic Stadium in
London.
The names of pets concerns two
British localities of concern to the
Olympic.

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