The document provides a history of the Olympic Games from ancient times to modern times. It discusses how the Games began as a religious festival in ancient Greece and were revived in the late 19th century by Pierre de Coubertin. It also describes some of the traditions of the modern Olympics including the torch relay, the Olympic rings symbol, and details about the 2012 London Games with over 10,000 athletes from 204 countries competing across 26 sports.

1. Olympic Games
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2. Table of contents
• History of Olympic games
• Modern history
• Torch
• Olympic Rings
• London 2012
• Conclusion
• References

3. History of Olympic games
• First ancient
• Religious festival
• Olympia
• Participants

4. History of Olympic games
• Females not allowed
• First competition
• First winner
• 12 centuries

5. History of Olympic games
• Games:
• Running
• Long jump
• Discus throw
• Wrestling
• Boxing
• Pankration
• Equestrian events.

8. History of Olympic games
• Events duration
• One day – 684 B.C.
• Three days – 5th century B.C.
• Five days

9. Modern history
• 1503 years
• Baron Pierre de Coubertin
• Athens struggling
• Athens Olympic Games

10. Modern history
• 14 nations
• Opening ceremony

11. Modern history
• Games:
• Athletics
• Cycling
• Fencing
• Gymnastics
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

13. Torch
• First Torch
• Amsterdam
• Berlin

14. Olympic Rings
• The colors
• Designed

15. London 2012
• 204 nations
• 10.5 thousand participants
• 302 in 26 sports

16. Conclusion
• The goal of the Olympics

17. References
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• Home Page. (n.d.). Retrieved December 14, 2014, from
http://www.nostos.com/olympics/
• Origin and History of the Olympic Games | Go for the Gold Student
Activity | Scholastic.com. (n.d.). Retrieved December 14, 2014, from
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/athens_games/history.htm
• The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games | The Games. (1998,
April 6). Retrieved December 14, 2014, from
http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml