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- 1. An c ien t G a m e s a n d Mo d e r n Ga m e s
- 2. The Ancient lym p ics
- 3. The Olympic Gamesbegan 2,788 years ago (in 776 b.c.) in Olympia, in southwest Greece. The Games were part of a religious festival in honour of Zeus and were staged every four years at Olympia. People from all over the Greek world came to watch and take part.
- 6. Inside thetemple of Zeus there was a enormous statue of the king of the gods, sitting on a throne. People called it one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The statue was covered in gold and ivory, and was six times bigger than a man.
- 7. During the ancient games,only young men could participate. Running was the only event at the first Games.
- 8. Later, they addedmore events: •Wrestling •Boxing •Long jump •Throwing the javelin •Throwing discus •Chariot racing In the PENTATHLON, there were five events: running, wrestling, javelin, discus and long jump.
- 9. In Greece, therewas no second place. Winners were given a laurel wreath for their head and a pot containing olive oil.
- 10. They ended in394 a.d. by the Roman Emperor Theodosius, who was a Christian. He considered them “pagan” games
- 11. Revived in1896 in Athens, Greece. In the modern Olympics men and women can take part. Winners receive a medal if they come first, second or third. These medals are gold, silver or bronze.
- 13. The Olympic Medals Bronze Silver Gold
- 14. The OlympicRings stand for the five original continents: Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. The colours of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
- 15. The mottoof the Olympic Games is Faster, Higher, Stronger. Stronger To understand the motto, we can compare it with this phrase: The most important thing is not to win but to take part !
- 16. The lighting Theflame is lit in Olympia, Greece, some months before the opening of the Games. The relay route The torch is carried by relay from Olympia to the host city of the Games.
- 17. Arrival at thestadium The day of the opening of the Games, the flame enters the stadium. The flame is transferred from the torch to the cauldron. The flame is extinguished on the final day of the Games at the closing ceremony.
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- 20. The 2012Summer Olympic Games will be in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. We expect 205 nations to participate. London has hosted the Olympic games in 1908 and 1948.
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