The Olympic Rings document summarizes the five Olympic rings symbol. The rings represent the five inhabited continents - Americas, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe - and were originally designed in 1912. The London 2012 Olympic emblem is based on the year 2012 and represents the host city London. Wenlock and Mandeville are the official mascots for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.

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2. The Olympic Rings
• Five interlocking rings make up the Olympic Emblem.
• The rings are of equal dimensions and are in 5 different
colours.
• The colours are , , , and on a
background.
• Each ring represents a continent and the joining of the
rings represents the union of these continents.
• The continents are North and South America (these are
considered one area), Africa, Australia, Asia and Europe.
• The Olympic symbol was originally designed in 1912 by
Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
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3. London 2012
• The London Olympics
Emblem is based on the
number 2012.
• This is the year of the
games. The word
London reminds us of
the host city.
• The vision at the heart
of the games is that
London 2012 will be
‘Everyone’s Games’.
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4. Olympic Mascots
Wenlock and
Mandeville are
the official
mascots for the
London
Olympics and
Wenlock and the Paralympic
Mandeville Games 2012.
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5. The Olympic Motto
The Olympic motto is
made up from the Latin
words:
‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’.
This means:
Faster
Higher
Stronger
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6. Horse Riding Events
There are 3 types of horse
riding events at the
London Olympics in
2012.
These are:
• Equestrian Dressage
• Equestrian Eventing
• Equestrian Jumping
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7. Cycling Events
There are 4
types of Cycling
events:
• BMX
• Mountain Biking
• Road Cycling
• Track Cycling
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8. Swimming Events
There are 2
types of
swimming
events:
• Swimming
• Synchronised
Swimming
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9. Water Events
Other water events
are:
• Diving
• Water Polo
• Sailing
• Rowing
• Canoeing
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10. Ball Events
There are many ball
events.
These include:
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Football
• Handball
• Tennis
• Table Tennis
• Hockey
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11. Other Events
Other events include:
• Archery
• Boxing
• Fencing
• Gymnastics
• Judo / Taekwondo
• Shooting
• Wrestling
• Weight Lifting
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12. Paralympics 2012
Paralympics
There are 20 Paralympic sports in the
London Olympics:
• Archery
• Athletics
• Boccia
• Road and Track Cycling
• Equestrian
• Football 5 / 7 a side
• Goalball
• Judo
• Powerlifting
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Sitting Volleyball
• Wheelchair Basketball / Fencing / Rugby /
Tennis
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13. Olympic Medals 2012
Gold, Silver,
Bronze
1st, 2nd, 3rd
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