The document discusses the history and traditions of the Olympic Games. It describes how the ancient Olympic Games originated in Greece as religious festivals honoring the god Zeus. The modern Olympics began in 1896 in Athens and have since grown into a major international event held every four years featuring both Summer and Winter competitions across dozens of sports. Key traditions of the Olympics include the Olympic flame, flag, and mascots.

1. The Olympic Games
By : Amritansh M., Atul Sharma, Aman Chauhan,
Anuj Mohitkar, Ikhlaq Ahmed, Akhilesh Bhagat,
Aditya Hedao, Aniket Meshram, Yash Gokhale

2. ZEUS
● In Greek mythology Zeus was
the ruler of both the
Olympian gods and the
human race.
● Ancient Greeks held olympic
games every four years to
celebrate and honour Zeus,
the protector and ruler of
mortals and the olympian
family of gods.

3. Ancient Olympic games
● Ancient Olympic games were
held in Greece in Olympia.
● It was first mentioned in 776
BC and according to the
legends it was heracles who
first called the games
‘Olympic’ and established the
custom of holding them once
every four year.

4. Modern Olympic games
● In the nineteenth century Pierre
de Coubertin gave the idea to
hold the Olympic games again.
● To show the link with past, the
games were organised in Greece,
in the Panathenaic Stadium in
Athens, in 1896.
Pierre de Coubertin

5. Olympic sports
● The Olympic games comprises of all the sports
contested in the Summer and the Winter
Olympics
● The Summer Olympics includes 26 sport with 36
disciplines and about 300 events.
● The Winter Olympics includes 7 sports with 15
disciplines and about 80 events.

6. Winter Olympics
● The Winter Olympic games were first held as a
separate competition in 1924 at
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France.
● From that time until 1992, they took place the
same year as the Summer games.

7. Summer Olympics
● The summer games is held during the summer
season of the host country and they last for 16
days.
● Today there are more than 270 events during the
games. Over 15,000 athletes from 190 nations
take part.

8. The Paralympic games
● The word ‘Paralympic’
derives from the Greek
root ‘para’ which means
‘beside’ and ‘alongside’.
● The symbol for
Paralympic games is
composed of three
‘agitos’ coloured red, blue
and green, encircling a
single point, on a white
field.

9. The Olympic fire
● The fire is a symbol of ‘spirit’, ’knowledge’ and ‘life’.
● It is delivered from Olympia by a relay race to the site of games by the best
sportsman of the world.
● It burns from the opening ceremony until the end of the games.

10. The Flag
● The Olympic flag was presented on the Summer Olympic Games in
Antwerp, in 1920.
● The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony.

11. Olympic Mascots
● Mascots are one of
the most interesting
and enjoyable
aspects of the
Olympic Games.
● They are selected
new every four year
by the host

12. Olympic Mascots

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