Baron Pierre De Coubertin was a French educator who is considered the father of the Modern Olympic Movement. He organized the first International Olympic Committee meeting in 1894 and helped revive the Olympic Games. The Olympic flag was introduced in 1914 and represents the five continents with its five rings. The opening and closing ceremonies celebrate the commencement and conclusion of the Olympic Games with grandeur. Host cities strive to create impressive stadiums and athlete villages for each Olympics. The Olympic torch relay passes the flame around countries participating in the Games, symbolizing their start.

3. MODERN OLYMPICS

4. MODERN OLYMPICS
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5. By Willis and Dorrie
MODERN OLYMPICS

6. WHO IS BARON PIERRE DE
COUBERTIN
Baron Pierre De Conbertin was born in Paris, France on
January 1st 1863. He died at the age of 74 from a stroke
on September the 2nd 1937 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Boron’s full name is “Charles Pierre Fredy Coubertin. He
is the father of the Modern Olympic Movement. He
organised the first meeting of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC). New Zealand was one of the 13
nations r
Baron Pierre De Coubertin was the 2nd president of the
International Olympic Committee and created the
Modern Olympic Flag in 1914.

7. OLYMPIC FLAG
The Olympic Flag represents the five continents Asia,
America, Africa,Oceania and Europe.
The Olympic flag was introduced in 1914 by Pierre
De Coutertin.
Did you know the colors on the Olympic flag were
chosen because all the colors appear on everyones
flag. The Olympic Flag was presented to the IOC at
the 1920 Summer Olympics by the city of Belgium.

8. CEREMONIES
There are many ceremonies in the Olympics such as
the Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony and Medal
Ceremonies.
Did you know that the Opening Ceremony
represents the official commencement of the
celebration of the Olympic Games. Do you know that
the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony
are very over the top! :)

9. HOST CITIES
There have been 30 Summer Olympics. London
have had the privilege to have the Summer
Olympics 2 .Did you know the first recored
Olympic games were recored in 776 BCE. The
Host Cities always create an amazing area for the
Stadiums and places where the athletes stay.

10. TORCH RELAY AND FLAME
The Olymic torch is a mark of the start
of the Olympic Games. The Olympic
torch is carried aroud different
countries. The torch is symbol of the
Olympic Games. The fire was first started
at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam and
has been round ever since.

11. TORCH AND RELAY CONTIN.
In 2000, as the Olympic flame travelled first
through Greece, then through Oceania and
finally around Australia, athletes across the
world were beginning to make their way to
Sydney for training and to celebrate the Games
of the 2000 Olympiad.
In every Greek town and village that the torch
relay passed through on its ten days in the
country, the streets were lined with people.
On 20 May, the torch relay around Greece came
to an end at the site of the first modern Olympic
Games, the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

12. TORCH FACTS
The to has changed every 4 years and is
carrying on changing!
They put more effort into the old torchs
than the new torches !

13. MASCOTS
The Mascots are always something to do
with their country (e.g beijing Panda). In
1968 Winter Olympics was the first time
someone had a mascot and now every
year there is a new country.