The Olympic Games

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The Olympic Games
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The First Olympic Games

• The first Olympic Games were held in Olympia in
  Greece in 776 BC
• They took place every 4 years and were held in
  honour of the Greek Gods.
• All the events of the Olympic Games were
  connected to war.
• They included boxing, wrestling, javelin and
  discus throwing, running, jumping and chariot
  racing.
• The ancient Olympic Games continued until about
  AD 394.

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The Modern Olympic Games

• The first modern Olympic Games were held in
  Athens, Greece in 1896.
• A French man by the name Pierre de Coubertin
  came up with the idea of reviving this
  competition.
• He thought that bringing young athletes together
  from all over the world would help bring world
  peace.
• Only 13 countries were represented at the First
  modern Olympic Games.
• The games have been held every 4 years since,
  except in 1916 during World War 1 and in 1940 and
  1944 during World War 2.

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Summer and Winter Olympics

• The Olympics began as a summer games.
• The First Winter Olympics were held in 1924
• Up until 1994 the Winter and Summer Olympics were
  held at the same time.
• Now the Winter and Summer Olympics are held 2
  years apart.

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The Olympic Flag

• The Olympic flag was first used in Belgium in
  1920
• It has 5 interlocking rings
• The rings represent the 5 continents that came
  together for the Olympic Games Africa, Asia,
  America, Australasia and Europe.
• The colours of the rings are blue, yellow, black,
  green and red.

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The Olympic Flame

• The idea of the Olympic flame began during the
  ancient Olympic Games.
• The flame was lit for each Olympics and burned
  constantly during the Games.
• The flame travels from Greece to the city where
  the Olympic Games will take place.

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List of Sports

• Gymnastics
• Handball
• Hockey
• Judo
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Synchronised Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Taekwondo
• Trampoline
• Triathlon
• Volleyball
• Water Polo

• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Boxing
• Canoeing
• Cycling BMX
• Cycling Mountain Bike
• Cycling Track
• Cycling Road
• Diving
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Football
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling