Guide to the Olympics

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The Grade 4/5 Guide to The London

2012 OlympicsAssembled by the Grade 4/5 class at Major Ballachey School in Brantford,

Ontario, Canada

June 2012


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Introduction

Hi, you have chosen an Olympic guide that tells you about all the different Olympic sports and

all the rules.

Here are some of the sports you will find in the guide: shooting, fencing, boxing, gymnastics,

archery, mens cross country mountain biking and more.

Why we are making this guide? To help people learn all the Olympic sports and all the rules to

make them learn a bit more about sports.

Thank you for choosing our Olympic Guide.

Nathan Caruso (Grade 5, Major Ballachey School)


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Olympics

The Olympics originated in Greece. If you won in the Olympics back then you would win

a crown that was made out of olive tree branches. There are a lot of Olympic sports that

you can do like javelin, modern pentathlon, water polo, archery, diving, sailing, judo,

track, taekwondo, boxing, rowing, luge, shooting, golf, cycling, volleyball, fencing,

gymnastics, aquatics, canoeing/kayaking. And about a hundred more. Some of the best

athletes are

and there are many, many more.

In the Olympics there are four different catagories of sports there is the summer

Olympics, winter Olympics, spring Olympics, and the fall Olympics. The Olympics that I

am writing about is the summer Olympics.

By: Travis Ellis

Gold

medalist:

Alberto

Juantorena

Gold medalist:

Alexander Popov

Gold Medalist: Amy Williams


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Badminton

Badminton is an Olympic active sport you get a stick and you have to try to hit the bird to the

other player. If they miss the hit they lose a point.

Another way to get a point is if they hit the bird to the far left or right cause that will be called

and out and the other opponent will get a point.

Rules

1#You cant use body contact.

2#You cant touch or hit the net.

3#You have to hit the bird with the racquet.

4# Listen to the rules carefully.

India has a good reputation at this sport because they play well and follow the rules carefully.

http://www.olympic.org/badminton


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Boxing

The Point of the games is to knock the other person on the ground and then you get 10 seconds

to get up or the other opponent gets the win.

Rules:

Boxing is a fun fighting sport the rules are You cant use body contact other than your hands.

If you use body contact other than the hands you get a foul and then the other person wins the

game.

http://www.olympic.org/boxing

By: Milton Waldron

Mike Tyson

Manny Pacquiao
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Fencing

Fencing is an Olympic sport that is played with little swords that are somewhat dangerous. This

game is played by USA and Canada and different countries.

Some equipment they use:

1. Blade: The hitting part of a sword from the guard to the point.2. Chest guard: Protects the chest3. Epee: a thrusting sword descended from the dueling sword.4. Grip: the handle of the sword.5. Mask: protects your face so the sword cant hit you in the face.6. Point. the end of the sword that pokes your opponent.

Here are 4 of the greatest fencers:

1. Tim Morehouse2. Eduardo Mangiarotti3. Aladar Gerevich4. Peter Joppich

Here is a video URL to show fencing

I also added a fencing pic

Rules:

no fist fighting no fencing without mask or chest guard no full out dangerous fencing

By: Nathan Caruso
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Football

The games called football, another way to call it is soccer an active sport.

The games point is trying to kick the ball to the other net,

When the ball gets in the other teams net they get a point at the end that has the most goals

wins.

Rules:

1#You cant use your hands.

2#No attack/pushing or hurting the other team.

3#If You do push someone or hurt then theyll get a penalty

A penalty is when they get a free kick on the person at net.

And this sport is going to be played at the summer Olympics 2012.

The Best Player at this sport is known to be Ronaldo Cristiano. The worlds best soccer player.

http://www.olympic.org/football


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Golf (Men)Golf is a sport where you get one ball and you start at the point and with the club you hit the

ball as far as you can and try to get it in the hole in the green not out of bonds if you do you

have to hit the ball from their and it is pretty hard and try not to hit it in to the sand ether it isalso hard to hit it when it is in the sand plus it does not go as far in the sand

Rules:

Golf is a sport with many rules on how to play depending on the situation, but also on how to

behave vis--vis other players, the course and its environment. There are 34 rules in total,

divided into 11 sections. .

Par is the average number of strokes to finish a hole. It is determined by the distance that

separates the teeing ground from the flag that indicates the position of the hole on the green.

Generally pars are done in three, four or five strokes, i.e. pars 3, 4 or 5.

The game of golf consists of reaching each hole with a minimum of strokes - the score is

established according to the number of strokes made in comparison to par. Making par

means a player has taken as many shots to putt the ball in the hole as was deemed par for that

hole in advance (for example, taking four strokes on a hole determined to be a par 4). A

bogey is equal to one shot above par (+1); a double bogey is two extra strokes (+2) and a

triple bogey is three more (+3). Making a birdie means finishing the hole with one stroke

below par (-1). An eagle corresponds to two strokes below par (-2), while an albatross is the

term for three strokes below par (-3) and is obviously very rare. At the end of the round of 18

holes, the score is calculated by taking the sum of strokes made in relation to par.

By: Liam Schofield


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Javelin (Men)

JAVELIN is an Olympic field sport. In javelin you throw a spear called a javelin. To throw the

javelin you have to run and throw the javelin. To gain speed you twist your arm. To throw a

javelin successfully it takes constant practice and commitment to throw a javelin. When

someone tells you that its easy to throw a javelin you now they are exaggerating.

Rules: To score points in javelin you have to run as fast as you can up to the line then you throw

the javelin. But if you cross the line the throw is a foul.

One gold medal javelin winners name is Steve Backley from Great Britain.

Videos:http://www.olympic.org/multimedia-player/all-video/2000-2009/2008/08/22/lot1-

2008-m-decathlon-javelin-cuba/

By: Travis Ellis
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Javelin (Women)Rules:

You run up and throw a javelin there is a line if you cross it they will draw the red flag. The javelin has to be thrown over the shoulder.

Barbara Spotakova is a good athlete.

http://www.olympic.org/athletics-javelin-throw-women

By: Jaden MacDonald
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Modern Pentathlon

There are five events in modern pentathlon:

1. freestyle swimming2. fencing3. shooting: in shooting you have to get 500 points or 1000 points to win the game4. running5. show jumping

Athletes start the combined event based on their points after the previous three events using a

handicap start. Athletes run from the start line to their designated shooting station. The

shooting area is protected from potentially inclement weather or sunshine and is clearly visible

to spectators. There is a 25 minute combined shoot and run warm up prior to the start of thecompetition. The running course consists of a 1 km loop with as much of the course visible to

spectators as possible. The maximum climb of the running course must not exceed 50m. Time

penalties may be incurred for various offences. You all start running at the start line you run to the

targets then you shoot and you win if you the most points

Gold medal Andrei Moiseev

Silver medal Edvinas Krurgolcas

Bronze medal Andrejus

The Shooting event is held in an indoor

shooting range, the athlete will use a 4.5mm

caliber air-pistol and shoot at a fixed target,

which will be at a distance of 10-meters (32

feet). The shooters will have a total of 20 rounds to fire and they will have a maximum time

limit of 40 seconds allowed between each shot. A score from one to ten will be given for each

shot. If a shooter is able to shoot a perfect score, hitting the center of the target with every

shot, they will receive the highest possible rating on stable targets which is 200/200. When anathlete score reaches 172 out of 200 they have earned 1000 points. For every point that is

above or below 172, the athlete will have twelve pentathlon points added or subtracted. So a

score of 173 would be 1,012 pentathlon points or a score of 171 would be 988 pentathlon

points

By: Liam Schofield


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Swimming

Swimming is an easy sport you just need to know how to swim and float. You have to be the

first one to win and you have to stay in your own lane and you cant touch the ground.

The best swimmer in the womens Olympics is Leisel Jones. She got gold in the 2004

womens swimming and she is a good swimmer and now she is famous.

By: Chantelle Birdsell


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Track & Field (100 m)

The summer Olympics game that I am doing is track. How do you describe it? It is like racing but

different.

The rules: The rules are if a runner leaves their lane they are disqualified from the race.

Shelly Ann Fraser is a Jamaican runner. She lives in Jamaica and she is a good athlete that is why

I picked her for my story.

This is Miss Fraser the athlete that won the 2010 race

By: Tameika Murrel-Sinclair

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