The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games.Summer and Winter Olympics.Olympic year.Olympic cities.IOC.Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

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Olympic sports.Origins of The Olympic Games.Ancient Olympic Games.Modern Olympic Games: Baron Pierre de Coubertin.Motto of The Olympic Games.Highlights.Mascots.

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The Olympic Games or Olympics are multidisciplinary sporting events involving athletes from around the world

What is it?

There are two types of Olympics: Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.

How many kinds of Olympic Games are there?

It’s an Olympic year every four years.

This year is anOlympic year.

When is an Olympic year?

The Olympic Games 2012 are in London (United Kingdom).

Where are The Olympic Games 2012?

Yes. Pekin, Atenas Athens (twice), Sidney, Atlanta, BARCELONA, Seul, Los Angeles (twice),… atiin summer.And Vancouver, Turin,Salt Lake City,…at in winter.

Do you know others olympic cities?

Many cities wish to have The Olympic Games.

But, it’s chosen only one city is chosen

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) choses it.

Who choosesthe olympic cities?

There are only three medals:

GOLD (1st),SILVER (2nd),BRONZE (3rd).

What kind of prizes do the winning athletes have?

There are many olympic sports.

Cycling, swimming,athletics,…

Which are olympic sports?

In the Ancient Greece, athletes of the different Greek cities played as an honor of Zeus.

Which are the origins of the Olympic Games?

Yes, I know the word “stadion”.

It was a straight line for 200 steps.

Do you know any words about the Ancient Olympic Games?

The first Ancient Olympic Games were in 776 BC at Olympia (Greece).

For this reason, the Games are called Olympics.

When were the first Ancient Olympic Games? And where?

The Roman emperor Theodosius I declared the Olympic Games as a pagan cult and he decided they had to be eliminated about 400 AC.

When were the last Ancient Olympic Games? And why?

The Ancient Games have these competitions: pentathlon (jumping, discus and javelin throws, a foot race and wrestling), boxing, wrestling, pankration, and equestrian events.

Which were the first Olympic sports?

The first Modern Olympic Games were in 1896 at Athens (Greece).

When were the first Modern Olympic Games? And where?

It was Baron Pierre de Coubertin who promoted the Modern Olympic Games.

Who promoted the Modern Olympic Games?

The motto of the Olympic movement is “Citius, Altius, Fortius”. It was coined by the Rev. Henry Didon, a friend of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

"Faster, Higher, Stronger".

Which is the motto of the Olympic movement?

1932 Los Angeles

Takeichi Nishi was thegold medalist with his horse Uranus in the equestrian show jumping individual event.Nishi would later die in 1945 in the defense of the island of Iwo Jima.

And Takeichi Nishi?

1936 Berlin

Jesse Owens wonfour gold medals in the sprintand long jump events.

And Jesse Owens?

1968 Mexico

Bob Beamon of theU.S. leapt 8.90 min the long jump.

It remains the Olympic record and stood as the world record for 23 years, until 1991.

And Bob Beamon?

1972 Munich

Mark Spitz, a swimmer from the United States, set a world record when he won seven gold medals in a single Olympics.

And Mark Spitz?

1976 Montreal

At age 14, gymnast Nadia Comăneci of Romania scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals.

And Nadia Comaneci?

1996 Atlanta

Miguel Indurain won the gold medal in men's individual road time trial.

And Miguel Indurain?

2000 Sidney

Spanish gymnastic Gervasio Deferr won the gold medal men's long horse vault.

And Gervasio Deferr?

2004 Athens

American swimmer Michael Phelps wins 8 medals (6 gold and 2 bronze), becoming the first athlete to win 8 medals in non boycotted Olympics.

And Michael Phelps?

2008 Beijing

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal won the gold medal in the men’s singles.

And Rafael Nadal?

I know Cobi.

Do you knowany mascots?