The Olympic

Games
Made by: Lukrecija Mirkovi 6.r.

Content

1. What are the Olympics?

2. Generally about the Olympics
3.History of the Olympic Games
4. The Modern Olympics Games
5. The Olympic Flag
6. The Olympic Torch
7. Olympic Medals
8. Olympic disciplines
9. Famous person

1. What are the Olympics?

They are leading international sporting
events featuring summer and winter
sports competitions in which thousand
of athletes from around the world
participate in a variety of competitions.

2. Generally about the

Olympics
The Olympic
Games are held
everyfour
years, with
theSummeran
dWinter
Gamesalternati
ng by occurring
every four years
but two years
apart.

The Olympic
Games program
consists of 35
sports, 30
disciplines and
nearly 400

3. History of the
Olympic Games

The Olympic Games

begun at Olympia in
Greece in 776 BC.
The first Olympic
games only had one
event. It was a
sprint.
The Ancient Olympic
Games were religious
and athletic festivals
held every four
years.
Women and girls
were not allowed to
compete in the

Stadium inOlympia,

 The winners of the events were admired

and immortalised in poems and statues.
The Ancient Games featured running
events, a pentathlon ,boxing, wrestling,
pankration, and equestrian events.

4. The Modern
Olympics Games

A man from France helped bring back the

Olympic Games.
An all-male Olympic games were held in 1896.
It was in Athens, Greece.
The first winter Olympics were held in 1924 in
Chamonix, France.

5.The Olympic Flag

The flag of the Olympic
Games has five
interlocking rings.
The colors are blue,
yellow, black, green, and
red on a white
background.
The rings represent the
five parts of the world
that were joined
together in the Olympic
movement: Africa, the
Americas, Asia, Australia
and Europe.

The Olympic Flag

6. The Olympic Torch

A new Olympic Torch is designed for
each of the games.
This flame begins its Olympic Torch
Relay by touring Greece.
The flame is normally taken to the
country where the games will be
held.
They use a series of torches carried
by people.
The last runner uses a torch to light
the large Olympic torch which burns
throughout the games.
The flame is extinguished during the
closing ceremony.

7. Olympic Medals
At the Ancient Olympics,
a wreath of olive
branches was placed on
the winner's head.
At the modern Olympics,
each first-place winner
receives a gold medal.

Each second-place
winner receives a silver
medal.
Each third-place winner
receives a bronze medal.
Different medals are
designed for each new
Olympics.

8. Olympic disciplines

Shooting

Taekwondo

Athletics

Swimming

Field hockey

Weightliftin
g

Archery

Badminton

Riding

Synchronized
swimming

Football

Table tennis

Gymnastics

Boxing

Handball

Basketball

Volleyball

Diving

Wrestling

Hockey

Triathlon

Tennis

Judo

Sailing

Waterpolo

Fencing

Canoeing

Rowing

9. Famous person
1. Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps was born

June 30, 1985.
He is an American swimmer.
He has 29 Olympic medals: six
gold and two bronze at Athens
Games in 2004, eight gold at
Beijing in 2008, four gold and two
silver at London in 2012 and five

2. Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt was born on

August 21, 1986 in Jamaica.
Hes a specialist in speed
100 and 200 m and the
fastest man on the planet.
He has nine gold Olympic
medals: at Beijing in
2008. ,London in 2012. and

3. Birgit Fischer

Birgit Fischer has won 8

Gold medals in Canoe
Sprint.
She was the youngest
winner in 1984 (18 years

Amazing Olympic Facts

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