OLYMPIC GAMES

Rita Gigante

Sofia Silva

ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The Olympic Games were originated long ago in ancient Greece. Exactly when

the Games were first held and what circumstances led to their creation is

uncertain.

One legend about the origin of the Olympic Games it involves Zeus. It was said

that Zeus once fought his father, Kronos, for control of the world. They battled at

the top of a mountain that overlooked a valley in southwestern Greece. After

Zeus defeated his father, a temple and an immense statue were built in the

valley below to honor him.

Although we do not know just when the Games were first played, the earliest

recorded Olympic competition occurred in 776 B.C.

SYMBOLS

The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions, used

alone, in one or in five different colours, which are, from left to right, blue, yellow,

black, green and red. The Olympic symbol (the Olympic rings) expresses the

activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents

and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.

The ancient Greeks believed that fire was given to mankind by Prometheus, and

considered fire to have sacred qualities. Eternal flames burned in front of Greek

temples, flames lit using the rays of the sun. Greek rituals also included torch

relays, although this was not actually part of the ancient Olympic Games.

PARTICIPANTS

What does an athlete have to do to participate in the Olympic Games?

Taking part in the Olympic Games is every athlete’s dream, and requires

huge amounts of determination and long years of training.

Athletes must first comply with the Olympic Charter and follow the rules of

the International Federation (IF) governing their sport.

OLYMPIC SPORTS

Some 10,500 athletes are expected at the Olympic Games in Rio.

Women competed for the first time at the 1900 Games in Paris. Of a

total of 997 athletes, 22 women competed in five sports: tennis,

sailing, croquet, equestrianism and golf.

According to the Organizing Committee, there will be 41 Olympic

sports, all traditional, two more with the latest 2012 Olympic Games

held in London and 23 para-olympics sports. The news is the Rugby

Sevens and golf that will make its Olympic debut in Rio.

LOCATION AND DATE

Date: 05 Aug - 21 Aug :

Country: Brazil

CountDown: 48 Days To Go

MEDALS

In the Olympic Games, you can consider three medals, such as the gold medal,

the silver medal and the bronze medal, for the first, second and third place,

respectively.

CURIOSITIES

The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France in 1924.

Norway has won the most medals (263) at the Winter Games.

The United States has won more medals (2,189) at the Summer Games

than any other country.

Three continents – Africa, South America, and Antarctica – have never

hosted the Olympic Games.

A record of 202 countries participated in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games

in Athens.

Nobody has won more medals at the Winter Games than cross-country skier

Bjorn Dählie of Norway, who has 12 medals.

In Portugal we have 23 medals: 11 bronze, 8 silver and 4 gold medals.

The Portuguese Fernando Pimenta was Sofia’s mum student and his coach

Hélio Lucas was her friend at school.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Origem:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/athens_games/history.htm

Símbolos: http://registration.olympic.org/en/faq/detail/id/26

Participantes: http://registration.olympic.org/en/faq/detail/id/41

http://www.riohere.com/olympics2016/olympic-games-2016.html

Localização e data: https://www.olympic.org/rio-2016