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Jésica Rainhart – Cielo Sampietro – Melisa Vazquez

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The Olympic Games is an The Olympic Games is an international event featuring international event featuring many sports, in which a lot of many sports, in which a lot of athletes participate in athletes participate in

variety of competitions. variety of competitions. This year the Olympic This year the Olympic Games are taking Games are taking place in Londonplace in London..

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Do youDo you know that…know that…

The first Olympic Games took place in Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.

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The Olympic Games have three important values which inspire as an individual and organizational

levels

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Olympic Games were cancelledbecause of World War I

The summer and winter gamesof those years were cancelled becauseof World War II

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OLYMPIC SYMBOL: RINGS

They represent the five continents. They are interlaced to show the universality and the meeting of the athletes of the world.

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Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling/Biking Equestrian Fencing Football

Gymnastics Handball Field hockey Judo

Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Table Tennis

Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling

OLYMPIC SPORTS

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* It was included in 1896 the Olympic Games that were held in Greece .

* Nowadays, a total of 950 competitors will take part in 34 events in the Swimming competition.

*Women competed inswimming for the first time at the Olympic in 1912.

Swimming

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The Paralympics games are a multi-sportsfor athletes with physical, mental and sensorial

disabilities.

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FACTSFACTS

*The first opening ceremonies were held *The first opening ceremonies were held during the 1908 Olympic Games in London.during the 1908 Olympic Games in London.

*The united states has won more medals *The united states has won more medals at the summer games than at the summer games than any other country.any other country.

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*Africa, South Africa and Antarctica have *Africa, South Africa and Antarctica have never hosted an Olympics.never hosted an Olympics.

*The Berlin games in 1936 were the first games *The Berlin games in 1936 were the first games to be televised.to be televised.

*It wasn’t until 1900 that *It wasn’t until 1900 that women were allowed to women were allowed to participated in the Olympic participated in the Olympic Games.Games.