Summer Olympic Games written by Alyona Zhernova 7-A form
The history of the games The Olympic games are known as the worlds greatest international sports games. The Olympic idea means friendship and cooperation among the people of the world. The Olympic Games have a very long history. They began in 776 BC in Greece.
The Olympic Games took place every four years. They included different kinds of sports: running, boxing, wrestling and many others. For the period of the Games all the wars stopped. So the Olympic Games became the symbol of peace and friendship. The games were for men only.
Olympic symbols: The Olympic flag: Five interlocked rings of blue, black, red, yellow and green colours symbolize the five continents united into the Olympic movement. The blue ring symbolizes Europe, the black ring – Africa, the red ring – America, the yellow ring – Asia, the green ring – Oceania.
The Olympic flame The Olympic motto These Latin words mean: «Faster, higher, stronger». is the traditional attribute of the Olympic Games. As a symbol of peace among people, the flame represents the basic spiritual significance of this classic competition.
The Emblems and Mascots first Summer Olympics. Athens, Greece Paris, France 1904 – Saint –Louis, the USA 1908 – London, Great Britain Stockholm, Sweden 1916 – werent held because of I World War 1920 – Antwerp, Belgium Paris, France 1928 – Amsterdam, Holland Los-Angeles, the USA 1936 – Berlin, Germany 1940 – werent held because of II World War 1944 – werent held because of II World War 1948 – London, Great Britain 1952 – Helsinki, Finland
1956 –Melbourne, Australia 1960 – Rome, Italy Tokyo, Japan 1968-Mexico, Mexico. The first mascot- red jaguar 1972 –Munich, the FRG Montreal, Canada 1980 – Moscow, the USSR Los-Angeles, the USA 1988 – Seoul, South Korea Barcelona, Spain 1996 – Atlanta, the USA 2000 – Sydney, Australia Athens, Greece 2008 – Beijing, China London, Great Britain 2016 – Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil
Summer Olympics last for 16 days. Today, there are more than 270 events during the games. Over 15,000 athletes from 190 nations take part.
Some kinds of Summer Olympics Bandminton
Basketball
Cycling
Volleyball
Rowing
Gymnastics
Athletes
Swimming
Football
Tennis
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