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The Olympic Games

 1. History of the
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games begun at Olympia in Greece in 776
BC.
The games were held every four years from 776 BC to 393
AD, when they were abolished by the Christian
Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I. The ancient Olympic
Games lasted for 1170 years.
The ancient Greeks were highly competitive. The ultimate
Greek goal was to be the best. To win a victory at
Olympia was considered one of the greatest honors.
The fact that the only prize given at Olympia was an
olive wreath illustrates this point. The athletes competed
for honor, not for material goods.
The Olympic Games are a
major international event
featuring summer and winter
sports, in which thousands of
athletes participate in a
variety of competitions. The
Olympic Games have come
to be regarded as the world’s
foremost sports competition
where more than 200 nations
participate. The Games are
currently held every four
years.
The Olympic Games program
consists of 35 sports, 30
disciplines and nearly 400
events.
2. Olympic Mascots
around the world
3. Barcelona 92: our
Olympic Games
● This Celebration had
an enormous impact on
the urbanism and
external projection of
the city, making
Barcelona one of the
most visited cities in
Europe.
● The construction of the
Olympic Village and
Olympic Port opened
the city to the sea.
4. Olympic disciplines

archery, shooting, athletics, swimming, badminton,

taekwondo, water polo, field hockey, weightlifting,
synchronized swimming, Basketball,
table tennis, Football, Gymnastics, Boxing,
 Wrestling, judo, modern pentathlon, tennis,
Diving, triathlon, volleyball, handball, hockey,
rowing, Sailing, waterpolo, canoeing, fencing
5. Famous Persons
Carl lewis

Born on the 1st June 1961, Birmingham, USA.

Atheletics world champion (1983-1993)
4 gold medals in Los Angeles 1984.

Michael Phelps

Born on the 30th June 1985 in Baltimore (USA)

ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES:
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
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6. Amazing Olympic Athletes
Carl Lewis was born in 1961 in Brimingah (Alabama). This athlete has been named
as the greatest and most famous athlete of the last century. He has won 20
medals in four different events - 100m, 200m, long jump and 4x100m relay.

Nadia Elena Comaneci, born on November 12,

1961 in Romania. Winner of nine Olympic
medals, of which five are gold, 3 in Montreal in
1976 and 2 in Moscow in 1980. She also won
three silver medals, one in Montreal and 2 in
Moscow, and 1 bronze in Montreal

Michael Fred Phelps was born June 30,

1985. He is an American swimmer.He has
16 Olympic medals: six gold and two
bronze at Athens Games in 2004 and eight
gold at Beijing in 2008

Usain Bolt was born August 21, 1986 in Jamaica.

He’s a specialist in speed 100 and 200 m and the
fastest man on the planet. He has three Olympic
medals: three gold at Beijing in 2008.