WeEk 7/ SpOrTs iNcLuDeD In tHe oLyMpIcS

http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/index_uk.aspThese are allot of the sports that have been played in previous Olympics and now the 2008 games.

These are the Summer Sports included

-aquatics

-archery

-athletics

-badminton

-basketball

-boxing

-canoe/kayak

-cycling

-equestrian

-fencing

-football

-gymnastics

-handball

-hockey

-judo

-modern pentathalon

-rowing

-sailing

-shooting

-softball

-table tennis

-triathalon

-volleyball

-weightlifting

-wrestling

And these are the Winter Sports

-biathalon

-bobsliegh

-curling

-ice hockey

-luge

-skating

-skiing

WeEk 7/ SpOrTs iNcLuDeD In tHe oLyMpIcS

PiCtUrEs

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/ancient/index_uk.asp

WeEk 6/ TrADiTiOn oF ThE OlYmPiC MeDaLs

Here is the gold medal that was presented to first-place finishers in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/olymphlx/answer.htm

The three Olympic medals that have been around since 1928 have the same design on it.

On the front of the medals there is:
-a Greek goddess
-the coliseum of the ancient Athens
-a Greek vase known as an amphora
-a horse-drawn chariot
-the year
-number of Olympiad
-and host city

There was a total of 1,838 medals awarded in the 1996 games there was:
-604 gold medals
-604 silver medals
-and 630 bronze medals

In the ancient Olympics first place winners were given an olive wreath to wear on his head, because they did not award medals and second and third place was awarded nothing. http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/olymphlx/olymedal.htm

WeEk 5/ history of the Olympic torch.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_significance_of_the_Olympic_flame
This is the torch from the year 2000, the year that the Olympics were held in Sydney!!!

The Olympic flame represents the positive values that man has always associated with fire such as Ritual, Light, warmth, Cooking, Protection and Creation. Purity of the flame is always guaranteed by the way it is lit using the sun's rays. It was first used in Berlin 1936!!!

Week 4/ symbolism of the olympic rings

http://ask.yahoo.com/20020214.html The five Olympic rings symbol represents 'the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic games'. Speeking of the rings what do the colours mean. Well it might be true that at least one of these colours are on the flags of the people that compete in the Olympics.

This Is Olympia Greece