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

wEeK 3/ OlYMpIc mOtTo

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC074128/the%20olympic%20motto%20and%20symbols.htm The Olympics motto in latin is Citius, Altius, Fortius. Remember Pierre de Coubertin, Well he burrowed this Latin phrase from his friend. If you translated this phrase into english it means Swifter, Higher and Stronger.

Week 2 Modern Olympics

http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_668.pdf Pierre de Courbertin of France dreamt up this ambitious project although others before him had tried to revive the games during the 19th century.

Pierre de Courbertin found the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894 in Paris. the new Committee then decided to start the first Olympic games of the modern times.

The date of the first Olympic games was in 1896 and to 2008 it has successfully lasted for now over one century!!

WeEk 1/The ancient Olympics

http://www.janecky.com/olympics/games.htmlThe Olympics began in 776 B.C. The Olympics were first held in Olympia Greece until 393 A.D. Because of Australian Quarintine laws, the equestarian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden. in 1992 it was the last year that both of the Summer games and Winter games were held in the same year. after 1992 the Summer and Winter games started to be held two years apart.