Olympic Games

1. Olympic Games

OLYMPIC GAMES
The world's greatest
international
sports games
are known as
the Olympic Games.

2. Olympic Games

The Olympic idea
means friendship
and cooperation
between the people
of the world.
The Olympic
Movement proves
that real peace can
be achieved through
sport.

3. Olympic Games

The Olympic
emblem is five
interlinked rings:
blue, yellow, black,
green and red.
Any national flag
contains at least one
of these colours.

4. Olympic Games

The original Olympic
Games began in
ancient Greece in
776 B.C.
These games were
part of a in honour of
God Zeus at
Olympia.

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It was a great athletic
festival with
competitions in
wrestling, foot racing
and others.

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The games were for
men only.
Greek women could
not also watch them.

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The first
modern Olympic
Games were in
Athens in 1896.
Then they were
in London after
the Second World
War.

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The ancient Greeks
had no winter sports.
Only in 1924 the first
Winter Olympic
Games were in
France.
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9.  Now they become regular.

10.

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