История Олимпийских Игр

Project
Grade: 6 form

2013

All over the world people of different ages are fond of sports and games. We all need to exercise. The best exercises are: walking, jogging or swimming. Football, basketball, swimming, volleyball, ice hockey, tennis, gymnastics, figure skating are popular in our country.
A person can choose sports and games for any season,
for any taste.

THE HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Since ancient time people like to compete. The world’s greatest international games are known as the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games have a very long history. They began in 777 BC in Greece and took place every four years for nearly twelve centuries. They were for men only. These games were part of a festival held every fourth year in honor of God Zeus at the place called Olympia. The athletes competed in running, boxing, wrestling and horse racing. The best athletes from different cities of Greece came to take part in the competition. The games were so popular that people used to stop wars during the games.

Pierre de Coubertin

In the 4-th century the tradition of Olympic games stopped. The modern Olympic Games began again in 1896. They were revived by a Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin. In 1896 the International Olympic Committee was set up. Since then the Olympics were held regularly. Women began to take part in Games in 1912. There were no Olympic Games only during the two world wars (in 1916, 1940 and 1944). The ancient Greeks had no winter sports. Only in 1924 the first Winter Olympic Games were held in France. Now Summer and Winter Games are held separately. Russia joined the Olympic movement in 1952. In 1980, Moscow hosted the twenty-second Olympic Games.

The Olympic emblem is five interlinked rings: blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic rings were created in 1913 and represent the five continents.

The Olympic emblem is five interlinked rings: blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic rings were created in 1913 and represent the five continents.

The Olympic flame is one of the symbols of the Olympic Games. It is a symbol of spirit, knowledge and life. The fire comes from Olympia, a small town in Greece and many runners transport the flame in a torch to the country of the games. It burns from the opening ceremony until the end of the games.

The Olympic Games begin with the opening ceremony. Athletes light the Olympic flame. It is a symbol of spirit, knowledge and life. Each athlete had to take the Olympic Oath - a promise to behave and compete in a fair way. The Olympic anthem is sung. It was composed by Spyridon Samaras (music) and Costis Palamas (lyrics).

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Silver medal given to the champions in Olympic events of 1896.

Olympic medal - a mark of distinction for personal or team sports achievements in competitions at the Olympic games. After each event, medals are given to the first three athletes. They receive gold, silver and bronze medals. Their flags are raised and the national anthem of the winner's country is played.
Olympic medals:Golden medal -for the first place;silver medal - for the second place;bronze medal - for the third place.

winter sport disciplines

summer sport disciplines

Nowadays, many cities compete to host the Olympic Games. It is a great honour to host the Games. The games have also become politically important. The International Olympic Committee is the organization that governs the games. It decides which sports and events are held at the games and the host city for the summer and winter games. The 2014 Olympic Winter Games will take place in the Russian Federation. The next summer games will be held in Rio.  

Hodori-1988, Seoul,
South Korea

Heidi and Howdy-Calgary, Canada

Izzy-1996, in Atlanta, United States

Haakon and Kristin-1994,
Lillehammer, Norway

Magique- 1992, Al′bertvill′, France

Misha- 1980, Moscow, USSR

Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time. He has 22 Games medals to his name, including an astonishing 18 golds

USAIN BOLT is another successful athlete. He has 6 golden medals. He is the best runner in the world from Jamaica.

Nikolai Andrianov – another Russian gymnast has 7 gold,
5 silver and 3 bronze medals.

It is a real honour for a sportsman to become a winner of the Olympic Games. A sportsman must practice for many years to make their dream come true.
All athletes must take the Olympic oath. They promise to do their best and compete in a fair way.

As for me I am not going in for sport. In my free time I sometimes go swimming. I also have lessons of PT at school. I prefer watching sport programs on TV. My favorite sports are football and hockey. My uncle and I are waiting for ice hockey matches. We believe that our team will win and become the Olympic Champion.
In my class only one pupil does sport professionally every day. All other pupils like watching TV programs.

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