1. Jésica Rainhart – Cielo Sampietro – Melisa Vazquez
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2. The Olympic Games is an
international event featuring
many sports, in which a lot of
athletes participate in
variety of competitions.
This year the Olympic
Games are taking
place in London.
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3. Do you
know that…
The first Olympic Games
took place in Greece, from
the 8th century BC to the
4th century AD.
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4. SWIFTER
HIGHER
STRONGER
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5. The Olympic Games have three
important values which inspire as
an individual and organizational
levels
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6. Olympic Games
were cancelled
because of World
War I
The summer and
winter games
of those years were
cancelled because
of World War II
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7. OLYMPIC SYMBOL: RINGS
They represent
the five
continents.
They are
interlaced
to show the
universality and
the
meeting of the
athletes
of the world.
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8. OLYMPIC SPORTS
Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball
Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling/Biking
Equestrian Fencing Football
Gymnastics Handball Field hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing
Shooting Swimming Table Tennis
Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball
Weightlifting Wrestling
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9. Swimming
* It was included in 1896 the Olympic
Games that were held in Greece .
* Nowadays, a total of 950 competitors will
take part in 34 events in the Swimming
competition.
*Women competed in
swimming for the first
time
at the Olympic in 1912.
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The Paralympics games are a multi-sports
for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial
disabilities.
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11. FACTS
*The first opening ceremonies were held
during the 1908 Olympic Games in London.
*The united states has won more medals
at the summer games than
any other country.
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12. *It wasn’t until 1900 that
women were allowed to
participated in the Olympic
Games.
*The Berlin games in 1936 were the first games
to be televised.
*Africa, South Africa and Antarctica have
never hosted an Olympics.
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