Olympics Presentation

2. Olympic Values:
Respect Friendship Excellence

3. Paralympic Values:
Equality Inspiration Determination Courage

9. T orch Re lay
• T h e F lam e d e live re d f rom
Gre e ce to th e h ost country
wh e re it is transf e rre d f rom
one T orch b e are r to anoth e r
spre ad ing th e m e s sage of :
• pe ace
• unity
• f rie nd sh ip

10. F acts
T h e torch will b e carrie d th rough ove r
1 ,000 citie s , towns and village s in th e U K.
T h e torch will b e carrie d b y 8,000 truly
ins pirational pe ople f rom acros s th e U K.
T h e f lam e e nd s its journe y as th e las t
T orch b e are r ligh ts th e Cauld ron at th e
O pe ning Ce re m ony in th e O lym pic S tad ium ,
m ark ing th e of f icial s tart of th e Gam e s .
T h e F lam e s tays lit until it is put out at
th e Clos ing Ce re m ony, s ignif ying th e e nd of
th e Gam e s .

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12. O lym pic E ve nts
and ve nue s
T h e re will b e 36 d if f e re nt
s porting activitie s at th e
2 01 2 O lym pics .

13. T h e 36 deif f e re nt s ports are :
Arch ry Cycling – M ountain Bik e
Ath le tics Cycling – Road
Bad m inton Cycling – T rack
Bas k e tb all D iving
Be ach Volle yb all E que s trianis m
Box ing F e ncing
Canoe S lalom F ootb all
Canoe S print Gym nas tics – Artis tic
Cycling – BM X Gym nas tics Rh yth m ic

14. H and b all T ae k wond o
H ock e y T e nnis
J ud o T ram polining
M od e rn Pe ntath lon T riath lon
Rowing Volle yb all
S ailing W ate r Polo
S h ooting W e igh t Lif ting
S wim m ing W re s tling
S ynch ronis e d S wim m ing
T ab le T e nnis

15. Be caus e of th e ir ind ivid ual ne e d s e ach of th e se
activitie s will b e h e ld at d if f e re nt ve nue s.
F or e x am ple s wim m e rs ne e d a pool, b e ach
volle yb all playe rs ne e d a b e ach , b ox e rs ne e d a
ring.
Can you f ind out th e e x act location f or e ve ry
e ve nt?

16. S om e of th e 36 activitie s will h ave
m any e ve nts with in e ach cate gory.
F or e x am ple , 1 of th e 36 s ports is AT H LE T I CS b ut
with in ath le tics th e re is; 1 00m , 2 00m , 400m , 800m ,
1 5 00m , 1 1 0m h urd le s , 400m h urd le s , 3000m
s te e ple ch ase , 5 000m , 1 0,000m , 2 0k m walk, 5 0k m walk,
M arath on, 4x 1 00m re lay, 4x 400m re lay, S h ot, D iscus,
J ave lin, H am m e r, Long Jum p, T riple J um p, H igh Jum p,
Pole Vault, H e ptath lon, D e cath lon.

17. W h ich s ub e ve nts are includ e d in:
Arch e ry D iving
Box ing E que s trianis m
Cycling – BM X Gym nas tics – Artis tic

18. So who are our medal
hopefuls?
Can they really win
gold?

19. S hanaze Reade
I t was no surpris e th at s h e was
th e f avourite f or gold wh e n BM X
b e cam e an O lym pic s port in
Be ijing.
H owe ve r, it e nd e d in
d isappointm e nt wh e n in th e s ilve r
m e d al position S h anaz e pus h e d
h ard f or gold b ut e nd e d up
cras h ing out of th e race
altoge th e r.

20. Bet h Tweddle
Be th is th e m ost
succe s sf ul British
gym nas t of all tim e .
S h e h as won
e ve ryth ing th e re is
to win e x ce pt f or
one th ing...

21. BRA DLEY WI GGI NS
(T rack Cycling): Age 2 8.
Alre ad y th e re igning O lym pic
and W orld 4k m I nd ivid ual
Purs uit ch am pion, W iggins , 2 8,
h as an outs tand ing gold m e d al
ch ance s in th re e e ve nts at th e
Ve lod rom e - th e I nd ivid ual
Purs uit, th e T e am Purs uit and

22. CHRI S HOY
(T rack Cycling): Age 32
T h e re igning O lym pic 1 k m
tim e trial (k ilo) ch am pion,
H oy h as m ad e an
e x traord inarily s ucce s s f ul
s witch to th e s print e ve nts
af te r h is s pe ciality e ve nt
was d roppe d f rom th e
O lym pic program m e and will

23. BEN A I NS LI E
(Yach ting - F inn clas s): Age 31
Ains lie is th e only Briton
s till com pe ting wh o h as
two O lym pic gold m e d als
to h is nam e . H e won gold
in th e Las e r in S yd ne y
and took gold in th e
h e avie r F inn clas s in
Ath e ns . H e als o h as a

24. PHI LI PS I DOWU
(Ath le tics ): Age 2 9.
Gre at Britain' s gre at
ath le tics h ope at th e Bird s
N e s t. I f h e jum ps to h is
pote ntial, I d owu s h ould
f ollow in th e f oots te p of
J onath an Ed ward s and win
th e T riple jum p. U nb e ate n
th is ye ar in any

25. Jessica Ennis
(Heptathlon)
Jessica Ennis's coach insists she will
not crumble under the weight of the
nation’s expectations.
Heptathlete Ennis is one of Team GB’s
best gold medal hopes for this
summer’s London Olympics.
Ennis currently holds the highest
ever British score by a female
Heptathlete.

26. O lym pic m ascots h ave b e e n a m ajor part
of th e prom otion of th e olym pic gam e s
since 1 972 . M unich 1 972 introd uce th e
f irst olym pic m as cot.
W h y was introd uce d ? T o portray th e
olym pic spirt e spe cially to young pe ople .
T h e m ascot m ust sh ow d is tinctive
ge ograph ical f e ature s , h is tory and
culture unique to th e h os t city.

27. A t hena and Phevos - - mascot s of t he
2004 Olympic S ummer Games in
A t hens, Greece
T h e love ly O lym pic M ascots, Ath e na and
Ph e vos, with th e ir wh ack ing f e e t, longis h
ne ck s and puny h e ad s, one in d e e p ye llow
and th e oth e r in d e e p b lue , are b as e d on
d olls, th ousand s of ye ars old , f ound at
arch e ological s ite s in Gre e ce . Gre e k
m yth ology h ad it th at Ph e vos and Ath e na
are b roth e r and s is te r, nam e d af te r two
Gre e k god s : Ph e vos , th e god of ligh t and
m us ic, and Ath e na, god d e ss of wisd om
and patron of th e city of Ath e ns.

28. T h e two m ascots of th e 2 01 2
O lym pics in Lond on E ngland th is
s um m e r sh e d occult s ym b olis m and
num e rology. Also, th e M as cots
provid e an im portant clue
conce rning th e age nd a of th e
I llum inati O ccult. W e nlock and
M and e ville , th e 2 01 2 O lym pic
m ascots, are b iz arre anim ations
s uppos e d ly d e picting two d rops of
s te e l f rom a s te e lwork
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29. D e m olition of th e O ld
Build ings
T h e O lym pic Village h as
re s id e ntial apartm e nts f or
around 1 7,000 ath le te s and
of f icials d uring th e Gam e s ,
along with s h ops, re s taurants ,
m e d ical, m e d ia and le is ure
f acilitie s , and large are as of
ope n s pace .

30. T h e O lym pic Village
T h e O lym pic Village is
locate d in th e O lym pic
Park , with in walk ing
d istance of th e ve nue s –
e nh ancing th e
e x pe rie nce of ath le te s
and of f icials wh o will
stay th e re d uring th e
Gam e s

31. Building Work Begins
T h e re are 1 1 re s id e ntial plots , e ach m ad e up of f ive to s e ve n
b locks b uilt around com m unal s quare s and courtyard s , with
wate r f e ature s acce ntuating th e clos e ne s s of th e Rive r Le a.
Each apartm e nt provid e s com f ortab le accom m od ation and
s tate -of -th e -art com m unications f acilitie s , includ ing inte rne t
acce s s and wire le s s ne twork ing

32. Construction From The Air
T h e Village also includ e s a ‘Village Plaz a’ wh e re
ath le te s can m e e t with f rie nd s and f am ily. T h e plan
re tains Lond on' s trad ition of b uild ing h om e s around
com m unal s quare s and courtyard s, with wate r f e ature s

33. Perfection!!!
Af te r th e Gam e s , th e O lym pic Village will b e a lasting le gacy
of e s s e ntial ne w h ous ing f or e as t Lond on. I t will b e
trans f orm e d into 2 ,81 8 ne w h om e s , includ ing 1 ,379 af f ord ab le
h om e s and h ous e s f or s ale and re nt, and will cre ate a ne w
re s id e ntial quarte r to b e k nown as E as t Village