Mini Olympics

Olympics

By Pamela Fenech

The Olympics are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter (ice and snow) sports competitions

​More than 200 nations participating

​Thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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​It is held every four years. The Summer and Winter Olympics which take place two years apart in the four years.

​Beijing, China in 2022 Winter Olympics

​Paris, France in 2024 Summer Olympics

​30 Summer Olympic Games and 24 Winter Olympic Games

​The flag represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.

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Choose the correct continents (you may choose more than one)

• Africa

• Americas

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia (Oceania)

​Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894

​The IOC is the governing body

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Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of modern Olympics himself, won the gold medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics, in which category?

• wrestling

• marathon

• arts

• literature

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​Pierre De Coubertin won the gold medal for his poem Ode to Sport.

There is a fourth medal which is the Pierre de Coubertin medal.

​It is awarded for special gestures and acts that exemplify the spirit of the Olympic Games,

​57 athletes have been awarded this medal since 1997.

​Olympic mascots are the ambassadors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. They welcome athletes and visitors to the Games.

Multiple Choice

To whom Greeks dedicated Olympic Games in the ancient times?

• Apollo

• Zeus

• Hera

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The athletes who won at the Olympic Games in the ancient times, were rewarded with

• a wild olive leaf crown

• a gold medal

• a financial reward

• a trophy

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Women participated in the Olympic Games for the first time in

• 1896 in Athens

• 1932 in Los Angeles

• 1900 in Paris

​Medals are given to athletes. It is a tradition that began at the St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games.

Multiple Choice

Which medal does the first finisher receive?

• bronze

• gold

• silver

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Which medal does the second finisher receive?

• bronze

• gold

• silver

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Which medal does the third finisher receive?

• bronze

• gold

• silver

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Paralympic medals have braille on them. (Braille is is a special type of writing using raised dots for people who cannot see.)

• True

• False

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What are the 3 different types of Olympics? Choose 3

• Summer Olympics

• Winter Olympics

• Youth Olympic Games & Paralympics

• IOC (International Olympic Committee)

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​Opening Ceremony

​It starts with the entrance of the president of the International Olympic Committee

​A representative of the host country followed by the hoisting of the host country's flag and a performance of its national anthem.

​The athletes parade into the stadium grouped by nation. Greece is traditionally the first nation to enter and leads the parade in order to honour the origins of the Olympics.

​After the other Nations then enter the stadium alphabetically

Multiple Choice

What is this called?

• The Olympic fire

• The Olympic Torch

​Olympic Torch

​Finally, the Olympic torch is brought into the stadium and passed on until it reaches the final torch carrier, often a successful Olympic athlete from the host nation, who lights the Olympic flame in the stadium's cauldron.

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The torch sends out a message of...

choose 2

• peace

• friendship or unity

• honesty

​Closing Ceremony

​Sunday

​Flag-bearers from each participating country enter the stadium, followed by the athletes who enter together, without any national distinction.

​Three national flags are hoisted while the national anthems are played: the flag of the current host country; the flag of Greece, to honour the birthplace of the Olympic Games; and the flag of the country hosting the next Summer or Winter Olympic Games.

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Why do Olympians bite their medals?

​If an athlete earns a medal, there is a medal bonus attached to it. A gold medal is worth $950, a silver medal is worth $486 and a bronze medal is worth $13.