Olympic games

games

1. BY ALFONSO ORDÓÑEZ

2. The Olympic Games are considered to
be the world's foremost sports
competition with more than 200
nations participating

3. The Olympic Games are held every four
years, with theSummerandWinter
Gamesalternating by occurring every
four years but two years apart.

4. •Their creation was inspired by theancient
Olympic Games, which were held
inOlympia, Greece, from the 8th century
BC to the 4th century AD.
•BaronPierre de
Coubertin founded
theInternational Olympic
Committee(IOC) in 1896.

5. In the modern
Olympics, winners are
given medals in but, in
Ancient Greece,
winners were awarded
a crown of olive leaves.

6. OLYMPICS
SYMBOLS

7. OLYMPIC FLAG
Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined
rings and represents the unity of the five
inhabited continents

8. The Olympic motto
Citius, Altius, Fortius(latinexpression meaning)
"Faster, Higher, Stronger"
(Más rápido, Más Alto, Más fuerte).

9. Olympic creed
The most important thing in the Olympic
Games is not to win but to take part, just
as the most important thing in life is not
the triumph but the struggle. The essential
thing is not to have conquered but to have
fought well.

10. Olympic Flame
TheOlympicflameislitinOlympiainaceremony
thatreflectsancientGreekrituals.Then,The
Olympictorchiscarriedtothehostcity'sOlympic
stadium.

12. OLYMPIC SPORTS

13. LONG JUMP

14. HIGH JUMP

15. TRIPLE JUMP

16. 110 METERS HURDLES

17. SHOT PUT

18. RELAY RACES