1) The ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles according to legend and were held every four years in Greece until being abolished in 393 CE by Roman emperor Theodosius I. 2) In the late 19th century, Pierre de Coubertin helped revive the Olympic Games, founding the International Olympic Committee in 1894. 3) The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896 and have been held every four years in different host cities around the world since, growing into a global event and cultural phenomenon.

1. OLYMPIC
GAMES

2. HISTORY OF OLYMPICS
According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman
Hercules), a son of Zeus.
At the Olympic Games, Coroebus won the sole event by run of approximately 192
meters which made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history.
The ancient Olympic were played every four years, but in 393 CE, the Roman emperor
Theodosius I abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.
Approximately 1500 years later, a young Frenchmen named Pierre de Coubertin began
their revival. Coubertin examined that it was exercise, more specifically sports, that
made a well-rounded and vigorous person.
In 1890, he founded a sports organization, Union des Sociétés Francaises de Sports
Athlétiques (USFSA). At a meeting, Coubertin eloquently spoke of the revival of the
Olympic Games.
The delegates at the conference voted unanimously and decided to have Coubertin
construct an international Olympic committee (IOC; Comité Internationale Olympique) to
organize the Games.
Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was selected to be its first president. Athens was chosen
as the location for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning was begun.

3. COROEBUS
OPENING CEREMONY
A COIN FOUND DURING EARLY
STAGES OF OLYMPICS

4. OLYMPIC CHARTER
The Olympic Charter is a set of rules and
guidelines for the organization of the
Olympic Games, and for governing the
Olympic movement. Its last revision was
on the 9 September 2013.
Adopted by International Olympic
Committee (IOC), it is the codification of
the fundamental principles, rules and by-laws.
French and English are the official
languages of the Olympic Charter.

5. 1)Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind.
Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational
value of good example, social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.
2)The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind, with a view to
promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.
3)The Olympic Movement is the concerted, organised, universal and permanent action, carried out under the supreme
authority of the IOC, of all individuals and entities who are inspired by the values of Olympism. It covers the five continents.
It reaches its peak with the bringing together of the world’s athletes at the great sports festival, the Olympic Games. Its
symbol is five interlaced rings.
4)The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practising sport, without
discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship,
solidarity and fair play.
5)Recognising that sport occurs within the framework of society, sports organisations within the Olympic Movement shall
have the rights and obligations of autonomy, which include freely establishing and controlling the rules of sport, determining
the structure and governance of their organisations, enjoying the right of elections free from any outside influence and the
responsibility for ensuring that principles of good governance be applied.
6)Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise
is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.
7)Belonging to the Olympic Movement requires compliance with the Olympic Charter and recognition by the IOC.

6. MOTTO
Faster Higher Stronger.
It expresses the aspirations of the Olympic Movement
not only in its athletic and technical sense but also from
a moral and educational perspective.

8. SOMETHING ABOUT THE FLAG
• In 1914, when the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) held its 20th anniversary meeting in Paris, the
Olympic flag was displayed for the first time.
• The design had been conceived by the French
educator Pierre, baron de Coubertin.
• The five rings symbolized the “five parts of the world” in
which the Olympic movement was active, according to
Coubertin.
• Rather, those five colours and white were chosen because
they incorporated the colours of all national flags in
existence at the time the Olympic flag was created.

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10. OLYMPICS HELD SO FAR
Olympiad Year Host City, Country
I 1896 Athens, Greece
II 1900 Paris, France
III 1904 St Louis, USA
1906 Athens, Greece
IV 1908 London, Great Britain
V 1912 Stockholm, Sweden
VI 1916 Berlin, Germany (not held)
VII 1920 Antwerp, Belgium
VIII 1924 Paris, France
IX 1928 Amsterdam, Holland
X 1932 Los Angeles, USA
XI 1936 Berlin, Germany
XII 1940 Tokyo, Japan / Helsinki, Finland (not held)
XIII 1944 London, Great Britain (not held)
XIV 1948 London, Great Britain
XV 1952 Helsinki, Finland
XVI 1956 Melbourne, Australia

11. AND THE LIST GOES ON…..
olympiad year Host city, country
XVII 1960 Rome, Italy
XVIII 1964 Tokyo, Japan
XIX 1968 Mexico City, Mexico
XX 1972 Munich, Germany
XXI 1976 Montreal, Canada
XXII 1980 Moscow, USSR
XXIII 1984 Los Angeles, USA
XXIV 1988 Seoul, South Korea
XXV 1992 Barcelona, Spain
XXVI 1996 Atlanta, USA
XXVII 2000 Sydney, Australia
XXVIII 2004 Athens, Greece
XXIX 2008 Beijing, China
XXX 2012 London, England
XXXI 2016 Rio, Brazil
XXXII 2020 Tokyo, Japan

12. TOP TWO
COUNTRIES OF
OLYMPIC GAMES

13.  Name - RENAUD LAVILLENIE
 Game - POLE VAULT
 Medals - GOLD(1)
 Name - CHRISTIAN D'ORIOLA
 Game - FENCING
 Medals - GOLD (4)
SILVER (2)
 Name - FLORIAN ROUSSEAU
 Game - CYCLING
 Medals - GOLD(3)
SILVER(1)
 Name - ROGER DUCRET
 Game - FENCING
 Medals - GOLD(3)
SILVER(4)
BRONZE(1)

14.  Name -MICHAEL PHELPS
 Game -SWIMMING
 Medals –GOLD(18)
SILVER(2)
BRONZE(2)
 Name - MARK SPLITZ
 Game - SWIMMING
 Medals - GOLD(9)
SILVER(1)
BRONZE(1)
 Name - CARL LEWIS
 Game - ATHLETICS
 Medals – GOLD(9)
SILVER(1)
 Name -SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS
 Game -TENNIS
 Medals – GOLD(4)
BRONZE(1)

15. BOTTOM TWO COUNTRIES IN OLYMPIC
GAMES

16.  Name - ISABELL WERTH
 Game - EQUESTRIAN /DRESSAGE
 Medals - GOLD (5)
SILVER(3)
 Name -BIRGIT FISCHER
 Game - CANOE SPRINT
 Medals - GOLD (8)
SILVER(4)
 Name - KATHRIN BORON
 Game - ROWING
 Medals - GOLD(4)
BRONZE(1)
 Name - CARL SCHUHMANN
 Game - GYMNASTIC ARTISTIC
WEIGHTLIFTING
 Medals - GOLD(4)

17.  Name – PAVVO NURMI
 Game - ATHLETICS
 Medals – GOLD(9)
SILVER(3)
 Name - LASSE VIREN
 Game - ATHLETICS
 Medals - GOLD(4)
 Name - SAMPPA LAJUNEN
 Game - NORDIC COMBINED
 Medals - GOLD(3)
SILVER(2)
 Name - CLAS THUNBERG
 Game - SPEED SKATING
 Medals - GOLD(5)
SILVER(1)
BRONZE(1)

18. India's First ever participation in
Summer Olympics Games: 1920
India's first ever participation in
Winter Olympics Games: 1964
India's first ever gold medal:
Norman Pritchard in 1900
Number of Medals won by Indian
athletes till date: 20
The best performance by India at
Olympics: In 2008 Beijing Olympics
Total Gold medals won by Indian
athletes :9
Gold Medals won in Men's Field
Hockey: 8
Individual Gold Medal: 1 (Abhinav
Bindra in Men's 10m Air Rifle, 2008
Beijing Olympics)
National Olympic Committee: Indian
Olympic Association

19. GAMES GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL RANK
1896 Athens did not participate
1900 Paris 0 2 0 2 17
1904 St. Louis did not participate
1908 London did not participate
1912 Stockholm did not participate
1920 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 -
1924 Paris 0 0 0 0 -
1928 Amsterdam 1 0 0 1 23
1932 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1 19
1936 Berlin 1 0 0 1 20
1948 London 1 0 0 1 22
1952 Helsinki 1 0 1 2 26
1956 Melbourne 1 0 0 1 24
1960 Rome 0 1 0 1 32
1964 Tokyo 1 0 0 1 24
1968 Mexico City 0 0 1 1 42
1972 Munich 0 0 1 1 43
1976 Montreal 0 0 0 0 -
1980 Moscow 1 0 0 1 23
1984 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 -
1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0 -
1992 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 -
1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1 71
2000 Sydney 0 0 1 1 71
2004 Athens 0 1 0 1 65
2008 Beijing 1 0 2 3 50
2012 London 0 2 4 6 55
Total 9 6 11 26
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20. ENCORAGE SPORTS TO:
1)Keep yourself fit and healthy
2)boost your growth
3)build confidence and have fun
4)inculcate discipline and team
spirit
5)encourage budding sportsman
6)Develop motor skill
7)Reduce risk of diseases

21. We thank our group members for their support
YASHIKA KOTHARI
PURNIKA SHARMA
YUVV WADHWA
AASTHA KAUSHIK
SARTHAK JAISINGHANI
DIKSHA SHARMA