2. ANCIENT OLYMPICS
• Pagan religious festival started by the Greeks in Olympia to honor Zeus in
776 BC
• Held every 4 years
• Lasted just 1 day
• Consisted of 1 event
• More events added later
• Men only competed; Women banned
• Roman emperor Theodosius I banned
games in 393 AD
4. PRIZES
• In Greece, there was
no second place.
• Winners were given
a laurel wreath for
their head and a pot
containing olive oil.
• Winners were called
“olympionics”
5. MODERN OLYMPICS
• Founded by Frenchman Baron
Pierre de Coubertin.
• Held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
• In the modern Olympics men and
women can take part.
• Winners receive a medal if they
come first, second or
third. These medals are gold,
silver or bronze.
• First Olympic gold medal won by
Harvard’s James Connelly.
9. THE TORCH
• The flame is lit in Olympia,
Greece, some months before
the opening of the Games.
• The day of the opening of the
Games, the flame enters the
stadium.
• The flame is transferred from
the torch to the cauldron.
• The flame is extinguished on
the final day of the Games at
the closing ceremony.
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10. THE MOTTO
The most important thing is
not to win but to take part !
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