The+Olympics

 __//Going For The Gold//__ //By: Maegan Barber//



//The Olympics is an event that is held every four years. Where the greatest athletes come together from all around the world and compete against each other in competitive games.//




 * **The History of the Olympics**


 * **The History of the Symbol of the Olympics**




 * **The Rewards Ceremony**


 * **The Games in the Olympics**


 * ** The Torch **

__The History of the Olympics __ The first ever Olympic games were held in Olympia in Greece in the year of 776 B.C. The Olympics is held every 4 years. This is known as the Olympiad, which was used for a associating point for dating occasions. The games were held in wooded valleys of Olympia in Elis. The Olympics were used as a peace agreement between the city-states Elis and Pisa. The Olympics was a religious occasion for the Greek people. Olympia was a site devoted to Zeus. http://www.nostos.com/olympics/

__The History of the Symbol of the Olympics __ The most famous symbol of the olympics.has five interlocking rings containing the colors blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The symbol was created in 1912 by the creator of the modern olympics Baron de Coubertin. Each ring represents each part of the world, America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. At the Olympic games, the flag of the olympic rings are brought out during the opening ceremony. Since 1960 the Olympics was hosted in Rome. The flag has been carried in a horizontal position by a surplus of athletes, or other people well known for their positive work in society. After the flag has made its apparence in the opening ceremony, it is then put on a flagpole. The flag must stay on the flagpole all through the olympics. When the flag is let down it symbolises the ending of the Olympics. []

 __ The Rewards Ceremony __

Ever since 1928 the olympic medals has had the same design, a Greek goddess,the Olympic Rings, the coliseum of ancient Athens, a Greek vase known as an amphora, a horse-drawn chariot, the year, number of the Olympiad, and host city. There is about a total of 1,838 medals giving out at the Olympics. Some Olympic events don't even have a third or fourth place, so the losers are rewarded bronze medals. Back in the modern Olympics in 1896, instead of gold the first place winners recieved silver. In 1904 in the St. Louis Olympics is when gold replaced silver.

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The Games in the Olympics __ As time went by they started adding more games to the Olympics ,like Pentathlon. Pentathlon contained a variety of different games. There was also discus, javelin, jumping, running, and wrestling. Then as more time went by, they added another group of events called Equestrian, which included chariot races and riding. []

 ||= ** __Event__ ** || 708 BC ||= 18th Olympiad ||= Pentathlon || 708 BC ||= 18th Olympiad ||= Wrestling || 520 BC ||= 65th Olympiad ||= race in armor ||
 * = **__Year__ ** ||= ** __Olympiad__ **
 * = 776 BC ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">1st Olympiad ||= <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Stadium race ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">724 BC​ ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">14th Olympiad ||= <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">double-stadium race ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">720 BC ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">15th Olympiad ||= <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">long-distance race ||
 * = 688 BC ||= 23rd Olympiad ||= Boxing ||
 * = 680 BC ||= 25th Olympiad ||= 4-horse chariot race ||
 * = 648 BC ||= 33rd Olympiad ||= horse race ||
 * = 648 BC ||= 33rd Olympiad ||= Pankration ||
 * = 408 BC ||= 93rd Olympiad ||= 2-horse chariot race ||

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 169%;">__The Torch__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16.5pt; line-height: 115%; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">The Olympic Torch is also known as the Olympic Flames which is the symbol of the Olympic games. The Olympic flame embodies positive values that humans have always affiliated with fire. All the way to the flames destination, the flame is carried by rally. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;"> []

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http://www.nostos.com/olympics/