1. OLYMPICGAMES

2. HISTORY OF OLYMPICSAccording to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the RomanHercules), a son of Zeus.At the Olympic Games, Coroebus won the sole event by run of approximately 192meters which made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history.The ancient Olympic were played every four years, but in 393 CE, the Roman emperorTheodosius I abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.Approximately 1500 years later, a young Frenchmen named Pierre de Coubertin begantheir revival. Coubertin examined that it was exercise, more specifically sports, thatmade a well-rounded and vigorous person.In 1890, he founded a sports organization, Union des Socits Francaises de SportsAthltiques (USFSA). At a meeting, Coubertin eloquently spoke of the revival of theOlympic Games.The delegates at the conference voted unanimously and decided to have Coubertinconstruct an international Olympic committee (IOC; Comit Internationale Olympique) toorganize the Games.Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was selected to be its first president. Athens was chosenas the location for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning was begun. 3. COROEBUSOPENING CEREMONYA COIN FOUND DURING EARLYSTAGES OF OLYMPICS 4. OLYMPIC CHARTERThe Olympic Charter is a set of rules andguidelines for the organization of theOlympic Games, and for governing theOlympic movement. Its last revision wason the 9 September 2013.Adopted by International OlympicCommittee (IOC), it is the codification ofthe fundamental principles, rules and by-laws.French and English are the officiallanguages 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 educationalvalue 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 topromoting 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 supremeauthority 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 worlds athletes at the great sports festival, the Olympic Games. Itssymbol is five interlaced rings.4)The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practising sport, withoutdiscrimination 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 shallhave the rights and obligations of autonomy, which include freely establishing and controlling the rules of sport, determiningthe structure and governance of their organisations, enjoying the right of elections free from any outside influence and theresponsibility 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 otherwiseis 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. MOTTOFaster Higher Stronger.It expresses the aspirations of the Olympic Movementnot only in its athletic and technical sense but also froma moral and educational perspective. 7. SOMETHING ABOUT THE FLAG In 1914, when the International Olympic Committee(IOC) held its 20th anniversary meeting in Paris, theOlympic flag was displayed for the first time. The design had been conceived by the Frencheducator Pierre, baron de Coubertin. The five rings symbolized the five parts of the world inwhich the Olympic movement was active, according toCoubertin. Rather, those five colours and white were chosen becausethey incorporated the colours of all national flags inexistence at the time the Olympic flag was created. 8. RECENTLOGOS 9. OLYMPICS HELD SO FAROlympiad Year Host City, CountryI 1896 Athens, GreeceII 1900 Paris, FranceIII 1904 St Louis, USA1906 Athens, GreeceIV 1908 London, Great BritainV 1912 Stockholm, SwedenVI 1916 Berlin, Germany (not held)VII 1920 Antwerp, BelgiumVIII 1924 Paris, FranceIX 1928 Amsterdam, HollandX 1932 Los Angeles, USAXI 1936 Berlin, GermanyXII 1940 Tokyo, Japan / Helsinki, Finland (not held)XIII 1944 London, Great Britain (not held)XIV 1948 London, Great BritainXV 1952 Helsinki, FinlandXVI 1956 Melbourne, Australia 10. AND THE LIST GOES ON..olympiad year Host city, countryXVII 1960 Rome, ItalyXVIII 1964 Tokyo, JapanXIX 1968 Mexico City, MexicoXX 1972 Munich, GermanyXXI 1976 Montreal, CanadaXXII 1980 Moscow, USSRXXIII 1984 Los Angeles, USAXXIV 1988 Seoul, South KoreaXXV 1992 Barcelona, SpainXXVI 1996 Atlanta, USAXXVII 2000 Sydney, AustraliaXXVIII 2004 Athens, GreeceXXIX 2008 Beijing, ChinaXXX 2012 London, EnglandXXXI 2016 Rio, BrazilXXXII 2020 Tokyo, Japan 11. TOP TWOCOUNTRIES OFOLYMPIC GAMES 12. 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) 13. 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) 14. BOTTOM TWO COUNTRIES IN OLYMPICGAMES 15. 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 ARTISTICWEIGHTLIFTING Medals - GOLD(4) 16. 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) 17. India's First ever participation inSummer Olympics Games: 1920India's first ever participation inWinter Olympics Games: 1964India's first ever gold medal:Norman Pritchard in 1900Number of Medals won by Indianathletes till date: 20The best performance by India atOlympics: In 2008 Beijing OlympicsTotal Gold medals won by Indianathletes :9Gold Medals won in Men's FieldHockey: 8Individual Gold Medal: 1 (AbhinavBindra in Men's 10m Air Rifle, 2008Beijing Olympics)National Olympic Committee: IndianOlympic Association 18. GAMES GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL RANK1896 Athens did not participate1900 Paris 0 2 0 2 171904 St. Louis did not participate1908 London did not participate1912 Stockholm did not participate1920 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 -1924 Paris 0 0 0 0 -1928 Amsterdam 1 0 0 1 231932 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1 191936 Berlin 1 0 0 1 201948 London 1 0 0 1 221952 Helsinki 1 0 1 2 261956 Melbourne 1 0 0 1 241960 Rome 0 1 0 1 321964 Tokyo 1 0 0 1 241968 Mexico City 0 0 1 1 421972 Munich 0 0 1 1 431976 Montreal 0 0 0 0 -1980 Moscow 1 0 0 1 231984 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 -1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0 -1992 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 -1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1 712000 Sydney 0 0 1 1 712004 Athens 0 1 0 1 652008 Beijing 1 0 2 3 502012 London 0 2 4 6 55Total 9 6 11 26INDIASSTATUS 19. ENCORAGE SPORTS TO:1)Keep yourself fit and healthy2)boost your growth3)build confidence and have fun4)inculcate discipline and teamspirit5)encourage budding sportsman6)Develop motor skill7)Reduce risk of diseases 20. 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