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The modern The modern Olympic Games is Olympic Games is
the leading the leading international international
sporting event with sporting event with summer and winter summer and winter
sports games in sports games in which thousands of which thousands of athletes participate athletes participate
in a variety of in a variety of competitions. competitions.
The Olympic Games The Olympic Games are the world's are the world's
sports competition sports competition with more than 200 with more than 200 nations participating nations participating
and they are held and they are held every four years. every four years.
Their creation was Their creation was inspired by the inspired by the ancient Olympic ancient Olympic
Games, which were Games, which were held in Olympia, held in Olympia,
Greece.Greece.
The Olympic symbol, The Olympic symbol, better known as the better known as the
Olympic rings, Olympic rings, consists of five consists of five
intertwined rings and intertwined rings and represents the unity represents the unity of the five continents of the five continents (Africa, America, Asia, (Africa, America, Asia, Oceania, Europe). The Oceania, Europe). The colored version of the colored version of the rings—blue, yellow, rings—blue, yellow,
black, green, and redblack, green, and red—over a white field —over a white field forms the Olympic forms the Olympic
flag. flag.
JudoJudo, , Arsen GalstyanArsen Galstyan
Uneven barsUneven bars, , Aliya MustafinaAliya Mustafina
DivingDiving, , Ilya ZakharovIlya Zakharov