Sunday, June 29, 2008
WEEK 9,Current issues affecting the 2008 Beijing Olympics
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/6934955.stm
Because of thick air pollution in Beijing,most of it's host factories have been shut down,while many others have been moved out of town,but even so non stop construction and booming car sales, the pollution is more worse than before.Beijing's filthy air and clogged traffic have been worrying organizers and IOC for some time now.
WEEK 8,Choose a sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games
Pole Vaulting is an event for athletes where a person uses a long and flexible pole (today is usually made of fibreglass or carbon fibre) as an aid to leap over a bar.Brad Walker is a pole vaulter from Seattle,America and is ranked No. 1in the world.He is the favourite for this year's Beijing Olympics in Summer and he has won 2 championships including one last year at Osaka,Japan.Brad has vaulted just 6 inches below his sports Holy Grail,Sergei Bubka's15 year old record of 20 feet and2 1/2 inches.
WEEK 7,Sports included in 2008 Beijing olympic games
http://www.chinaorbit.com/2008-olympics-china/olympic-sports-2008.html
The summer Olympic Games have 28 different sports with 38 disciplines and the Winter Games
have 7 sports with 15 disciplines.The summer games includes:Aquatics,Archery,Athletics,
Badminton,Baseball,Basketball,Boxing,Canoeing,Cycling,Equestrian,Fencing
Football,Gymnastics and Handball.
Also there is Hockey,Judo,Modern Pentathlon,Rowing,Sailing,Shooting,Softball,Table Tennis,
Taekwondo,Tennis,Triathlon,Volleyball,Weight-Lifting and Wrestling.
The summer Olympic Games have 28 different sports with 38 disciplines and the Winter Games
have 7 sports with 15 disciplines.The summer games includes:Aquatics,Archery,Athletics,
Badminton,Baseball,Basketball,Boxing,Canoeing,Cycling,Equestrian,Fencing
Football,Gymnastics and Handball.
Also there is Hockey,Judo,Modern Pentathlon,Rowing,Sailing,Shooting,Softball,Table Tennis,
Taekwondo,Tennis,Triathlon,Volleyball,Weight-Lifting and Wrestling.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
WEEK 6,Tradition of the gold,silver and bronze medals.
http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/olymphlx/answer.htm
The Olympic medals since 1928 have not changed in features, they still have:a Greek goddess,the Olympic rings,the coliseum of the ancient Athens,a Greek vase known as an amphora,a horse-drawn chariot,the year,number of the Olympiad and the host city. There will be a total of 1,838 medals awarded,there are 604 gold,604 silver and 630 bronze. In 1896 when the modern Olympics came back the silver medals were given to the first place winners because the gold medal was strangely considered inferior to silver but then 8 years later at the 1904 games gold replaced the silver medal in first place.Also today's gold medals are actually sterling silver covered with about 6 grams or .21 ounces of pure gold and also all medals are 7 centimetres in diameter.
The Olympic medals since 1928 have not changed in features, they still have:a Greek goddess,the Olympic rings,the coliseum of the ancient Athens,a Greek vase known as an amphora,a horse-drawn chariot,the year,number of the Olympiad and the host city. There will be a total of 1,838 medals awarded,there are 604 gold,604 silver and 630 bronze. In 1896 when the modern Olympics came back the silver medals were given to the first place winners because the gold medal was strangely considered inferior to silver but then 8 years later at the 1904 games gold replaced the silver medal in first place.Also today's gold medals are actually sterling silver covered with about 6 grams or .21 ounces of pure gold and also all medals are 7 centimetres in diameter.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
WEEK 5,History of the Olympic torch
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/olympics/55301_hist22.shtml
During the ancient games in Olympia,Greece,a flame ignited by the sun,burned continually on a
alter of the Goddess Hera.The first modern Olympic flame was first seen in the 1928
Amsterdam games,where the flame burned constantly throughout the games.The modern Olympic torch relay tradition began in 1936 in Berlin.The torch is lit by the sun in Olympia,as it was in ancient times and then passed from runner to runner in a relay to the host city.When it arrives at the host city,it is used to light a different flame in a cauldron at the Olympic stadium during the opening ceremony.the flame then burns throughout the games and is extinguished at the closing ceremony.
During the ancient games in Olympia,Greece,a flame ignited by the sun,burned continually on a
alter of the Goddess Hera.The first modern Olympic flame was first seen in the 1928
Amsterdam games,where the flame burned constantly throughout the games.The modern Olympic torch relay tradition began in 1936 in Berlin.The torch is lit by the sun in Olympia,as it was in ancient times and then passed from runner to runner in a relay to the host city.When it arrives at the host city,it is used to light a different flame in a cauldron at the Olympic stadium during the opening ceremony.the flame then burns throughout the games and is extinguished at the closing ceremony.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
WEEK 4,Symbolism of the Olympic rings
http://ask.yahoo.com/20020214.html
According to the Olympic Charter,the five ringed symbol "represents" the union of five different continents and also the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic games.Not coincidentally,Coubertin is the founder of the modern Olympic Movement.The Olympic committee adopted the flag in 1914 and the flag was first flown at the 1920 Antwerp games.
While the charter isn't explicit, many people believe that the colours of the Olympic flag-blue, black, red, yellow and green on a white field -are used because at least one of these colours are found on each nations flag that participates in the games. This theory might be true; however the nation that each ring represents a specific continent is not. The five interlocking rings represent the five continents brought together by Olympic movement.
According to the Olympic Charter,the five ringed symbol "represents" the union of five different continents and also the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic games.Not coincidentally,Coubertin is the founder of the modern Olympic Movement.The Olympic committee adopted the flag in 1914 and the flag was first flown at the 1920 Antwerp games.
While the charter isn't explicit, many people believe that the colours of the Olympic flag-blue, black, red, yellow and green on a white field -are used because at least one of these colours are found on each nations flag that participates in the games. This theory might be true; however the nation that each ring represents a specific continent is not. The five interlocking rings represent the five continents brought together by Olympic movement.
WEEK 3, Olympic Motto
http://www.janecky.com/olympics/motto.html
The Olympic motto is ''Citius,Altius,Fortius''.These three Latin words in English mean ''Swifter,Higher,Stronger.
The Olympic motto is ''Citius,Altius,Fortius''.These three Latin words in English mean ''Swifter,Higher,Stronger.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
WEEK 2,Modern Olympics
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/sports/summer_olympics_first1.htm
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens,Greece in 1896.There were 14 nations that sent only men totalling 245.The games took place from 6th April - 15th April and the number of events staged that year were 43, in 9 different sports including: Gymnastics, Cycling, Fencing, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Field, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
Archaeologist Ernst Curtius from Germany excavated (dug up) the ruins of Greece's ancient city-state of Olympia from 1875-1881. Among the ruins he found the remains of the gigantic Olympic stadium, which was home to the ancient Olympics 776-393 B.C. This discovery inspired the imagination of many people who dreamt of beginning an international sports competition. One such person was french educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who made it his number one priority to revive the spirit of fellowship and competitiveness found in the ancient Olympics. He organised an international meeting in Sorbonne in France, on 23rd of June in 1894. From the meeting came the organisation of the Olympic committee, which two years later called for the first Olympic games in Athens.
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens,Greece in 1896.There were 14 nations that sent only men totalling 245.The games took place from 6th April - 15th April and the number of events staged that year were 43, in 9 different sports including: Gymnastics, Cycling, Fencing, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Field, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
Archaeologist Ernst Curtius from Germany excavated (dug up) the ruins of Greece's ancient city-state of Olympia from 1875-1881. Among the ruins he found the remains of the gigantic Olympic stadium, which was home to the ancient Olympics 776-393 B.C. This discovery inspired the imagination of many people who dreamt of beginning an international sports competition. One such person was french educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who made it his number one priority to revive the spirit of fellowship and competitiveness found in the ancient Olympics. He organised an international meeting in Sorbonne in France, on 23rd of June in 1894. From the meeting came the organisation of the Olympic committee, which two years later called for the first Olympic games in Athens.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
WEEK 1,Ancient Olympics
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.html
In the ancient times when the olympics first began only people who spoke greek could compete in the games.They always held the games in Olympia rather than holding them all around the world.They had many different games including:Boxing, Equestrian events, Chariot racing, Riding, Pankration, Pentathalon, Discus, Javelin, Jump, Running and Wrestling.As I was saying the first olympic games according to Diodorus were held in (mid-summer)776BC.Also the men that competed in the games had to be naked to compete.How Bizzare!!!!!!The prizes that they recieved were olive wreaths,palm branches and woollen ribbons and women were forbidden to
enter until 1900 in Paris.
In the ancient times when the olympics first began only people who spoke greek could compete in the games.They always held the games in Olympia rather than holding them all around the world.They had many different games including:Boxing, Equestrian events, Chariot racing, Riding, Pankration, Pentathalon, Discus, Javelin, Jump, Running and Wrestling.As I was saying the first olympic games according to Diodorus were held in (mid-summer)776BC.Also the men that competed in the games had to be naked to compete.How Bizzare!!!!!!The prizes that they recieved were olive wreaths,palm branches and woollen ribbons and women were forbidden to
enter until 1900 in Paris.
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