the idea of the Olympic torch came was first inaugurated on the 1928 Olympic games in Amsterdam. the design of the Los Angeles coliseum was also included a facility of a large flame. there wasn't any torch relay in the ancient Olympics. However there were known to do other torch relays in other ancient Greek festivals:http://usd316.k12.ks.us/projectfolder/Niki2002/Olympics/modernolympics.html

the Olympic torch was first instituted in 1933: http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

WEEK 4

the five ringed symbol represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes throughout the world at the olympics. Many believe that the colors of the olympic rings : blue,black,red,yellow and green on a white field are used because at least one of the colors are in each of the flags of the athletes nations participating in the Olympic. the five uniting rings express the continents brought together by the olympics.

WEEK 3

the modern Olympic motto is 'Citius, Altius, Fortius'. Those three latin words mean 'higher, swifter, stronger'. Baron De Coubertin borrowed this motto from Henri Martin Dideon, the head master/leader of Arcueil college in Paris. Coubertin thought it would be used to describe the goals of great athletes all over around the world. MY INFO CAME FROM : http://www.janecky.com/olympics/motto.html

i got my info on this web:http://usd316.k12.ks.us/projectfolder/Niki2002/Olympics/modernolympics.html

The first modern Olympic games where held in Athens , Greece, in 1896. The man who restarted the Olympic games was a Frenchmen named Baron Pierre de Coubertin. He thought to start the Olympic games at 1900 but the 34 other countries were so enthralled that they wanted him to move it up to 1896. The Olympic torch idea was first inaugurated in the 1932 games at Los Angeles. But there was no torch relay in the ancient Olympics however there were torch relays in other ancient Greek athletic festivals. The first modern games was held in Athens, Greece. Lots of young men and woman came from all over the world to compete in the sports for their country.

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I got my information on this:http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

the Greeks that came to the sanctuary of Zues at Olympia had the same cultured beliefs and spoke the same language. All athletes were male citizens of the city states from all around the Greek world, even from as far away to the west of Spain and to the east of turkey. the sancuary was named after Mt. Olympus in the mainlands of Greece.

ancient olympics

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml
ancient Olympics was held for religious festivals to honor Zues,the father of Greek gods and goddesses. it was held in Olympia.

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