week7

the Olympic games are divided into summer and winter events. the summer and winter games are held every leap year (4 years). they are trying to get 302 events in 28 sports. they have woman and men events.









http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games

week 7

GAMES:

Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Gymnastics
Hockey
Rowing
Shooting
Softball
Table Tennis



http://www.olympicsports.org.uk/search/label/Football

AN OLD BRONZE MEDAL.

week 6

in the ancient times the were no rich advertising contracts with shoe companies or other deals. the athletes usually competed for pride, patriotism, and religious honor. although some of these athletes were paid with large amounts of money, up to ten times more than a annual salary of soldier. the Olympic winners received an olive tree branch. the branches that the athletes receive is cut from a branch from the backyard of the temple of zues and were supposably planted by Hercules. Sometimes the victor of the games would get a ribbon to put around their head-this would b a temporary prize until the end of the games. info from:http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Olympics/olympics.html

week 6

the winners of the games show the ancient coliseum's and the goddess of victory holding the laurel crowns on the obverse side which is engraved 'XXIVTH Olympiad Seoul. the back side shows a pigeon(the symbol of peace) soaring up holding a laurel branch in its mouth and the Seoul Olympic composed to three Taeguk patterns from the Korean flag and five olympic rings. the medals were manufactured. the gold took up to 92.5% of the content of the gold medal which was gilded with 5 grams or more. it was 60mm in diameter and weighed around 145 grams. the silver took up to 92.5% of the silver medal and the other 7.5% is bronze. it was 60mm in diameter like the gold medal but weighs 5 grams less. the bronze medal contained 95% of bronze, 4% of copper and 1% of copper. it was also 60mm in diameter. info and pic from:http://olympic-museum.de/w_medals/wmed1988.htm