After gap of 100 years they Olympics return to Athens in 1896. The recreation behind the recreations Olympics was because of one man Pierre de Coubertin he admired the Greek ideals of fitness spotting competitiveness a much different communities. And he holp that the model Olympics would bring the country's close together.
I am a Year 5 learner in rooms 9 and 10 at Pt England School in Auckland, NZ. My teachers are Mrs Buchanan and Miss West.
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
The Olympics
The Olympics of 1896 in Athens in Greece had fourteen countries taking part with most athletes from Greece. This first modern Olympics was the largest meeting of international competitors that had ever occurred .The next Olympics held in Paris four years later was the first to the allow women competitors. This time the Olympics were part of a much bigger event and lasted several months.
Monday, 29 August 2016
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
The Olympic Flame
The Ancient Greeks started the tradition of having an Olympic flame. In Olympia a sacred flame is lit by the sun's rays and stays alight until the games have ended. The flame symbolized a request for protection from Zeus and the athletes’ struggles for victory.
The modern flame symbolizes the light of the spirit, knowledge and life. To this day, the torch is still lit in Olympia in Greece, then carried by a relay team, passing runner to runner, until it reaches the host-city, of the games. There, the cauldron will be lit and stay alight until the closing ceremony.
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