OLYMPIC GAMES

HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES

The ancient Olympic Games, named after the city held in "Olympia" were religious festivals, cultural and sporting events held in ancient Greece 2,800 years ago began in 776 a.C.

The Games quickly took a larger role in ancient Greece, reaching its zenith in the sixth century and centuries to V century a.C.

The Olympics had a fundamentally religious significance, when the Greek city-state went

to war and came the time of the Olympic Games, the war was suspended to make way

for the games.

With contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies in honor of Zeus, keeping the

Olympic flame on the altar of Zeus.

First competitions were based in foot races and fights, the

pentathlon, testing of various events including javelin, discus and long

jump.

In addition to the pankration, chariot races, and several art competitions such as music,

poetry and dance.

Today light a torch by the action of the sun's rays in Olympia, and

then transported to the headquarters of the Olympic

Games.

In Olympia came to celebrate 293 Olympic Games, until the Christian

emperor Theodosius I abolished them consider the year 393 by pagans.

THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES.

Were established in the sporty look in 1896 by Pierre de

Coubertin and until today still practiced.

Though always spoken of the rebirth of the Olympic Games, the fact is

attributed to Pierre de Coubertin France and is called the father of the modern

Olympic Games.

The truth is that the first attempt was made in Greece, thanks to the enthusiasm of a

Greek called Zappas Gospels.

So in Greece were made the first modern Olympic Games on November 15, 1859, the November 15, 1870, on May

18, 1875 and May 18, 1889.

The games were part of this first attempt did not achieve the success we recall that the first was in 1859, 37 years before the first modern Olympic Games officially forming a link between

past and future.

Although

Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

Attracted by the futile efforts to revive the Olympic Games and with the belief that athletic competition could result

in international understanding, is dedicated e revive himself, the Olympics, with the participation of all

countries of the world.

Coubertin presented his project to the Athletic Sports Union and Paris in

late 1892, after careful public relations work.

Coubertin was a persistent man and soon had an opportunity to request support from other

countries, when the French Sports Union organized an international conference on Amateurism.

On June 23, 1894 created the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in

Lausanne (Switzerland), composed of representatives of twelve countries.

COUNTRY IS IN THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.

• Austria-Bohemia (Jiri Guth-Jarkovsky)• Argentina (José Benjamín Zubiaur)• Belgium (Maxime de Bousies)• USA.  (William Sloane)• France (Ernest F.Callot y Pierre de Coubertin)• Greece (Demetrius Vikelas)• Great Britain  (C. Herbert Ampfhill y Charles Herbert)• Hungary  (Ferenc Kemény)• Italy (Mario Luccesi Palli y Andria Carafa)• New Zealand (Leonard A. Cuff)• Russia (Alexei General de Boutowsky)• Suecia (Viktor General Balck).

HEADQUARTERS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

Summer Olympics. Winter Olympics.

♦I edition 1896 Athens Greece.♦II edition 1900 Paris France.♦III edition 1904 San Luis III U.S.♦Intercalated Games 1906

Athens Greece.♦IV edition 1908 London United

Kingdom.♦V edition 1912 Stockholm

Sweden. ♦ VI edition 1916 Berlin

Germany.

♣ First edition 1924 Chamonix France.

♣ Second edition 1928 St. Moritz Switzerland.

♣ Third edition 1932 Lake Placid USA.

♣ Fourth edition 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Germany.♣ Fifth edition 1940 Garmisch-

Partenkirchen, Germany.

♦VII edition 1920 Antwerp Belgium.

♦ VIII edition 1924 Paris France.♦IX edition 1928 Amsterdam

Netherlands.♦X edition 1932 Los Angeles USA.♦XI edition 1936 of Berlin

Germany.♦XII edition 1940 Helsinki Finland.♦XIII edition 1944 London United

Kingdom.♦XIV edition 1948 London United

Kingdom.♦XV edition 1952 Helsinki Finland.♦XVI edition 1956 Melbourne

Australia.♦XVII edition 1960 Rome Italy.♦XVIII edition 1964 Tokyo Japan.♦XIX edition 1968 Mexico City

Mexico.

♣ Sixth edition 1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy .

♣ Seventh edition 1948 St. Moritz Switzerland.

♣ Eighth edition 1952 Oslo Norway.♣ Ninth edition 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo

Italy. ♣ Tenth edition 1960 Squaw Valley USA.

♣ Eleventh edition 1964 Innsbruck Austria.

♣ Twelfth edition 1968 Grenoble France. ♣ Thirteenth Edition 1972 Sapporo

Japan.♣Fourteenth edition 1976 Innsbruck

Austria.♣Fifteenth edition 1980 Lake Placid USA.

♣Sixteenth edition 1984 Sarajevo Yugoslavia.

♦XX edition 1972 Munich R.F. German.

♦ XXI edition 1976 Montreal Canada.

♦ XXII edition 1980 MoscowSoviet Union.

♦XXIII edition 1984 Los Angeles United States.

♦XXV edition 1992 Barcelona Spain.

♦ XXVI edition 1996 Atlanta USA.♦XXVII edition 2000 Sydney

Australia.♦XXVIII edition 2004 Athens

Greece. ♦ XXIX edition 2008 Beijing R.P.

China.♦XXX Edition 2012 London United

Kingdom.

♣Seventeenth edition 1988 Calgary Canada.

♣Eighteenth edition 1992 Albertville France.

♣Nineteenth edition 1994 Lillehammer Norway. ♣Twentieth edition 1998

Nagano Japan.♣Twentyoneth edition 2002 Salt Lake City United States.

♣ Twentytwoth edition 2006 Turin Italy.

♣ Twentythreeth edition 2010 Vancouver Canada.

LONDON

OLYMPICS

2012 OLYMPIC GAMESThe Olympic Games

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They are a sporting event is taking place from July 27 until August 12,

2012 in London, UK.

London is the first city to host the Olympics three times, having previously played host in

1908 and 1948.

After the application:

Led by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the Mayor of London Ken

Livingstone.

London was chosen as the host city on July 6, 2005 for the 117. IOC meeting in Singapore, defeating Moscow,

New York, Madrid and Paris.

The main center of the games will be the new London Olympic Park 200 hectares built on a

former industrial site in Stratford, east London.

OLYMPIC TORCH ROUTE.

The torch had no international experience and was taken directly from Greece to the

UK.

In Greece, carried out the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame on May 10 and arrived at the

Panathenaic Stadium, the seventeenth day.

On May 18 comes to the UK where the footballer "David Beckham" lit the torch from a cauldron and on May 19

began the journey of seventy days from Land's End, Cornwall, England, until the opening ceremony held on 27

July.

LOGO AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.

Represents the number "2012" and includes the Olympic rings and the word "London."

The colors pink, blue, green and orange means dynamism and over time from submission to the

opening day.

Also symbolizes "the Olympic spirit and the willingness of the games to attract public

participation”.

The official mascots of the Olympic Games:

Wenlock and Mandeville are created by the company Iris and delivered on May 19, 2010.

According to the story, both born of the drops falling steel construction of the last support beam of the Olympic Stadium in

London.

The names of pets concerns two British localities of concern to the

Olympic.

SPORTS

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