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The world's greatest international sports games are known
as the Olympic Games.
The Olympic idea means friendship, fraternity and
cooperation among the people of the world. The Olympic
Movement proves that real peace can be achieved through
sport. The Olympic emblem is five interlinked rings: blue,
yellow, black, green and red. Any national flag contains at
least one of these colours.
The original Olympic Games began in ancient Greece in
776 B.C. These games were part of a festival held every
fourth year in honor of God Zeus at the place called Olympia.
It was a great athletic festival, including competitions in
wrestling, foot racing and chariot racing, rowing and others.
The games were for men only. Greek women were forbidden
not only to participate but also to watch the Olympics.
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in
1896. Then they were resumed in London after the Second
World War. Since then the Olympics are held every fourth
year in different countries.
The ancient Greeks had no winter sports. Only in 1924
the first Winter Olympic Games were held in France, Now
they are being held regularly.
Questions:
1. What is the world's greatest sports games?
2. What does the Olympic idea mean?
3. What is the Olympic emblem?
4. Why have these colours been chosen?
5. When and where did the original Olympic Games begin?
6. Did women participate in the games?
7. When were the first modern Olympic Games held? Where?
8. Are the Olympics held in the same place?
9. When did the Winter Olympic Games start being held?
Where?
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