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Integrated Studies at Moreland Primary School

http://www.london2012.com/sports/ Here are the pictograms of all the sports.

The rings represent the joining of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from around the world at the Olympic Games. The colors were chosen because at least one of these five colors is found in the flag of every nation. ||  || The Olympic Flame arrives from Greece in London. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9deEWfPRFM
 * || The Olympic rings are the official symbol of the Olympics. There are five interlocking rings of the colors blue, yellow, black, green, and red, which are set upon a white background.

Fire was important in Ancient Greece where the Olympics began. Every Olympic games the Olympic torch is lit in Greece. The Olympic flame is lit in Greece by the sun

The flame then lights the Olympic Torch. The Olympic flame arrives in London. David Beckham carries the torch in the relay. It has travelled by helicopter to London.

THESE ARE THE OFFICIAL PROMOTION VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHvxqobknDk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcwiGIGMjSg&feature=related

Olympic Games information for kids http://www.essentialkids.com.au/younger-kids/kids-activities-and-worksheets?gclid=CMPVjMyPrbECFQaApAodB3EAGA ** The Summer Olympic Games LONDON 2012 ** [|The Olympics - Free Games for Kids] This site has great games you can play. [|Olympics Jigsaw Puzzle - PrimaryGames.com - Free Games for Kids] [|online flag colouring] || ===[|Summer Olympic Information for Kids] === ===[|Olympic Torch Traditions of the Olympic Games] === ===[|Information on the History of the Olympic Games] === ===[|A General History of the Olympic Games] === ===[|History of the Olympic Games for Kids] === ===[|When Will the Next Summer Olympics Be Held?] === ===[|The History of Our Olympic Games in Ancient Greece] === ===[|When & in Which City Were the First Summer Olympics Hosted?] === ===[|About the Greek Olympic Games] === ===[|When Do Summer Olympics Begin?] === ===[|How Often Are the Summer Olympics Held?] === ===[|History of the Summer Olympic Games] ===
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 * The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will be held in
 * The Summer Games have been held in the following Cities: ||
 * The Summer Games have been held in the following Cities: ||

Paris 1900 St. Louis 1904 London 1908 Stockholm 1912 Antwerp 1920 Paris 1924 Amsterdam 1928 || Los Angeles 1932 Berlin 1936 London 1948 Helsinki 1952 Melbourne 1956 Rome 1960 Tokyo 1964 Mexico City 1968 Munich 1972 || Montreal 1976 Moscow 1980 Los Angeles 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 ||
 * Athens 1896

The games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. || || Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoe / Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian || Fencing Football Gymnastics Trampoline Handball Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball || Swimming Synchronized Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling ||
 * The next Summer Olympics will be in 2016.
 * Summer Sports: ||
 * Summer Sports: ||

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The Olympic Games that we know today are very different from the original Olympics that took place in Olympia, Greece, more than 2,700 years ago. Since then, they have been held all over the world, been attended by more than 200 countries and have included many different sports. Some Olympic information might be particularly interesting to children.

History
The Olympic Games were created and first held in 776 B.C. in ancient Greece in honor of the king and queen of the Greek gods, Zeus and Hera, and only men could compete. The first official modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Since then, the Summer Olympic Games have been held every four years in many major cities around the world. In 1924 the first Winter Olympics were held. They also take place every four years but are held two years after the Summer Olympics. The city where the games are held is called the "host city." Women were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1928.

Olympic Sports
The number of sports played at the Olympics changes from year to year. Some of the most popular Summer Olympic sports are swimming, cycling, gymnastics, volleyball and horse riding. There also are many events collectively known as athletics, such as the 100-meter dash, the marathon, hurdling, relay racing, the long jump, the high jump and the pole vault. The Winter Olympic sports include downhill and cross-country skiing, bobsledding, figure skating, ice hockey, snowboarding and ski jumping. Sports that are no longer played in the games include golf, lacrosse, rugby union and water motor sports. If a sport is very popular among spectators and there are a lot of athletes qualified to compete, the International Olympic Committee might decide to introduce it in the next Olympic Games, which usually means that one of the less-popular sports must be dropped.

The Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony of the games usually is a dramatic celebration involving hundreds of people. The opening ceremony begins with the raising of the flag of the host country and the singing of its national anthem. There is then a performance involving music, dance and colorful costumes, along with a high-tech lighting and special effects show. After that, every athlete marches into the stadium under the banner of his country. At the end of the opening ceremony, the Olympic torch is passed to the last carrier, who lights a huge fire to open the games.

The Olympic Torch
The Olympic torch is a symbol of the ancient Greek Olympic Games. The flame is lit in Greece several weeks before the games and travels around the world to the host city of the games. It usually is carried by runners, but has traveled by ship, camel, airplane and canoe. In 2000, the torch traveled underwater for the first time, as a diver brought it past the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">Other Olympic Games
The Paralympic Games are held just after both the summer and winter games and are for athletes with a physical disability. The Special Olympics is a competition held every two years and all athletes are intellectually disabled.

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