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    Olympics

    Presented by – NITISH
    CHAUDHARY
    The History of…

    THE OLYMPIC GAMES


    Origin of the Olympic Games

    Once every four years, men from


    all over Greece came to compete
    in a great athletic festival in Elis,
    in western Greece (Women were
    not allowed to compete). This
    was called the Olympic games
    because the place was called
    Olympia. It was a religious
    festival to honor the Greek
    gods Zeus and Hera.
    History
    The Olympic games began in
    Olympia in 776 B.C.

    They took place from time to time


    until 393 B.C. then they stopped.

    These are the greatest celebrations of


    sport in the world.

    At first they lasted only one day and


    there were only one race.
    The Olympic Games

    The Olympic Games are an


    international multi - sport
    events, occurring every four
    years,, organized by
    the International Olympic
    Committe. In these games we
    can observe thousands of
    athletes participate in a variety
    of competitions.
    Baron de Coubertin

     In 1894 a Frenchman,
    Baron de Coubertin,
    started modern Olympic
    games.
     The Modern Olympic
    games took place in
    Athence in Greece.
     Nearly all the Nations in
    the world take part in
    these games.

    Baron de Coubertin
    Design of Flag

     The design of the flag had been received by the French educator Pierre,
    Baron de Coubertin.
     The five rings represent the five continents.
     (Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, Red(represent all nations) and White
    background for peace).
     These five rings represent the continents of the world:
     Africa
     Europe
     Asia
     America
     Oceans (including Australia)
    Some Olympic Symbols
    Winer´s Medals :
    Medals are awarded in each event,
    with gold medals for first place,
    silver for second and bronze for
    third, a tradition that started in
    1904.

    Olympic Flame:
    Months before each Games,
    the Olympic flame is lit in Olympia
    in a ceremony that reflects ancient
    Greek rituals.
    Olympic Flame

    At the beginning of Olympic games


    some one lights a torch.
    The runners carry the Olympic flame
    to the country where are the
    games are taking place.
    “The Olympic flame” burns through
    out the duration of the Olympic
    games.
    The Olympic flame is put out when
    the games come to close.
    Olympic sports
    The Olympic Games program consists of 26 sports,
    30 disciplines and nearly 300 events

     The Summer Olympics program includes 26 sports,


    while the Winter Olympics program features 15
    sports.

     Athletics, swimming, and artistic gymnastics are the


    only summer sports that have never been absent from
    the Olympic program.
    Continue….

    Cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice


    hockey, ski jumping, and speed skating have
    been featured at every Winter Olympics program
    since its inception in1924.

    Current Olympic sports,


    like badminton, basketball, and volleyball, first
    appeared on the program as demonstration
    sports, and were later promoted to full Olympic
    sports.
    HOCKEY FOOT BALL BASKETS BALL
    TEAM SPORTS
    VOLLY BALL Etc

    COMBAT SPORTS WRESTLING BOXING FENCING Etc.

    WATER SPORTS SWIMMING ROWING SAILING Etc

    WINTER GAMES SCATING SKIING ICE-HOCKEY Etc.


    Summer Sports
    • Archery • Fencing
    • Athletics • Football
    • Badminton • Golf
    • Basketball
    • Gymnastics Artistic
    • Beach Volleyball
    • Boxing • Gymnastics Rhythmic
    • Canoe Slalom • Handball
    • Canoe Sprint • Hockey
    • Cycling BMX • Judo
    • Cycling Mountain Bike
    • Modern Pentathlon
    • Cycling Road
    • Cycling Track • Rowing
    • Diving • Rugby
    • Equestrian / Dressage • Sailing
    • Equestrian / Eventing • Shooting
    • Equestrian / Jumping
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Weightlifting • Synchronized Swimming
    • Wrestling • Table Tennis
    • Taekwondo
    Winter Sports
    • Alpine Skiing
    • Biathlon
    • Bobsleigh
    • Cross Country Skiing
    • Curling
    • Figure skating
    • Freestyle Skiing
    • Ice Hockey
    • Luge
    • Nordic Combined
    • Short Track Speed Skating
    • Skeleton
    • Ski Jumping
    • Snowboard
    • Speed skating
    The Role Of India in Olympics

     Dhyanchand was a well known


    Hockey player.

     He took part in 1928, 1932 and


    1936 Olympic games.
     India won gold medals in all the
    Olympic matches in which he
    took part.

     He was awarded Padmabhushan


    by Indian government.

    Dhyan chand
    Abhinav Bindra

    Abhinav bindra won a gold medal


    in 100 mts. Rifle shooting at
    Beijing 2008.
    It is the first individual gold medal
    for India.
    .
    Vijender and Sushil won two
    bronze medals for India in
    Beijing Olympics.

    SUSHIL & VIJEYENDER


    WITH PRESIDENT PRATHIBA PATIL
    INDIAN GLORIFIED ARCHIVE
    India’s Total Olympics Medal Tally:

     8 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal and 2 Bronze medals in Hockey


     2 Silver medals in Athletics and 1 in Shooting
     Bronze for wrestling ( Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav 1952 Helsinki)
     Bronze for tennis ( Leander Paes 1996 Atlanta)
     Bronze for weightlifting ( Karnam Malleswari 2000 Sydney

    Indian 2008 Olympics Medal Hopes:


     These are the Indian participants at the 2008 Olympics to watch out for:
     Manavjit Singh - Shooting (Trap Men)
     Rajyavardhan Rathore - Shooting(Double Trap Men)
     Anju Bobby George - Athletics (Long Jump)
     Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati - Tennis (Mens Doubles)
     Dinesh Kumar - Boxing (-81 kg category)
     Akhil Kumar - Boxing (-54 kg category)
     Vijender - Boxing (-75 kg category
    India at the 2016 Summer Olympics

    INDIA COMPETED AT THE 2016 SUMMER


    OLYMPICS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, FROM 5
    TO 21 AUGUST 2016.

    INDIAN ATHLETES HAVE APPEARED IN EVERY


    EDITION OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS SINCE 1920,
    ALTHOUGH THEY HAD THEIR OFFICIAL DEBUT AT
    THE 1900 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN PARIS.
    MEDALISTS OF 2016

    MEDAL NAME SPORT EVENT DATE

    P.V SINDHU BADMINTON WOMEN’S AUGUST 19


    SILVER SINGLE

    SAKSHI WRESTLING WOMEN’S AUGUST 17


    BRONZE MALIK FREESTYLE
    58kg
    Host Nations

     The host city for an Olympic Games is usually


    chosen seven years ahead of their celebration. The
    process of selection is carried out in two phases that
    span a two-year period.
     These Games also constitute a major opportunity
    for the host city and country to promote and
    showcase themselves to the world.

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