SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
The history of the ancient Olympics dates from 776BC, when it was celebrated in summer at four –year intervals in honour of Zeus. The games were later suppressed by Roman emperor Theodosius in about AD 393.
In the late 19th century, the concept of the Olympics Games was revived .At the 1896 Athens Olympics Games athletes from 14nations competed, with the largest delegations coming from France, Germany and Greece.
In 1921, the IOC decided to stage ‘International Sports Week 1924 ‘Chamonix, France. The event was so successful that it was retroactively named the first Olympics Winter Games; Athletes from 16 nations took part in the games
OLYMPICS MOTTO, EMBLEM, FLAG CREED AND OATH
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MOTTO:”Citrus, Alatius, Fortius”these are Latin words, which mean ‘ Faster; higher and stronger. ‘they were composed in 1897 by Rev father Didon,a friend of baron Pierre de Coubertin, introduced in the 1920 games for the first time.
Emblem: Is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing five continents of the world, placed at the center of the Olympics Flag.
Emblem placed in the middle is 206cm % 60cm.the flag was designed by Coubertin himself in 1913 and it was first hosted in 1920 at the Antwerp Games and the motto was then added to it.
Olympic Song: The Olympic song is ‘we can make this world abvetter world’ written by Giargio Morober.For the first time, sung at the Seoul Games in 1988.
Olympic torch: The Olympic flame symbolizes the continuity between the ancient and the modern Olympics. The Olympic flame was lighted for the first time in 1928 at the Amsterdam Stadium and since then the practice has been continued.
The torch used to kindle the flame is first lit by the sun’s rays at the shrine of Zeus(Greece).It is then carried overland by a relay of runners to the site of the games and placed in bowl where it burns during the period of the Games.
The Olympic Torch Relay: The practice of torch Relay from Olympia(Greece)to the venue of the Games was first introduced by German Olympic Committee for the Berlin Games in 1936 and has since become part of the Olympic games.
Medals: The medal is diameter and 3 mm in thickness. The Gold and silver medals are both made of 92.5% pure silver. However the Gold medal is plated with 6 gm of pure gold. The third position medal is made of bronze.
In addition to prizes given to athletes, ther are certain awards and trophies which are awarded to those who promote the cause of Olympics.
The Olympic order: Instituted in 1974, the Olympic Order in gold, silver, Or bronze decoration, awarded to a person who has rendered outstanding services or displayed the Olympic ideals.
Mrs. Indira Gandhi was awarded this order in 1983 by the IOC for the contribution to the organization of the New Delhi Asiad (1982).
PRESIDENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
The International Olympic Committee is the highest authority of the Olympic Movement. The Executive Board of the Committee was founded in 1921,and presently consists of the IOC president, four Viccce-President and ten other members.
The IOC President is presently elected for an eight year term, renewable once for four additional years. Here is a list of all presidents of the IOC.
List of presidents of IOC:
1. Demetrius vikelas (Greece) (1894-1896)
2. Pierre de fredy, baron de Coubertin (France)(1896-1925)
3. Count Henri de Baillet-latour (Belgium)(1925-1942)
4. Sigfrid Edstrom (Sweden)(1946-1952)
5. Avery Brundage (U.S.A)(1952-1972)
6. Lord killoanian (Ireland)(1972-1980)
7. Juan Antonio Samaranch(Spain)(1980-2001)
8. Jacques Rogge (Belgium) (since2001)
List of venues for summer Olympics
1.1896-Sthens (Greece) 2.1900-paris (France) 3.Bst.louis (U.S.A)
4.1908. London (Brittan) 5.Stockholm)(Sweden) 6.1956-Not held (because of First World
7-1920-Atewerp (Belgium) 8.1924-Paries (France) 9.1928-Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
10.1932-LOsAngels (U.S.A) 11.1936-Berlin (Germany) 12.1940Not held (Because of second world
13.1948-London (Britain) 14.1952-Helsinki (Finland) 15.1956-Melbourne (Australia)
17.1960rome (Italy) 18.1964-Tokyo (Japan) 191968-Mexico City (Mexico)
20. Munchi (Germany) Waldi 21.1980-Moscow (Russia) misha
22.1984-Losangels (U.S.A) Sam 23.Seuol (South Korea) hodori 24.1992barcelone (spian) cobi
26.1996-Athends (Greece) Phevos and Athena
INDIA’SPerformans in hockey at the Olympics; Till today, hockey has been the only sport in which India
Have golod medals 8 at Olympics. The period from 1928-1956 is considered to be the golden era of India hockey as India won 6 consecutive Olympics gold medals during that time, winning all the 24 matches it plyed.Further ,India Scored 178g goals (at an average of 7.43 goals per match. The other two gold medals were won in the 1964 Tokay Olympics and the 1980 Moscow Olympics
INDIA’S PERFORMANES (PERSONEL)IN SUMMER OLMPICS
NAME | EVENT | MEDAL | VENUE | YEAR |
Normal fichhard | 200m running 200mhardli wrestling | silver | Parries(France) | 1900 |
K.S.jadav | wrestling | bronze | Helsinki(Finland) | 1952 |
Lender Paes | Tennis | Bronze | Atlanta(u.s.a ) | 1996 |
rathode | Shooting(Double trap | Silver | Athens(Greece) | 2000 |
Abinava brindra | Shooting men’s10m air rifle) | gold | Beijing(china) | 2008 |
Susil kumar |
| Bronze | Beijing(china) | 2008 |
Vijendar kumar | Boxing 75kg | Bronze | Beijing(china) | 2008 |
PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH SPORTS/SPORTING EVENTS
Place | Sport/Event | place | Sport/Event |
Aintree |
| Henlee(England) |
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Black Heath |
| Harling Home (England) | Reggeta(boat Racing) |
Chepak Ground | Rugby(England) | Lords Oval Ledds | Polo(England) |
Dorchester | Horse Cricket(Chennai) racing(England) | Putni | Boat Cricket(England) rowing(England) |
Eden gardens | Cricket(Kolkata) | Rolland Garros | Lawn Tennis(France) |
Firoz-shah-kotla | Cricket(Delhi) | Twinkenham | LawnRugby(England) |
Epsam | Horse racing | Wimbledon | Tennis(England) |
WITER OLYMPICS GAMES
The Winter Olympics commenced in 1924 when the first games were held in Bchamonix ,France. Since then these games are held at an interval of four years in the same colander year as the summer Olympics games
The winter games Include ;Ice hockey, skating<alphine skiling,biathlion,etc
1924 | Chamonix(France) | 1972 | Innsbruck(Austria) |
1928 | S.T Moritz(Switzerland) | 1988 | Lake Placed 9U.S.ASarajevo(Yugoslavia)) |
1932 | Lake Placed (Newzeland) | 1994 | Lillehammer(Norway) |
1936 | Partenkirchen(Germany) | 1998 | Nagano(Japan)) |
1940 | Not held | 2002 | Slat lake City(usa) |
1948 | S.t Moritz(Switzerland) | 2006 | Turin(Italy) |
1952 | Oslo(Norway) | 2010 | Vancouver(Canada) |
1956 | Cortina D’Ampezzo(Italy) | 2014 | Sochi(Russia) |
