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Olympic Games Presentation  by:  Izzy  Thompson  

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The  Purpose  

Ê  The  purpose  of  the  Olympic  games  is  to  build  a  better  world  through  sport,  to  support  development,  education,  and  peace  through  sport.  

Ê  The  Olympic  games  serves  the  purpose  of  bringing  athletes  from  around  the  world  together  to  compete  in  sport,  while  representing  their  country.  In  a  way,  the  event  brings  nations  together.    

Ê  The  main  goal  of  almost  all  professional  athletes  is  to  be  able  to  compete  and  win  at  the  Olympics.    

Ê  The  Olympic  games  also  promote  the  participation  of  women  in  sports.      

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The  Purpose  

Ê  In  the  Olympics,  an  athlete  is  given  a  chance  to  become  a  national  figure/symbol,  and  become  a  part  of  sport  history.  

Ê  Here  are  some  examples:    

Kerri  Strug-­‐  Gymnastics,  USA.  She  is  famous  for  performing  a  vault  on  a  broken  leg,  and  landing  on  one  foot,  receiving  a  high  enough  score  for  her  team  to  win.    Atlanta,    1996  

Usain  Bolt-­‐  Sprinter,  Jamaica.  He  is  famous  for  breaking  the  world  record  for  the  100  meter  spring.  Beijing,  2008.    

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History  

Ê  According  to  historical  records,  the  first  Olympic  Games  happened  back  in  776BC.  They  were  first  held  in  Olympia,  in  the    Peloponnese  region,  in  Greece.  Olympia  was  said  to  be  ruled  by  the  temple  of  Zeus.  

Ê  Religiously,  the  Olympic  games  were  closely  linked  to  the  cult  of  Zeus,  but  it  focused  more  on  improving  relations  between  Greek  cities.    

Ê  Young  men  from  the  Greek  region  would  come  to  Olympia  to  compete  and  show  their  strength.  The  closing  ceremony  took  place  at  the  temple  of  Zeus,  where  the  winner  and  his  father  and  his  homeland  would  be  announced.  The  sacred  olive  branch  wreath  would  be  placed  on  his  head.  

 

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The  Legend  of  the  Olympic  Games  There  was  a  famous  conflict  between  Greek  gods  Zeus  and  Chronos.  All  the  gods  then  competed  against  each  other  in  sport,  thus  giving  birth  to  the  Olympic  games.    

Some  of  the  games  that  were  played  back  then  were:    

-­‐  The  Pentathlon  

-­‐  The  boxing  Horses'  races  

-­‐  The  Pancratium  

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History  

Ê  The  first  International  Olympic  Game  run  by  the  IOC  was  held  in  the  Panathenaic  Stadium  in  Athens,  Greece,  in  1896.    

Ê     14  nations  and  241  athletes  participated.    

Ê  After  the  first  game,  there  was  a  time  period  where  the  popularity  and  the  chance  of  survival  of  the  Olympic  Games  was  thin.  However,  after  the  1906  Intercalated  games  in  Athens,  (The  event  was  not  officially  recognized  by  the  IOC),  the  games  regained  popularity.    

Ê  The  first  Olympic  event  that  allowed  women  to  participate  was  the  1900  Paris  Games.  However,  they  were  only  allowed  to  compete  in  lawn  tennis  and  golf.    

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History-­‐  IOC  

Ê  The  IOC  (International  Olympic  Committee)  is  a  corporation  based  in  Lausanne,  Switzerland.      

Ê  Today,  205  nations  are  members  of  the  IOC.    

Ê  The  first  Olympic  (International)  game  was  organized  by  Pierre  de  Coubertin.  His  aim  was  to  create  world  peace  and  communication  through  the  event.  That’s  him  in  the  picture  to  the  right.    

Ê  He  also  created  the  symbol  of  the  Olympic  Games,  (Picture  to  the  right  bottom)  the  rings.  “These  five  rings  represent  the  five  parts  of  the  world  which  now  are  won  over  to  Olympism  and  willing  to  accept  healthy  competition.”-­‐  Pierre  de  Coubertin.    

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Advantages  of  Hosting  the  Olympic  Games.  o  Promotes  tourism.  People  will  

travel  to  the  country  to  see  the  games.  Also,  they  may  go  after  the  games  for  leisure,  because  they  saw  a  glimpse  of  the  city  on  TV  during  the  Olympics.    

o   Jobs.  More  jobs  will  be  created  for  building  facilities,  advertising,  etc.  

o   Boosts  the  economy.  Tourists  and  athletes  from  foreign  teams  will  buy  souvenirs  and  goods  from  the  country.    

o   The  athletes  from  that  country  will  not  have  to  adjust  to  a  new  environment  or  time  zone.  

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Disadvantages  of  Hosting  the  Olympics.    o  Dangers  of  terrorism.  

Athletes  and  people  involved  in  the  games  risk  exposure  to  terrorism.      

o   Security  concerns.  Lots  of  security  staff  are  needed,  even  weeks  or  months  prior  to  the  games.  

o  High  costs  and  transport  links.  Building  transportation  links  for  athletes  and  tourists  is  expensive,  and  time  consuming.    

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Human  Interest  Stories  

Oksana  Baiul  was  born  in  the  Ukraine  in  1977.  Her  parents  divorced  when  she  was  two  years  old,  and  her  father  became  absent.  Baiul’s  mother  died  of  cancer  when  she  was  thirteen,  so  Baiul  was  orphaned.  She  had  no  extended  family,  so  her  coach  at  the  time  looked  after  her.  However,  after  her  coach  emigrated  to  Canada,  she  had  no  where  to  go.  She  lived  on  a  makeshift  bed  at  her  hometown  skating  rink.  She  was  eventually  taken  in  by  Galina  Zmievskaya,  who  coached  her  through  the  rest  of  her  career.  Baiul  won  gold  in  the  1994  Norway  Olympic  games.        

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Human  Interest  Stories  Marion  Jones  is  a  former  track  and  field  athlete,  and  a  professional  basketball  player  for  the  WNBA.  She  competed  for  the  USA,  and  participated  in  the  2000  Sydney  Olympic  Games.  She  won  five  medals,  but  they  were  taken  away  in  2007  when  she  admitted  to  taking  performance  enhancing  drugs,  and  lying  to  a  grand  jury  about  it.  Investigators  found  that  she  had  been  using  these  drugs  since  high  school.  She  is  named  to  be  one  of  the  fastest  women  in  the  world.      

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Controversies  In  the  2008  Beijing  Olympics,  age  controversies  regarding  two  of  their  female  gymnasts  became  a  huge  issue.  He  Kexin  (top)  won  gold  in  the  uneven  bars,  as  well  as  winning  the  gold  with  her  team.  Her  passport  shows  that  her  birth  date  is  January  1st,  1992.  This  was  questioned  because  of  her  youthful  appearance,  and  because  there  were  online  records  of  her,  stating  that  she  was  only  14  in  2008.  No  evidence  has  been  found  and  no  one  is  sure  what  to  believe.    Jiang  Ju  Yuan  (bottom)  competed  in  the  2000  Sydney  Olympics,  and  won  two  bronze  medals.  On  state  run  television,  she  admitted  to  being  fourteen  when  she  competed.  This  violates  the  rule  regarding  the  minimum  age  of  the  competitor.    

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Controversies  Five  weeks  before  the  1994  Lillehammer  winter  Olympics,  Nancy  Kerrigan,  (picture)  was  attacked  at  her  skating  rink.  A  man  hit  her  leg  with  a  baton  repeatedly,  and  fled  the  scene.  She  was  still  able  to  compete  in  the  Olympics,  and  she  placed    second.  After  the  games,  her  competitor  Tonya  Harding,  who  placed  eighth  in  the  Lillehammer  games  was  found  to  be  involved  in  the  attack.  The  man  who  hit  Kerrigan  with  a  baton  turned  out  to  be  Harding’s  husband.  Tonya  Harding  was  placed  on  three  years  probation,  500  hours  of  community  service,  and  had  to  pay  a  160,000  fine.  She  was  also  thrown  off  the  Figure  Skating  Association  of  America.  She  never  competed  again.