Olympics

1. TOPIC NAME: OLYMPICS

2. Contents:
 History of Olympics
 Modern Olympics
 Paralympics
 Role of India in Olympics
 Conclusion

3. History of Olympics:
 Origin Shrouded in mystery and legend.
 Started in Olympia, Greece.
 Heracles and his father Zeus progenitors of
the Games
 Heracles called the Games "Olympic
 Games organized every 4 year.

4.  Coroebus, the first Olympic champion.
 The winners admired and immortalized
 The Games were held during Olympiad.
 Olympiad, a unit of time in Greece.

5.  At zenith in the 6th and 5th centuries BC.
 Gradually declined after the Romans.
 The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1170
years.

6. Modern Olympics:
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
founded IOC in 1894.
IOC- International Olympic Committee
In 1896,1st Olympic games at Athens

7.  Leading international sporting events.
 Thousands of athletes participate.
 The world's foremost sports competition.
 Summer and winter sports competitions.
 More than 200 nations participating.

8. Logo:
 The rings are five interlocking rings.
 This rings known as the "Olympic rings“
 Designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin,1912.
 Represented Africa, Asia, America, Australia and
Europe

9. Importance of The Flame:
 Tradition of the Olympic Games.
 Its origins lie in ancient Greece.
 In Ancient Olympics fire was kept burning.

10.  The Summer and Winter Games.
Summer
sports
Archery
basketball wrestling
cycling
soccer
fencing
handball
swimming
water
polo
judoboxing
weight
lifting
shooting
gymnastics
equestrian
events
field
hockey
volleyballcanoeing
tennis
yachting
rowing
Events at Olympics:

11. Winter sports
ice hockey
Skating
tobogganing
bobsledding
The
biathlon
luge
Skiing

12. Paralympics:
 In 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttmann founded Paralympics.
 To promote the rehabitation of soldiers after World War II.
 He organized a multi-sport event
 To coincide with the 1948 London Olympics
 Used sports as an avenue to healing for 12 years.

13.  For the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
 Guttman Brought 400 athletes in the "Parallel
Olympics“.
 This became known as the first Paralympics.
 The Paralympics have been held in every Olympic
year.
 Since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South
Korea, the host city for the Olympics has also played
host to the Paralympics.

14. Role of India in Olympics:
 Norman Pritchard won 2 medals.
 1st team, Summer Olympic Games in 1920.
 Winter Olympic Games in 1964.
Indian Olympic delegation 1920

15.  India hockey team was dominant(1920-1980).
 Winning 11 medals in twelve Olympics.

16. Recent history of India in Olympic:
 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold
in shooting.
 Vijender Singh, first medal in boxing.
 Saina Nehwal, bronze medal in badminton.
 Mary Kom, won a medal in boxing.
 Also P.V Sindhu, Sakshi Malik won medals.
 2016 Summer Olympics, 118 athletes competed.

17. Conclusion:
 Brought together many different countries.
 Cultures and races come together.
 Friendly competition.
 Representing power of athletics and unity.
……just as Pierre de Coubertin wished

18. Bibliography:
 Wikipedia.
 https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-
the-olympics-are-necessary-for-the-world
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_at_th
e_Olympics