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"Citius, Altius, Fortius"

THE OLYMPIC GAMES

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Everything about the Olymic games

Keep these three. They might come in handy.
Modern games
Ancient games
summer olympic games
Winter olympic games
776 BC - 394 AD
1896 - ....

Question 1

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Pieces of Information about the Olympic symbols.

'Dovolj dolgo morš živet, vse doživiš in vse preživiš!!!

- Leon Štukelj

Which bird is the symbol of peace?

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the year of the first games

Mind the spelling!! - in 2025 AD

The first Olympic event, and the only event for the first 13 Olympiads, was the foot-race, over a distance of one stade. By Classical times, there were 18 contests, including boxing, wrestling, horse races, and the pentathlon, as well as additional running events. The stadium at Olympia was originally within the sacred precinct, where spectators could view the races from the hill of Kronos. Gradually, the stadium was pushed farther east, until the late classical period, when it reached its present location outside the precinct. All the embankments are of earth, and only a few stone seats were provided for officials. Connecting the sanctuary and stadium was a vaulted passageway, an early example of the use of vaulting by the Greeks.

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'Citius, Altius, Fortius'

How many events were there at the first games?

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Pieces of Information about the ancient Olympic sports.

Ancient Olympic Sports

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The name of the first event ever was the ...

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Coroebus of Elis

Coroebus of Elis was a Greek cook, baker, and athlete from Elis. He is remembered as the winner of the first recorded Olympics, which consisted of a single footrace known as the stade or stadion.He is frequently described as having won the first Olympic Games, but Eusebius and other ancient writers stated that he was simply the first recorded winner, variously placing the first games in the Heroic Age, 27 olympiads before Coroebus, or 13 olympiads before. Coroebus being the earliest winner known to Hippias, his is still reckoned the "1st Olympiad"; following Hippias's dating, his victory is generally placed in the summer of the year 776 BC. The stadium at Olympia was one stade (192.27 m) long and the competition was still clothed in his time, naked competition beginning with Orsippus around 720 BC. For winning the race, Coroebus received an olive wreath and was later revered by the people of Elis, his grave still being known in the time of Pausanias.

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The name of the first champion was ...

3 words, mind the capital letters

Women were not allowed to compete in the Games themselves. However, they could enter equestrian (horse racing) events as the owner of a chariot team or an individual horse, and win victories that way. Married women were also banned from attending the games, under penalty of death. (Maidens were allowed to attend.) The story of Callipateira, who broke this rule to see her son at the Games. She, being a widow, disguised herself exactly like a gymnastic trainer, and brought her son to compete at Olympia. Peisirodus, for so her son was called, was victorious, and Callipateira, as she was jumping over the enclosure in which they keep the trainers shut up, showing her person. So her sex was discovered, but they let her go unpunished out of respect for her father, her brothers and her son, all of whom had been victorious at Olympia. But a law was passed that for the future trainers should strip before entering the arena."

However, athletic competitions for women did exist in ancient Greece. The most famous was a maidens' footrace in honor of the goddess Hera, which was held at the Olympic stadium. There were 3 separate races for girls, teenagers, and young women. The length of their racecourse was shorter than the men's track; 5/6 of a stade (about 160 m.) instead of a full stade (about 192 m.). The winners received olive crowns just like Olympic victors.

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Who could participate at the ancient games?

plural form - mind the spelling

The Olympics were open to any free-born Greek in the world. There were separate mens' and boys' divisions for the events.

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The competitors wore no clothes which means they were ...

an adjective meaning without clothes

Unlike the modern Olympics, judges did not come from all over the Greek world, but were drawn from Elis, the local region which included Olympia. The number of judges increased to 10 as more events were added to the Olympics. Even though the judges were all Eleans, local Elean Greeks were still allowed to compete in the Olympics. The Elean people had such a reputation for fairness that an Elean cheating at the Games was a shock to other Greeks.

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Who was responsible to stop the Olympic games

the surname of the emperor

Pierre de Coubertin was a French man who loved sports and history. He was born in 1863 and wanted to make the world better through sport. He believed that sport helped people become stronger and more disciplined. He also thought sport could bring peace between countries. In 1894, he started the modern Olympic Games. The first modern Olympics happened in Athens in 1896. Many athletes from different countries came to compete. De Coubertin created the Olympic motto: "Faster, Higher, Stronger." He also designed the Olympic rings, which represent the five continents. He worked hard to improve education and sports in schools. He wanted children to play and learn fair competition. De Coubertin was a dreamer, and his dream came true. Today, the Olympic Games are the biggest sports event in the world. His ideas still inspire athletes and people everywhere.

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De Coubertin came up with the idea to revive them in

the year

Slovene first olympic achievement

Rudolf Cvetko was the first Slovenian to win an Olympic medal. He then devoted the rest of his long life to the sport of fencing, passing on his passion for the sport to the generations that followed.

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Rudolf Cvetko

Question 12

'You can always change your dreams into reality'

- Sara Isaković

Question 13

"Today I won not only a bronze medal for myself, this is a gold with little diamonds on it. I won a medal just getting to the start line"

- Petra Majdič

Question 14

'"It doesn't matter if I don't get a medal."

- Brigita Bukovec

00:30

Question 15

'The absolute result is every shooter's dream.'

- Rajmond Debevec

Question 16

T"he Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete."

- Tina Maze

Question 16

'“You never lose, you either win or you learn”

- Benjamin Savšek

Question 17

"No rain no gain."

- Peter Prevc

Slovene athletes with olympic medals

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"Faster, higher, stronger"

Quiz completed!

When he visited the Olympic Stadium in Athens on his 100th birthday, he said, “The Olympic idea has today, in view of the high volume of sport and its importance in the world, become a world thought that should help, among other aspirations, to bring about peace in the world.”