Understanding of the Olympic

1986	Athens	First medal in the history of modern Olympic.
1900	Paris	Female allowed to enter/first female winner
1912	Stockholm	First use of electricity timing device
1916	Berlin	Game wasn’t celebrate because of World War I
1920	Antwerp	Hang on the 5 rings flag
1928	Amsterdam	First use of slow motion device to see close winners
1940	Tokyo	Cancelled because of World War II
1944	London	Cancelled because of World War II

What are the 5 rings that appear on the Olympic flag signify?

The 5 inter locking represent 5 important continent or major geographic places on Earth. Those are Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. As it said in the Olympic Charter, the 5 rings represent the union of the athletes from all over the world. 

Which city held the first modern Olympics?

The first modern Olympic was held in Athens, Greece in 1896.

London has held the Olympics twice in the past, what year was that?

London has held the Olympic twice in the past, those dates are in 1908 and 1948. London was supposed to held the second time in 1944 but it was held back because of World War II.

Which city was the first to light the Olympic flame?

It was first lighted in Amsterdam.

Name 10 sports that feature in the Olympics?

 10 sports that are in the Olympic are swimming, diving, weightlifting, Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Baseball, Boxing, fencing and wrestling.

What tragic events happened at the 1972 Munich Olympics?

A group of Palestinian terrorist called the Black September kidnapped 11 Israel hostage. The German government failed to rescue the hostage and all of the hostage was killed, 5 of the terrorist died and 3 were captured.

 When was the first Olympic game?

It was first started in Greece in 776 B.C in the name of Zeus.

Why did the Olympic stopped in a period of time?

It was celebrated from 776 B.C untill 393 AD. It was surpressed because Christianity became the main religion.

Where did the first Olympic was hosted?

It was first hosted in Olympic mountain.

What means did the festival had to the people?

It was a religious festival and as an athletic event.

Give 1 different between modern and ancient Olympic games.

Modern Olympic was hosted around the world but the ancient only hosted in Olympic.