THE OLYMPICS OLYMPIC RINGS The Olympic rings represent

OLYMPIC RINGS • The Olympic rings represent the union of the five continents and

Last 10 olympics • • • The last ten Olympics have been in: Rio

The Olympic summer events • The Olympic summer events are: • Beach volleyball, boxing,

Ireland’s most Famous Olympians • Micheal Carruth • Sonia O’Sullivan • Katie Taylor •

OLYMPIC HISTORY • The Olympic games began in Olympia Greece in 776 BC. IT

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THE OLYMPICS

OLYMPIC RINGS • The Olympic rings represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of the athelets from around the world at the Olympic games. • the colour of each continent is: • Blue=Europe • Black=Africa • Red=America • Green=Austrailia • Yellow=Asia

Last 10 olympics • • • The last ten Olympics have been in: Rio 2016 London 2012 Bejing 2008 Athlens 2004 Sydyey 2000 Atlanta 1996 Barcalona 1992 Seaoul 1988 Los angeles 1984 Moscow 1980

The Olympic summer events • The Olympic summer events are: • Beach volleyball, boxing, cycling bmx, cycling mountain bike, cycling road, cycling track, diving, equstrian eventing , equstrain jumping, fencing, football , golf, gymnastics artistic , gymnastics rhythmic, hand ball, hockey judo, karate, rowing, marathon swimming, modern pentathlon, rugby, sailing , shooting, skate bording, sport climbing, surfing, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, trampoline, triathlon, volley ball, water polo, weighlifting, wrestling freestyle, and last of all is wrestling Greco roman.

Ireland’s most Famous Olympians • Micheal Carruth • Sonia O’Sullivan • Katie Taylor • Annalise Murphy gold boxing silver 5000 m run gold boxing silver sailing

OLYMPIC HISTORY • The Olympic games began in Olympia Greece in 776 BC. IT was a sporting competition to celebrate the excellence and honor of the god Zeus. • The first few Olympics just had running race and only lasted one day but more events got added on later and it became a five day event

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