The Olympic Games

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The Olympic Games

• Summer Olympics
• and KCAA Junior Olympics

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• Once every four years, athletes from the nations
  of the world come together to compete in a series
  of athletic events called the Olympic Games.
• The purpose of the international athletic
  competition is to bring athletes together to
  compete and strive for excellence.
• The Olympic symbols five rings stand for Europe,
  Asia, Africa, Australia, and America.

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The Olympic Games began in Olympia, Greece more
than 3,000 years ago in 776 B.C. These games
consisted of just a single sprint race (190 m).
Soon, other contests were added to the games such
as chariot races, boxing, and wrestling.

• The prize for winning was a crown of olive
  leaves.

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Every four years, a truce was called and all wars
stopped for one month. Each Greek city-state sent
its best athletes to compete. But then, a Roman
emperor banned the games in 394 A.D. For 1,500
years, there were no Olympic Games!

• In 1829, a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de
  Coubertin had a dream to bring the Olympics back.
  
• His dream was to bring the people of the world
  together through athletics. His dream came true
  and the first modern Olympic Games were held in
  Athens, Greece in 1896.

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There have been changes since the days of the
ancient Olympics. There are now more events, more
countries participating, and more athletes
competing. Over 10, 500 athletes competed in
2008!

• The Olympics are no longer held in Greece as they
  were in the past. Each year a different city is
  the host for the Olympic Games.
• The 2008 Summer Olympic Games were held in
  Beijing, China.

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Now, the winner (first place) receives a gold
medal. The runner-up (second place) receives a
silver medal, and the second runner-up receives a
bronze medal. This is their reward for the skill,
discipline, courage, and the many years of hard
work it took them to achieve athletic excellence.
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• The Olympic motto is Swifter, higher, stronger.
  
• The torch flame symbolizes this motto.

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Summer Sports

• Aquatics
• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Canoe/Kayak
• Cycling
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Football

• Gymnastics
• Handball
• Hockey
• Judo
• Modern Pentathlon
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Softball
• Table Tennis
• Triathlon
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

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AquaticsSwimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming,
Water polo
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AthleticsTrack and field events

• Track Events
• Sprints (100m, 200m, 400m)
• Hurdles
• Mile
• Marathon
• Walk
• Race Walk
• Relay

• Field Events
• High Jump
• Triple Jump
• Long Jump
• Shot put throw
• Javelin throw
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Pole Vault

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Track events involve running events of different
lengths. Many of the events are held on a oval
track. One lap around the track is 400 m,
therefore 2 laps around the track is ? m, and a
mile is ? laps and ? m.

• The mile is 4 laps around, but in fact, it is
  1,500 meters. It is called the metric mile.
• The shortest race is a sprint 100m long. The
  runners line up at the starting line with their
  feet braced on starting blocks. Each runner is
  assigned a path called a lane.
• The longer distance races, require stamina,
  rather than speed, such as the marathon.

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Track Events

• There are also hurdle events, relay events, and
  walking events.

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Field events consist of throwing and jumping
events as well as a combination of several events
together. The throwing events involve objects of
different shape and size so the methods of
throwing them are all different.
The throwing events involve

• The hammer is a heavy ball and has a four-foot
  wire and handle attached to it. The thrower
  whirls around two times then releases the hammer.
  

• The shot put is a heavy metal ball. It is held
  above the shoulders and is pushed away from the
  body. The athlete stands inside a ring and must
  not step out of the ring as he or she heaves the
  shot.

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Field Events

• The javelin looks like a spear. It is a long
  wooden stick with a sharp metal point. For the
  throw to qualify, the javelin must stick into the
  ground.

The discus is a flat circular disk, shaped like a
plate. The thrower stands in a circle and makes
one and a half turns before releasing the discus.
Like the shot putter, the thrower is disqualified
if he/she steps out of the circle.
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Some track and field events consist of more than
one contest, such as the triathlon and
pentathlon.

• How many events does the triathlon consist of?
• The triathlon consists of THREE events! Swimming,
  biking, and running!
• Do you know anyone who has ever competed in a
  triathlon?

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The most demanding track and field event in the
Olympic Games is the decathlon for men and the
heptathlon for women.

• How many events does the decathlon consist of?
• The decathlon requires the athlete to compete in
  TEN different events held over a two day period
  of time!
• 100m
• 400m
• High jump
• Long jump
• Shot put throw
• Discus throw
• Javelin throw
• 110 m hurdles
• Pole vault
• 1500m metric mile

• How many events does the heptathlon consist of ?
• The heptathlon requires the athlete to compete in
  SEVEN different events held over a two day period
  of time!
• 100m hurdles
• 200m
• Shot put throw
• High jump
• Long jump
• Javelin throw
• 800m

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Other events in the Summer Olympic Games

• Fencing

Canoe/Kayak
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Gymnastics
Football
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Table Tennis
Archery
Equestrian
Judo
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Badminton
Volleyball
Cycling, Mountain bike
Boxing
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King Chavez Arts and Athletics 3st Annual Junior
Olympics

• Olympic Events
• Hula Hoop
• Frisbee Throw
• Basketball Shoot Out
• 50 yd. sprint
• Soccer Shoot Out
• Classroom Relay
• Clothes Relay
• 50 yd. hurdles

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The students can compete in a hula hoop
competition. Can you hula hoop for a long time?
To represent the Olympic discus throw, students
can compete in a Frisbee throw.

The mens Olympic discus weighs 4lbs 7oz. T The
womens discus weighs 2lbs 3 oz. Thats very
heavy!
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To represent the Olympic football event, students
can compete in a soccer shoot out.

• Mia Hamm of the USA battling with Hedge Riise of
  Norway during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney,
  Australia. Norway went on to win the gold metal.

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To represent the Olympic sprint events, students
can compete in a 50 yard sprint.
To represent the Olympic basketball event,
students can compete in a basketball shoot off.
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All students will compete in a classroom relay
race. The relay is a team event in which each
participant completes part of the total event.

• Each runner carries a baton and passes it to the
  next runner. A good exchange of the baton is as
  important as speed, and many relays have been
  lost because of poor exchange.

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Hurdles are short barriers that runners must jump
over as they run along their lanes. There are two
distances in Olympics for hurdles 110 m for
women and 400 m for both men and women. Thats a
full lap of hurdles!

• The Classroom Relay will include hurdle jumping
  and hula hoop stepping on alternating legs of the
  relay race.

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Good Luck Athletes!

• The important thing in the Olympic Games is not
  winning but taking part. The essential thing in
  life is not conquering, but fighting well.
• Baron de Boubertin in The Olympic Creed
• Im here to win, and I want my friends to win,
  whether they are Americans, Russians, anything.
• Ira Davis, American Track and Field Athlete