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Jeux olympiques

   Olympic Games

Olympia the site of the Olympic Games in classical times

the Discobol is among the most famous statues of antique Greece

   the summer Olympic Games will be celebrated from August 8th to August 24th

    at the Beijing National Stadium

the main stadium

   the logo

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1.
The original Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia (Greece)
and are celebratedis celebratedwere celebratedJe ne sais pas until 393 AD

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In the ancient Olympic Games only men could be taken partcould taken partcould take partJe ne sais pas

3.
Not only women were not permittedpermitbeeing permitedJe ne sais pas to compete but married women were also barred from attending the games, under penalty of death.

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Chariot racing was one of the most popular sports, often dangerous for both drivers and horses who frequently had sufferedwere sufferedsufferedJe ne sais pas serious injuries and even death.

5.
(the opening ceremony in the Panathenian Stadium)
The first games of the modern era were heldheldwas heldJe ne sais pas in Athens in 1896

6.
The link between the ancient and modern Olympic Games is symbolizedsymbolizesare symbolizedJe ne sais pas by the torch relay.
The Olympic Torch today is ignited several months before the opening ceremony at the site of the ancient games in Olympia.
It is kindled by the light of the sun. The relay ends on the day of the opening ceremony.

7.
Salt Lake City 2002 winter games.
Every four years the Olympic cauldron has litis litis lightingJe ne sais pas by the torch at the opening ceremony.

8.
The five interlacing rings setseatsitJe ne sais pas upon a white background are the official symbol
of the Olympic games. They represent continents: Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe.

9.
Like the five olympic rings
from which they drawdreware drawnJe ne sais pas their colour Fuwa will serve as the official mascots of Beijing Olympic Games.
They carry a message of friendship to children all over the world.
When you put their names together Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni they say 'Welcome to Beijing'

10.
In 1914 when the international Olympic Commitee held its 20th anniversary in Paris,
the Olympic Flag was displayed for the first time. The design conceivedwere conceivedwas conceivedJe ne sais pas by Pierre de Coubertin
who developed the modern olympic movement.
'The important thing is not to triumph but to compete'