Olympics katherine barton

The OlympicsKatherine Barton

The Olympics has been around for many years. We now have many knew sports that take place now rather than the sports that took place in Ancient Greece. I find the Olympics to be interesting and inspiring.

The first Olympic game recorded was

in 776BC.

What do the Colors on the Olympic Rings stand

for?

The colors on the Olympic rings came from the colors that appeared on all

the national flags of the world.

Sports

Swimming has been a sport at every modern summer Olympics.

Michael Phelps is a retired American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals.

Gymnastic events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Gabby Douglas is a member of the

U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team

at the 2012 Summer

Olympics, she won gold metals

in both the individual and

team all-around competitions.

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Tennis at the summer olympics in London in 2012 were staged at the All England Club Wimbledon.

Maria Sharapova is a

Russian professionaltennis player who is ranked World No. 2 by

the Women’sTennis

Association.

Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men

since 1936.

LaBron James is an American Professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the

NBA and the USA team for the Olympics.

Volleyball has been an indoor sport at the Summer Olympic Games since 1964.

Kerri Walsh is partners with Misty May

Treanor, they are the best beach volleyball

team in the world.

Figure Skating was contested in the Olympic

Games since the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Kim Yu-Na is a South Korean figure skater who was a champion in the 2010 ladies’ singles.

As you have read in my report all about the olympics you can better understand the history behind the Olympics, you have also learned about many famous people who have participated in the Olympics.

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