THE OLYMPIC GAMES Raquel Molina
INDEX Old Olympic games. New Olympic games. - Pierre de Coubertin. - Symbol. - Controversy. - Prize giving Ceremony. - Opening ceremony. - Closing ceremony.
OLD OLYMPIC GAMES. OLYMPIA In the western part of the Peloponnese. Functioned as a meeting place for worship and other religious and political practices. Daktylos Herakles
THE GAMES AND RELIGION The Olympic Games were linked to the religious festivals of the cult of Zeus. To show the physical qualities of young people.
PARTICIPANTS. All free male Greek citizens were entitled to participate in the ancient Olympic Games. Married women were not allowed to participate in, or to watch, the ancient Olympic Games. Unmarried women could attend the competition. The priestess of Demeter was given a privileged position next to the Stadium altar.
ACTIVITIES AND LENGHT Running, long jump, shot put, javelin, boxing, pankration and equestrian events. Were initially a one-day event until 684 BC, when they were extended to three days. In the 5th century B.C., the Games were extended again to cover five days.
HISTORIC EVENTS Olympic peace. Each four years. Neron. To be in contact with other cities.
NEW OLYMPIC GAMES Pierre de Coubertin. Symbols. Controversy. Opening ceremony Closing ceremony Prize giving ceremony
PIERRE DE COUBERTIN He was born in 1863 in Paris, France. He went to University and studied pedagogy . He travelled to USA. His idea was not recognised in France. He died in Ginebra on the 2 of September in 1937.
OLYMPIC SYMBOLS Flag. Crown. Medals. Mascots. Motto.
OLYMPIC SYMBOLS Flag The Olympic flag ... has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red ... This design is symbolic; it represents the five inhabited continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time. Pierre De Coubertin (1931)
OLYMPIC SYMBOLS MEDALS
OLYMPIC SYMBOLS MASCOTS
OLYMPIC SYMBOLS CROWN
OLYMPIC SYMBOLS MOTTO “Citius, Altius, Fortius” IDEALS: “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well” Pierre de Coubertin.
OLYMPIC SYMBOLS TORCH
TORCH CEREMONY
CONTROVERSY POLICTIC CONFLICTS SOCIAL CONFLICTS Berlín 1916. Berlin 1936. Helsinki 1940. Londres 1944. Munich 1972. SOCIAL CONFLICTS México 1968. Barcelona 1992 BOICOTS Moscow 1980. Los Ángeles 1984.
PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QL_uG2GSZo OPENING CEREMONY
CLOSING CEREMONY
The next Olympic Games will be in Brasil
VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QL_uG2GSZo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=TbsXUJITa40&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U0_CMIjxtU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqBBkCSqsT4 (SONG)
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