2. there are loads of benefits of the Olympic games. first of all, the country that hosts them gets to showcase their country, which might help their national tourism. the country is also required to build all kinds of establishments to accommodate all the events - these buildings are left behind for future use and training for athletes. This gives them great facilities to work with. it is also very beneficial for the athletes. they get to showcase their skills at the international level, giving them more experience in the sport. it allows the world to see athletes from all around the world that we might not have seen otherwise. the Olympics games are some things to work for. most athletes will tell you that their goal is to either participate in the Olympics games and/or getting a medal. this is something to train for.

4. Created by Pierre De Coubertin in 1914. 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 Olympics, while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.continents Specific flags There are specific Olympic flags that are displayed by cities that will be hosting the next Olympic games. During each Olympic closing ceremony in what is traditionally known as the Antwerp Ceremony,[8] the flag is passed from the mayor of one host city to the next host, where it will then be taken to the new host and displayed at city hall. These flags should not be confused with the larger Olympic flags designed and created specifically for each games, which are flown over the host stadium and then retired. Because there is no specific flag for this purpose, the flags flown over the stadiums generally have subtle differences, including minor color variations, and, more noticeably, the presence (or lack) of white outlines around each ring.[8] Antwerp flag The first Olympic flag was presented to the IOC at the 1920 Summer Olympics by the city of Antwerp, Belgium. At the end of the Games, the flag could not be found and a new Olympic flag had to be made for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Despite it being a replacement, the IOC officially still calls this the "Antwerp Flag" instead of the "Paris Flag"[9] It was passed on to the next organizing city of the Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics until the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway when a separate Olympic flag was created to be used only at the Winter Olympics (see below). The 1924 flag then continued to be used at the Summer Olympics until the Games of Seoul 1988 when it was retired.1920 Summer OlympicsAntwerp, Belgium1924 Summer Olympics[9] Summer OlympicsWinter Olympics1952 Winter OlympicsOslo, NorwaySeoul 1988 In 1997, at a banquet hosted by the US Olympic Committee, a reporter was interviewing Hal Haig Prieste who had won a bronze medal in platform diving as a member of the 1920 US Olympic team. The reporter mentioned that the IOC had not been able to find out what had happened to the original Olympic flag. "I can help you with that," Prieste said, "It's in my suitcase." At the end of the Antwerp Olympics, spurred on by team-mate Duke Kahanamoku, he climbed a flagpole and stole the Olympic flag. For 77 years the flag was stored away in the bottom of his suitcase. The flag was returned to the IOC by Prieste, by then 103 years old, in a special ceremony held at the 2000 Games in Sydney.[10] The original Antwerp Flag is now on display at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a plaque thanking him for donating it.[2]Hal Haig PriesteDuke Kahanamoku[10][2]

6. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic GamesCommemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics[citation needed]. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since. According to legend, the torch's flame has been kept burning ever since the first Olympics.[dubious – discuss]symbolOlympic GamesZeusPrometheusancient Greeceancient Olympicscitation needed1928 Summer OlympicsAmsterdamdubiousdiscuss In contrast to the Olympic flame proper, the torch relay of modern times which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the games had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympicstorch relayCarl Diem Berlin Olympics Usage The Olympic Torch today is ignited several months before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia, Greece. Eleven women, representing the Vestal Virgins,[notes 1] perform a ceremony in which the torch is kindled by the light of the Sun, its rays concentrated by a parabolic mirror.Olympic Gamesancient OlympicsOlympiaVestal Virgins[notes 1]parabolic mirror The Olympic Torch Relay ends on the day of the opening ceremony in the central stadium of the Games. The final carrier is often kept unannounced until the last moment, and is usually a sports celebrity of the host country. The final bearer of the torch runs towards the cauldron, often placed at the top of a grand staircase, and then uses the torch to start the flame in the stadium. It is considered a great honor to be asked to light the Olympic Flame. After being lit, the flame continues to burn throughout the Olympics, and is extinguished on the day of the closing ceremony.