1. OLYMPIC GAMES
London, England 2012

2. The Olympic Rings 5 interlocking rings make up the Olympic Emblem.
The rings are of equal dimensions and are in 5 different colours.
The colours are blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white background.
Each ring represents a continent and the joining of the rings represents the union of these continents.
The continents are North and South America (these are considered one area), Africa, Australia, Asia and Europe.
The Olympic symbol was originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

3. London 2012 The London Olympics Emblem is based on the number 2012.
This is the year of the games. The word London reminds us of the host city.
The vision at the heart of the games is that London 2012 will be ‘Everyone’s Games’.

4. Wenlock and Mandeville
Olympic Mascots
Wenlock and Mandeville are the official mascots for the London Olympics and the Paralympic Games 2012.
Wenlock and Mandeville

5. The Olympic Motto Faster Higher Stronger
The Olympic motto is made up from the Latin words:
‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’.
This means:
Faster
Higher
Stronger

6. Horse Riding Events
There are 3 types of horse riding events at the London Olympics in 2012.
These are:
Equestrian Dressage
Equestrian Eventing
Equestrian Jumping

7. Cycling Events There are 4 types of Cycling events: BMX
Mountain Biking
Road Cycling
Track Cycling

8. There are 2 types of swimming events:
Synchronised Swimming

9. Other water events are:
Diving
Water Polo
Sailing
Rowing
Canoeing

10. There are many ball events.
These include:
Basketball
Volleyball
Football
Handball
Tennis
Table Tennis
Hockey

11. Other Events Other events include: Archery Boxing Fencing Gymnastics
Judo / Taekwondo
Shooting
Wrestling
Weight Lifting

12. There are 20 Paralympic sports in the London Olympics:
Archery
Athletics
Boccia
Road and Track Cycling
Equestrian
Football 5 / 7 a side
Goalball
Judo
Powerlifting
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table Tennis
Sitting Volleyball
Wheelchair Basketball / Fencing / Rugby / Tennis

13. Olympic Medals 2012
Gold, Silver, Bronze
1st, 2nd, 3rd

14. South America

15. Bolivia Guyana Ecuador Uruguay Venezuela Peru Colombia Chile Paraguay
Brazil
Bolivia
Ecuador
Uruguay
Venezuela
Peru
Colombia
Chile
Paraguay
Suriname
Guyana

16. Brazil Bolivia Key Facts Capital Sucre Population 10,400,000 Size
1,100,000km²
Languages
Spanish
Quechua
Aymara
Guarani
Bolivia
Brazil
Key Facts
Top medal sports
Sailing
Volleyball
Capital
Brasilia
Population
196,600,000
Size
8,550,000km²
Languages
Portuguese

17. Chile Colombia Key Facts Top medal sports Tennis Capital Santiago
Population
17,300,000
Size
756,096km²
Languages
Spanish
Colombia
Key Facts
Top medal sports
Weightlifting
Boxing
Capital
Bogota
Population
46,900,000
Size
1,140,000km²
Languages
Spanish

18. Guyana Ecuador Key Facts Top medal sports Athletics Capital Quito
Population
14,600,000
Size
272,045km²
Languages
Spanish
indigenous languages
Ecuador
Guyana
Key Facts
Top medal sports
Boxing
Capital
Georgetown
Population
761,400
Size
214,969km²
Languages
English
Hindi
Urdu

19. Peru Paraguay Key Facts Top medal sports Shooting Capital Lima
Population
29,400,000
Size
1,280,000km²
Languages
Spanish
Peru
Paraguay
Key Facts
Top medal sports
Football
Capital
Asuncion
Population
6,500,000
Size
406,752km²
Languages
Spanish
Guarani

20. Suriname Venezuela Uruguay Key Facts Top medal sports Swimming Capital
Paramaribo
Population
524,000
Size
163,265km²
Languages
Dutch
English
Suriname
Venezuela
Key Facts
Top medal sports
Boxing
Capital
Caracas
Population
29,000,000
Size
881,050km²
Languages
Spanish
Uruguay
Key Facts
Top medal sports
Football
Capital
Montevideo
Population
3,400,000
Size
176,215km²
Languages
Spanish