yes, there is a quiz at the end so pay close attention
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Opening Ceremony
The 2008 Olympics set off magnificently. A huge opening celebration set off on the 8th of August dazzling viewers.
There were drummers, singers, dancers and many, many more. At one point,. 2,008 fau drums were beaten, and 14,000 performers entertained 91,000 people in ‘the Birds Nest’ (picture above), a HUGE stadium in Beijing, China. The performance mind-bogglingly, astoundingly AWESOME!
ChinaChina EnglandEngland AmericAmericaa
RussiaRussia
GoldGold 5151 1919 3636 2323
SilverSilver 2121 1313 3838 2121
BronzeBronze 2828 1515 3636 2828
TotalTotal 100100 4747 110110 7272
It all started in about 776 BC, around the time of Homer (No. Not Simpson but the famous poet!). It was mainly to honour Zeus, the god of all gods. Only men were allowed and all sports had to be done NAKED! Except chariot racing because it wouldn’t be very nice without clothes and Hoplite racing because there was armour.
The sports they did were:
Running
Javelin throwing
Wrestling
Discus throwing
Horse racing
Chariot racing
The Long jump
Hoplite racing
Pankration wrestling
Not next year, or the next, or the next, but the one after that, London will be hosting the Olympics of 2012.it may seem like a lot of time but already people are preparing. There are websites that are counting down. Today there are exactly 1324 days to go.
They’re not particularly modern. It just means that it’s not ancient. they have been held in many places . In fact they’ve been held in every continent except Africa.
London
1908
1948
2012
Athens
1896
2004
China
2008
When is London hosting the Olympics?
2012!
In ancient Greek times, for how many sports were they dressed?
2
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