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1 How much do you know about the Olympic Games?

2  X 1. The ancient Olympics were held every four years.
2. The ancient Olympics were held in a place called Olympia. 3. All Greek men could compete in the ancient Olympics. X Slaves could not compete. 4. There was lighting of the sacred flame in the ancient Olympics. The first lighting of sacred fire was in 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. 5. The ancient Olympics had the Marathon event. The Marathon was introduced in 1896.

3 6. At the ancient Olympics, athletes played only for glory, not for money.
X Many athletes joined the Games to get rich. 7. There was no team sport in the ancient Olympics. 8. Boxing was one of the ancient Olympic events. Boxing could kill. 9. There was no cheating in the ancient Olympics. Cheating was quite common. 10. No woman could compete in the ancient Olympics. They could only compete as the owner of chariot.

4 11. Each ancient Olympic event had only one winner
11.Each ancient Olympic event had only one winner. There was no runner-up. 12.The five rings in the modern Olympic Logo stands for people’s five skin colours. X It stands for the five continents or the countries from where the athletes come. 13.The Summer Olympic Games are separated from the Winter Olympic Games by 2 years.

5 14.The Olympic Games are competitions between athletes in individual or team events and not between countries. This principle is stated in the Olympic Charter. 15.The motto of the Olympic Games is made up of three words: Higher, Faster and Stronger. End!


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