Olympic Games Flashcards
when and where were the first Olympic games
Greece Olympia in 776 BC
what were the first games a religious festival of
religious festival in honour of the Greek chief god Zues
how long did the the games exist in the form of a religious festival
1000 years
what do the five interconnected rings on the olympic flag represent
the five continents involved with the olympic games 1 - Europe 2 - Asia 3 - Oceania 4 - Africa 5 - and the Americans
what do the six colours on the flag including the white background represent
they are found in all of the flags in the world, so that every country can find at least one one of its nation colours
where is the olympic flame lit
by the rays of the sun in Olympia, Greece and carried in a torch to the games
when did the olympic games develop into the modern olympic games
1896
who were the olympic games developed by
Baron Pierre De Coubertin
what did Baron Pierre De Coubertin believe in
believed in a healthy/balanced mind and body and encouraging performers to strive and do their best
why were the international olympic comitee established
Baron Pierre De Coubertin visited the UK and liked the features of amateur sport so the comitee was established
what is the olympic motto
faster, higher, stronger
from ‘citius - altius - fortius’
what are the aims of the modern olympic games
1 - to promote the development physical and moral qualities using sport
2 - to spread the olympic principles throughout the world, creating international good will
3 - bring together athletes of the world in the great four yearly sporting festival
4 - to educate young people through sport, developing friendship and a more harmonious world
what are the olympic values
1 - encourage effort = strive for excellence
2 - perserve human dignity = demonstrating respect
3 - develop harmony = celebrating friendship
been retained for years and are central to the movement
respect, excellence, friendship, courage, determination, inspiration, equality
when was the British Olympic Association (BOA) created
1905
what’s the role of the British Olympic Association?
- organise and coordinate British Olympic + Winter Olympic team matters alongside team GB
- promoting interest from communities and supporting National governing bodies (NGB)
when was the international olympic committee (IOC) created
1894
what do the IOC do
- own all rights to Olympic symbol and the games
- administers olympic movement
- members are appointed to the IOC and are responsible for selecting host cities of Olympic games (summer + winter
what is the paralympics and when did it originate
- originated from sports competition for ww2 veterans with serious back injuries (Stoke Madeville)
- first one in 1960 in Rome values are based on history of games and fairplay (determination, courage, equality and inspiration)
when was the Berlin olympics
1936
what is political exploitation of the olympics
when the games are used to make political points because of the global publicity. The IOC has aimed to seperate sports and politics. Political events overshadowed sporting achievements in some events.
what is propaganda
‘a type of communication that seeks to influence people towards a certain cause and, in the case, a political philosophy. The information given as part of this communication is biased towards a certain belief or set of values’
who was in power in Germany for the Berlin olympics
Nazis were in power and Hitler took the chance to use the games to endorse Nazi ideology
what were nations debating doing but were unsuccessful at the Berlin olympics
they were debating boycotting the games but plans were not successful
who opened the Berlin games
Hitler
what did Adolf Hitler want to show of at the Berlin games
wanted to show the world how efficient and effective Nzi Germany was. As well as proving superiority of the master race.
what was awarded to Berlin before the Nazi party were in power
the Berlin olympics