OLYMPIC GAMES

Olympic games:

The Olympics are a major international event is and where winter sports participate in different competitions and the thousands of athletes. The games are currently held every two years, with summer and winter Olympic Games, even if they are carried out every four years thereafter, the periodic games. 2008 host cities have agreed to the management of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, where the competing athletes, who have a physical disability. 


The Paralympics will take place as soon as their respective Olympics. Initially, the Ancient Olympic Games was held in Olympia, Greece, in the 8th century BC 5th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 International Olympic Committee (IOC). IOC has come to the Olympic movement, whose structure and actions are defined in the life of the Olympic Charter.

The Olympic movement in the 20th and 21st century development has led to several changes in the Olympic Games. Some of these adjustments include sports, snow and ice, athletes with disabilities in the Paralympic Games, as well as the teenage athletes of physical to young people, the creation of the Olympic Games of the Commission. 


IOC was adapted in the twentieth century in the various economic, political and technological properties. For this reason, the Olympic Games has entered the pure amateurism Coubertin allow participation of professional athletes be competitive. The growing importance of the implementation of the media to create games and sponsorship of the problem. The world wars, and resulted in 1916, 1940 and 1944 games. The great Bojkotite, the cold war, the limited participation in the games during the 1980 and 1984.

The Olympic movement is made up of international sports federations (IFs), national Olympic committees (NOCs), and each specific Olympic committees. The authority of the Olympic Games, the IOC is responsible for the selection of host cities for each. The host city is responsible for the financing of the organisation and celebration of the Olympic Games under the Charter. The Olympic Games program consists of sports to be contested at the Olympics, also depends on the IOC. 

Festival of games covering many of the rituals and symbols, such as the Olympic flag and Torch, as well as at the beginning and end of the ceremonies. Are over 13,000 athletes that compete in the summer and summer Olympic Games in 33 different sports and nearly 400 events. The first, second and third places in each event receive gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Useful links for you:
www.olympic.org
www.london2012.com