Skeletonlord
04-28-2012, 10:03 AM
Good Afternoon Spacetime Community!
The London Olympics are just less than 100 days away, and lets get into the Olympics spirit!
Let me explain what the Olympics are.
"The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in southwest Greece. The Games were part of a religious festival. The Greek Olympics, thought to have begun in 776 BC, inspired the modern Olympic Games (begun in 1896) The Games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the gods, and were staged every four years at Olympia, a valley near a city called Elis. People from all over the Greek world came to watch and take part."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/the_olympic_games/
The Olympics Games are a game event consisting of different sports, and it is being hosted in London, United Kingdom this year between 27 July-12 Aug 2012.
Many sports are involved this year, here is a full list of the sports.
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe Slalom
Canoe Sprint
Cycling - BMX
Cycling - Mountain Bike
Cycling - Road
Cycling - Track
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics - Artistic
Gymnastics - Rhythmic
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Synchronised Swimming
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Trampoline
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Please visit the following website for more infomation : http://www.london2012.com/
The London Olympics are just less than 100 days away, and lets get into the Olympics spirit!
Let me explain what the Olympics are.
"The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in southwest Greece. The Games were part of a religious festival. The Greek Olympics, thought to have begun in 776 BC, inspired the modern Olympic Games (begun in 1896) The Games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the gods, and were staged every four years at Olympia, a valley near a city called Elis. People from all over the Greek world came to watch and take part."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/the_olympic_games/
The Olympics Games are a game event consisting of different sports, and it is being hosted in London, United Kingdom this year between 27 July-12 Aug 2012.
Many sports are involved this year, here is a full list of the sports.
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe Slalom
Canoe Sprint
Cycling - BMX
Cycling - Mountain Bike
Cycling - Road
Cycling - Track
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics - Artistic
Gymnastics - Rhythmic
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Synchronised Swimming
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Trampoline
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Please visit the following website for more infomation : http://www.london2012.com/