Olympic_Games分析.ppt

2000 Sydney, Australia Share the spirit 2004 Athens, Greece Welcome Home Lius gold in Athens four years ago made him Chinas first male track gold medalist, bringing him fame and fortune. 2008 Beijing, China One world One dream Dancing Beijing 2012 London, United Kingdom The third time Inspire a generation 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Live your passion 2020 Tokyo, Japan Discover Tomorrow Postscript: Olympic Games contain not only the sports competitions, but the culture conveyed by the host nations, and we should pay more attention to the culture while watching the Olympic Games, which I think would enrich your knowledge of different aspects. Thanks オリンピック Ολυμπιακο? Αγ?νε? Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 TYUST EN111002 FANKE Brief introduction The modern Olympic Games are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered to be the worlds foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. History Ancient Olympics The Ancient Olympic Games were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece. Competition was among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece. These Games featured mainly athletic but also combat sports such as wrestling and the pankration, horse and chariot racing events. It has been widely written that during the Games, all conflicts among the participating city-states were postponed until the Games were finished. This cessation of hostilities was known as the Olympic peace or truce. This idea is a modern myth because the Greeks never suspended their wars. The truce did allow those religious pilgrims who were traveling to Olympia to pass through warring territories unmolested because they were protected by Zeus. A modern recreation of chariot racing Modern Games 1896 Games The first