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The Olympic Games
Wu Shaozu
I. Origins The Olympic Games, first held in 776BC, has a history of more than one thousand yiars. The Games is held every four years.
Many countries try their best to bid forhosting the Olympic Games. And every country does its best to get more medals in the Games. In 2000, the city of Sidney held the 27th Olympic Games. Over one hundred countries all over the world took part in it. We won 28gold medals that year. China, a major sport country, will hold the 29th Olympic Games in 2008. People from all walks of life are participating in various activities and making good preparations for it.
There are five rings on the Olympic flag, which are considered to symbolize, the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America. The Olympic motto is:
2.The ceremonial fire
The ceremonial fire stems from the ancient Greece myth fable. Hands down ancient Greece god Prometheus for the humanity which rescues suffers hunger and cold, hides the truth from Zeus to steal the kindling material belt to the world. The ancient Greece before each Olympic Games are held, the people must light the ceremonial fire before the Hera temple. After the modern Olympic Games establish, when the ceremonial fire is lit that flash, this Olympic Games ceremonial fire's transmission was the announcement complete conclusion. Along with Olympic Games' conclusion, this Olympic Games ceremonial fire will also be extinguished. The first torch relay activity was Berlin Olympic Games starts from 1936
3、History of the Olympic Games
Pindar, the Greek poet wrote in the 5th century BC:
Olympic Flame and Torch).