Do you know that the 2020 Summer Olympic will be held in Tokyo starting from July 23rd, 2021 due to covid19? During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world gather to compete in different sporting events.
The original Olympics were held in Greece around 776 B.C. Athletes came together every four years to run races of different lengths. Those who won were given wreaths of olive branches. The modern Olympics were first held in 1896 in Greece. In 1994, the International Olympic Committee decided that the summer and winter Olympic Games should be held in different years. This means that every two years, thousands of people representing more than 200 countries come together to compete in either summer or winter sports. Today’s top athletes receive gold, silver, or bronze medals and compete in hundreds of different events.
The Olympics give each host country a chance to show its culture both to the people who come there and to the people who watch on TV. The sports may be different than in the original Olympics, but the spirit of goodwill and good sportsmanship is still the same.
Activities:
1. When and where were the original Olympics held? How many years ago were the first modern Olympics held?
2. Are you interested in watching the incoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics? There are 33 sports in Tokyo 2020 official program. Make a schedule so that you can watch all your favorite sports. Watch the video and enjoy One Moment in Time that Whitney Houston sang for the 1988 Summer Olympics.
