Презентация по английскому Winter and Summer Olympic Games 10 класс

Winter and Summer Olympics Games By Alexandra Bromer, 10A The first summer Olympic games were held in 1896 - Athens , Greece. Today, the Summer Olympics program includes a very extensive list of games.Some of them are basketball, volleyball, running, different kinds of wrestling, fighting and gymnastics. Totally 28 sports (in 41 subjects). Winter Olympic Games The first attempt to hold a competition at the Olympic Games in some winter sports was launched in 1924 in Chamonix (France). It was just a single "Winter Sports Week", held in the same year in the month of February. The competition program included ski jumping, bobsleigh, ice hockey and skiing.  The differences of the first and modern Olympic games : Before winners were awarded with an olive wreath.Now, they are awarded with medals. In ancient times, there were no Winter Games. Because there is no winter in Greece. Only men might participate in the first games.Now women also take part. Next Summer Games To become the capital of the Olympic games is a huge honor for any city. The following summer 2016 Olympic Games will be held in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Next Winter Games Olympic Winter Games promise to be spectacular. Thousands of athletes are ready to show their skills to the millions of spectators who will come to the picturesque town of PyeongChang, located on the territory of the Republic of Korea. City of the future games This country received the right to host the competitions in 2011. The games will begin on February 9, 2018. By this time, a significant number of sports facilities will be built in the city of Pyeong Chang.