Thursday, August 14, 2008
this post is about...
Yep,
its the OLYMPICS!
DID YOU KNOW?
> The Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event.
>It is held once every four years, each time in different countries
> The original Olympic Games (Greek: Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες) were first recorded in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece.
> During the ancient times normally only young men could participate. The sportsmen usually competed nude. This was due in part to the weather and also because the festival was meant to be a celebration of the achievements of the human body.
> 203 countries currently participate in the Olympics.
> the Olympic Movement has made considerable progress in fostering participation among as many nations as wish to compete, as well as focusing on the Olympic motto: Citius Altius Fortius - Faster, Higher, Stronger
Famous Olympians in history...
Nadia Comăneci
>a Romanian gymnast,
>winner of five Olympic gold medals
> the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event.
> she was only 14! then.
Forever monkeys till the end.
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