the motto of this international sporting
competition is citius Altius Fortius or
swifter higher stronger hi I’m Rebecca
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be learning ten things you
should know about the Olympic Games
occurring every two years the Olympic
Games are an international sporting
competition with summer and winter games
alternating the games are now held in a
different country each time they are
played number one traditionally fewer
countries compete in the Winter Games
than during summer
today’s Summer Games showcase over 200
countries while the Winter Games hosts
roughly 80 number two the games were
originally a chance for amateur athletes
to shine and professionals were banned
from competing as of the 1970s that idea
began to fade and today professional
athletes compete in most sports number
three 1960 was the year the first
Paralympic Games were held in the weeks
following the Olympic Games this idea
was originally conceived in 1948 as a
competition for injured World War two
veterans but eventually grew to include
other disabilities number four the top
three winners of every competition are
awarded a medal this medal format was
introduced at the 1904 Olympic Games and
has been in place ever since these
awards are presented in a ceremony
directly following the conclusion of
each event the winners stand on a
three-tiered podium their flags are
displayed and the gold medalist national
anthem is played number five the Olympic
Games are as much a time for tradition
and symbolism as they are for sport the
games are represented by the Olympic
rings a series of five multicolored
interlocking rings on a white background
each ring represents one of the five
continents and was originally designed
in 1912 number six
another important icon of the Olympics
is the flame carried mainly by a series
of runners on a ceremonial trek from
olympia greece to the host city the
Olympic torch relay has been run since
1936 the torch reaches the host city in
time for the opening ceremonies and is
used to light the cauldron which burns
the entire length of the game’s number
seven the game’s opening and closing
ceremonies are grand events complete
with established rituals to open the
games the host country’s flag is raised
and a rendition of his anthem is played
following this isn’t a
dror de neri artistic representation of
the host country’s culture through dance
music art and more after this portion of
the ceremony all athletes participating
in the Olympic Games parade into the
stadium to officially kick off the games
the Olympic torch is brought into the
venue and is used to light the cauldron
number eight the closing ceremony takes
place once all events have been
contested athletes enter the stadium
randomly as opposed to by country as in
the opening ceremonies this highlights
the relationships forged by competitors
from different countries and showcases
the intended spirit of the games number
nine as the games are a huge
international event they are not without
controversy
various Olympics have been boycotted by
certain countries usually for
politically motivated reasons also the
Olympics have sometimes been used as a
platform for political expression though
this goes against the founding
principles of the games number 10
initiated in ancient Greece and
reinstated in 1992 the Olympic truce
allows athletes and their families as
well as spectators to travel to the
competition in safety this effort is
meant to bring awareness to humanitarian
efforts and encourage peaceful solutions
to conflict across the world
despite the controversy that plagues the
games the Olympics are a chance to bring
the world together
competition is citius Altius Fortius or
swifter higher stronger hi I’m Rebecca
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be learning ten things you
should know about the Olympic Games
occurring every two years the Olympic
Games are an international sporting
competition with summer and winter games
alternating the games are now held in a
different country each time they are
played number one traditionally fewer
countries compete in the Winter Games
than during summer
today’s Summer Games showcase over 200
countries while the Winter Games hosts
roughly 80 number two the games were
originally a chance for amateur athletes
to shine and professionals were banned
from competing as of the 1970s that idea
began to fade and today professional
athletes compete in most sports number
three 1960 was the year the first
Paralympic Games were held in the weeks
following the Olympic Games this idea
was originally conceived in 1948 as a
competition for injured World War two
veterans but eventually grew to include
other disabilities number four the top
three winners of every competition are
awarded a medal this medal format was
introduced at the 1904 Olympic Games and
has been in place ever since these
awards are presented in a ceremony
directly following the conclusion of
each event the winners stand on a
three-tiered podium their flags are
displayed and the gold medalist national
anthem is played number five the Olympic
Games are as much a time for tradition
and symbolism as they are for sport the
games are represented by the Olympic
rings a series of five multicolored
interlocking rings on a white background
each ring represents one of the five
continents and was originally designed
in 1912 number six
another important icon of the Olympics
is the flame carried mainly by a series
of runners on a ceremonial trek from
olympia greece to the host city the
Olympic torch relay has been run since
1936 the torch reaches the host city in
time for the opening ceremonies and is
used to light the cauldron which burns
the entire length of the game’s number
seven the game’s opening and closing
ceremonies are grand events complete
with established rituals to open the
games the host country’s flag is raised
and a rendition of his anthem is played
following this isn’t a
dror de neri artistic representation of
the host country’s culture through dance
music art and more after this portion of
the ceremony all athletes participating
in the Olympic Games parade into the
stadium to officially kick off the games
the Olympic torch is brought into the
venue and is used to light the cauldron
number eight the closing ceremony takes
place once all events have been
contested athletes enter the stadium
randomly as opposed to by country as in
the opening ceremonies this highlights
the relationships forged by competitors
from different countries and showcases
the intended spirit of the games number
nine as the games are a huge
international event they are not without
controversy
various Olympics have been boycotted by
certain countries usually for
politically motivated reasons also the
Olympics have sometimes been used as a
platform for political expression though
this goes against the founding
principles of the games number 10
initiated in ancient Greece and
reinstated in 1992 the Olympic truce
allows athletes and their families as
well as spectators to travel to the
competition in safety this effort is
meant to bring awareness to humanitarian
efforts and encourage peaceful solutions
to conflict across the world
despite the controversy that plagues the
games the Olympics are a chance to bring
the world together
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