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Olympics 2012

Olympics 2012. By Natasha Patrick. IN GREAT BRITAN. Olympic Events. There are different events in the Olympics including:. Athletics Swimming Cycling Archery Diving Water Polo Badminton Gymnastics. Table Tennis Rowing Sailing Shooting Tennis Triathlon

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Olympics 2012

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  1. Olympics2012 By Natasha Patrick IN GREAT BRITAN

  2. OlympicEvents There are different events in the Olympics including: • Athletics • Swimming • Cycling • Archery • Diving • Water Polo • Badminton • Gymnastics • Table Tennis • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Tennis • Triathlon • Weight Lifting

  3. Olympic torch • 8000 people( from the ages of 8-80) carry the Olympic torch from Athens to London. • Each person carries it 1 mile then they pass it to the next person. • Our Olympic torch is gold and has the 2012 logo for the Olympics.

  4. Olympic torch's from the past • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012

  5. Olympic stadium • The capacity of the stadium 80,000 whilst the games are on • It is the lightest Olympic stadium ever built • Part of the supporting structure of the roof is formed from 2,500 tonnes of steel tubing that was actually recycled from old gas pipelines

  6. Gold ,Silver, Bronze • On each event the winner gets gold. • Second place gets silver • Third place gets bronze

  7. Olympic mascots from 2000

  8. 2000 mascots • 2000 Sydney -- Olly, a kookaburra, Syd, a platypus and Millie, an echidna

  9. 2004 Mascots • 2004 Athens -- Athena and Phevos, two dolls from an ancient archeological site in Greece

  10. 2008 mascots • 2008 Beijing -- The Fuwa, "Good luck dolls" Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini

  11. 2012 mascots • 2012 London -- Wenlock and Mandeville, two... we don't know

  12. Facts • The Olympics start on the 27th July • Paralympics start on the 29th August • 205 nations are taking place • 300 events are in the 2012 Olympics • The United States have won more medals (2,189) in the summer Olympics than any other country • Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896

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