Title: The Rio Olympic Games - Enchanted Learning
Headings: The Rio Olympic Games
The Rio Olympic Games
Rio 2016 Summer Games
The Ancient Olympics
The Modern Olympics
The Flag of the Olympic Games
History of the Olympic Flame
The Torches of the Olympics
The Olympic Motto
Olympic Events
Olympic Medals
Past Olympics: Printouts and Activities
Sydney Summer Olympics
Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
Athens Summer Olympics
Turin Winter Olympics
Beijing Summer Olympics
Vancouver Winter Olympics
London Summer Olympics
Sochi Winter Olympics
Rio Summer Olympics
PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Medals to Print Out and Award to Kids
Student Medals 1
Student Medals 2
Student Medals 3
Make a Medal

Content: The closing ceremony was on August 21, 2016. Over 200 nations and more than 10,000 athletes competed. The motto of the Rio Olympics was “A New World.” The Ancient Olympics
The ancient Greeks dedicated the Olympic Games to the god Zeus. The original games were held on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos, Greece. The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the “stade”). The race was run by men who competed in the nude. A wreath of olive branches was placed on the winner’s head (in Greek, this is called a kotinos ). The olive tree was the sacred tree of Athens, Greece. Women were neither allowed to compete in the games nor to watch them, because the games were dedicated to Zeus and were therefore meant for men.