The Olympics Games: The Olympics Games


Introduction: Introduction There are only four international games which can fly the Olympic symbols and are admitted by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) Olympic Games Paralympic Games Special Olympics World Games Deaflympics


Paralympic Games: Paralympic Games For athletes with physical disabilities Including mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy The name derives from the Greek "para" ("beside" or "alongside") refers to a competition held in parallel with the Olympic Games No relation with paralysis or paraplegia The Games take place three weeks after the closing of the Olympics In the same host city and using the same facilities First Game Summer Paralympics were held in Rome in 1960 Winter Paralympics were held in Sweden in 1976 Approximately 4,000 athletes with ages ranging from 11 to 66 in 2004 Summer Games


Special Olympics World Games: Special Olympics World Games Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver It’s the world's largest year-round program of sports training and competition for individuals (age 8 and older) with intellectual disabilities The Special Olympics Young Athletes program is for ages 2 through 7 It is the only sports organization authorized by the IOC to use the name Olympics in its title First Game Summer Special Olympics Games were held in Chicago in 1968 Winter Special Olympics were held in Steamboat Springs in Feb. 1977


Special Olympics World Games: Special Olympics World Games Special Olympics Athlete Oath "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." Athletes finishing from fourth to last place are presented a suitable place ribbon with appropriate ceremony Compete with other athletes whose ability difference are within 10% Approximately 7000 athletes from 150 countries in 2003 Summer Games


Deaflympics: Deaflympics Current name is since 2000 "International Games for the Deaf" from 1924 to 1965 "World Games for the Deaf“ from 1966 to 1999 It’s the longest running multi-sport event excluding the Olympics themselves (20th) First Game Summer Games were held in Paris in 1924 Winter Games were held in Seefeld, Austria in 1949 In 2005 the 20th Games were held in Melbourne, "more than 3,000 deaf athletes and officials from 75 nations" participated


Olympic sports: Olympic sports The current program of the Olympic Games includes 35 different sports, 53 disciplines and more than 400 events Ex. swimming & water polo are both disciplines of aquatics The Summer Olympic Games includes 28 sports with 38 disciplines Winter Olympic Games includes 7 sports with 15 disciplines


2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games: 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games Aquatics Diving, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Water polo Archery Athletics (track and field) Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoeing (賽艇) Flatwater, Slalom Cycling BMX, Mountain biking, Road, Track Equestrain (馬術) Fencing (擊劍) Field hockey (陸上曲棍球) Football (soccer) Gymnastics (體操) Artistic, Rhythmic, Trampoline Handball Judo (柔道) Modern pentathlon (現代五項) Rowing (划艇) Sailing Shooting Softball Table tennis Taekwondo (跆拳道) Tennis Triathlon (鐵人三項) (1500m/40km/10km) Volleyball Indoor, Beach Weightlifting Wrestlinga (摔跤)


Modern pentathlon : Modern pentathlon Simulates the experience of a 19th century cavalry soldier behind enemy lines He must ride an unfamiliar horse, fight with pistol and sword, swim, and run Since 1912 1. Pistol shooting 20 times in 40 sec (10m) 2. Fencing in one min and must get 1 point 3. 200 meter freestyle swimming 4. Show jumping on horseback for 450m in 20 min 5. 3 km cross country running


2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games : 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games Biathlon (combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting) Bobsleigh Bobsleigh (有舵雪橇), Skeleton (俯式冰撬) Curling (冰壺) Ice hockey Luge (無舵雪橇) Skating Figure skating, Short track speed skating, Speed skating Skiing Alpine skiing, Cross country skiing, Freestyle skiing, Nordic combined, Ski jumping, Snowboarding


Paralympics Sports: Paralympics Sports Summer: 20 Archery Athletics (track and field) Boccia Cycling Equestrian Football 5-a-side Football 7-a-side Goalball Judo Powerlifting Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Table Tennis Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby (英式橄欖球) Wheelchair tennis Volleyball (sitting) Winter: 5 Alpine skiing Ice sledge hockey Nordic skiing Biathlon, Cross-country skiing Wheelchair curling


Special Olympics World GamesSports: Special Olympics World Games Sports Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Bocce Bowling Cross Country Skiing Cycling Equestrian Figure Skating Floor Hockey Football (Soccer) Golf Gymnastics Judo Powerlifting Roller Skating Sailing Snowboarding Snowshoeing Softball Speed Skating Table Tennis Team Handball Tennis Volleyball


Deaflympics Sports: Deaflympics Sports Summer: 20 Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach Volleyball Bowling Cycling Road Football Handball Judo Karate Orienteering Shooting Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Water Polo Wrestling Freestyle Wrestling Greco-Roman Winter: 5 Alpine Skiing Cross Country Skiing Curling (DEMO) Ice Hockey Snowboard


Past Sports : Past Sports 板球 (1900年) 木球 (1900年) 花樣滑冰 (1908年 及1920年)，之後成為了冬季奧運的項目 高爾夫球 (1900年–1904年) Jeu de Paume (1908) 長曲棍球 (1904年–1908年, 1928年, 1932年與1948年) 汽艇 (1908年) 回力球 (1900年、1924年、1968年、1992年) 馬球 (1900年, 1908年, 1920年–1924年, 1936年) 壁球 (1908年) 欖球 (1900年, 1908年, 1920年–1924年, 2000年) 拔河 (1900年–1920年)