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THE OLYMPIC GAMES

The Olympic Games are multidisciplinary sports where participating athletes from around the world.

HISTORY
* The Olympic Games were born in Olympia, Greece with a sacredcharacter, that festival was dedicated to the god Zeus, within a religious compound, where the Greeks agreed to renounce war for the purpose of worshiping the gods of Olympus.
* The first OlympicGames were concluded in 776 B.C until 393 A.C, where the roman emperor TEODOSIO suppressed the Olympic Games.
* women couldn't participate like athletes or spectators, because the athletescompeted naked
* In 1894 the 23 of June, COUBERTIN proclaimed the restoration of the Olympic games where they acquired international character.
* The first modern Olympic Games were celebrated onAthens in 1866.
* so far have been held 24 times, except for 1916, 1940 and 1944 by the World Wars

OLYMPIC MOTTO
Citius, altius, fortius. That motto means faster, higher, stronger.

SYMBOLS* TORCH: is used to symbolize purity, righteousness and peace among nations.
* Olympic flag: is formed by five rings of blue, black, red, yellow and green on a white background, symbolizingthe five continents united by the spirit of sport.

¿HOW MANY COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES?

205 nations are part in 300 events at the Olympic Games in London:
The countries are:Afghanistan | Gabon | Nigeria |
Albania | The Gambia | Norway |
Algeria | Georgia | Oman |
American Samoa* | Germany | Pakistan |
Andorra | Ghana | Palau |
Angola | Greece | Palestine* |Antigua and Barbuda | Grenada | Panama |
Argentina | Guam* | Papua New Guinea |
Armenia | Guatemala | Paraguay |
Aruba* | Guinea | Peru |
Australia | Guinea-Bissau | Philippines |
Austria| Guyana | Poland |
Azerbaijan | Haiti | Portugal |
The Bahamas | Honduras | Puerto Rico* |
Bahrain | Hong Kong* | Qatar |
Bangladesh | Hungary | Romania |
Barbados | Iceland | Russian...