Top 10 Unique Information About Olympic Games

1) Olympic Games

1. The Olympic Games were held for the first time by the Greeks in 776 BC on Mount Olympus, in honor of the Greek God, Zeus They were stopped by a royal order of the Roman Emperor Theodosius in AD 391.

2. These games were revived in 1894 by the efforts of a French Baron Pierre de Coubertin and the first modern Olympic. Games were started in Athens the capital of Greece on 6th April 1896. The separate winter Olympic Games began in 1924 Women have been participating in the Olympics since 1912.

3. The Olympic Games are organized after every 4 years.

2) Founder and Governing Body

1. In 1894, Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to govern the Olympic Movement (comprising International Sports Federations (ISFs). National Olympic Committees (NOC), and in 1897. Organising Committees for each specific game).

2. IOC chooses the host city and the games to be contested organization and founding is made by the host city.
3. The head office of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is at Lausanne (Switzerland).
4. The international sports federation (ISF) determines the qualification rules for each Olympic. 

3) Olympic Symbol 

1. It contains five rings or circles linked together to represent the sporting friendship of all people. Each ring is of a different color blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The rings are meant to represent five continents viz Africa (Black), America (Red). Asia (Yellow), Australia (Green), and Europe (Blue).

4) Olympic Flag

1. The Olympic Flag was created in 1913 at the suggestion of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. It was adopted in pairs in June 1914, but it was raised over an Olympic stadium for the first time at the Antwerp games (Belgium) in 1920. There is also a second Olympic Flag, which is used for the winter games. These Flags are made of white silk and contain five intertwined rings of the Olympic Emblem.
2. From left to right the rings are Blue (Europe), Yellow (Asia), Black (Africa), Red (America), and Green (Australian). At least one of these colors is found on the flag of every country.
3.  The flag is 3 m long and 2 m wide. The emblem placed in the center is 2.06 m by 60 cm.

5) Olympic Motto

1. Olympic Motto Cities, Altius, Fortius is the Latin motto meaning "Faster, Higher and Stronger composed by Father Didon in 1987.

The motto was introduced in 1924 at the Olympic Games in Paris.

6) Olympic Flame

1. The Olympic flame symbolizes the continuity between ancient and modem games. It was at the Amsterdam Games 1928 that for the first time an Olympic flame was ceremonially lighted and burned. in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium. The modern version of the flame was adopted in 1936 at the Berlin Games.

7) Olympic Medals

1. Olympic champions are rewarded with medals and certificates. The winning athlete or sportsperson receives a Gole Medal which, is 60 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick and is made of 92.5% silver plated with 6 gm of gold.

8) Olympic Mascot

1. The Olympic mascot(s) is/are a character usually an animal native to the area or occasionally human figures, who represent the cultural heritage of Paralympic Games are taking place.

9) Olympic Gold Order 

1. It is presented by the International Olympic Committee for distinguished services in the development of the Movement.

10) Olympics: Quick Digest

1. Norman Pritchard' was the first Indian player to participate in Olympics (2nd Olympic Games in 1900) and won two Silver Medals in athletics.

2.  Marrie Lila Rao is 1st Indian woman participant in the Olympics after Independence.