The Olympic Games
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Luiza Bilíngue
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The Olympic Games
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The Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games took place in the 8th century B.C., in Olympia, Greece.
They were held every four years for 12 centuries.
In the century 4th A.D., Emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals, icluding the Olympics.
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The Olympic Games
The tradition resurrected 1500 years later.
The first modern Olympics occurred in 1896.
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London 2012
During the 2012 London Games, the Olympic Village required 165.000 towels!
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The torch
The unlit Olympic torch has been taken to space several times
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The rings
The 5 rings of the Olympics represent the continents.
The colors blue, yellow, black, green, red and white are the colors that appear on all the national flags.
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The five rings represents the continents. The colors represent the flags.
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Host countries
The Olympics has been hosted by 23 different countries.
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Rio 2016
The 2016 Games in Rio marked the first time the Olympics were held in South America.
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been rescheduled for 2021.
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