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On this page we have to answer the question:
"Has the Olympic tradition contributed to
unifying our world?"
Our answer to this is
NO and
YES. The Ancient Games did not, but the Modern Games do.
The Olympic Games have
turned our world into a global village. Athletes from all over the
world have something to work towrds. When they are chosen for the
Olympic Games they feel very proud. The Olympic Games is also a big
tourist attraction.
The main ways in which the Olympics
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everyone appreciates such as the Torch relay. In the torch relay
the Olympic flame is taken on a global journey lasting 36 days
through 26 countries. This year it starts in Greece and returns
to Greece on August 13th. Everyone gets excited by this.The
Modern Olympics adopted the symbol of the flame from the Ancient
Olympics in the 1928
Amsterdam
games. The flame is lit at a ceremony at the ancient site of
Olympia
by natural rays of the sun reflected off a curved mirror. |
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| The Olympic motto states: "Citius,
altuis, fortius", meaning "swifter, higher,
stronger". This helps to promote goodwill and a common goal |
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| The competition makes ordinary people feel like
heroes. |
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| The Olympic flag consists of five rings
representing the five continents Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia
and
America
. he closing ceremony of each games has the mayor of the current
host city presenting the flag to the mayor of the next host
city. |
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| A relatively new symbol of
the Olympic games, the Olympic mascot was adopted at the 1972
Munich
games to add the host city's personality to the games and its
merchandise. |
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