My Wall by Andrey https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj en-us 2014-07-10 01:03:28 UTC 2024-01-24 04:48:58 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d262le4z25sx36.cloudfront.net/portraits/crane_yellow.png Olympic Games - the largest international multi-sport event, held every four years.  Modern Olympic Games were revived in the late XIX century French philanthropist Pierre de Coubertin. Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympic Games, held every four years since 1896, except for the years who came to the world wars. In 1924 were established Winter Olympic Games, which were originally held in the same year as the summer. However, since 1994, during the Winter Olympics shifted by two years with respect to the time of the Summer Games. In the same places for the Olympic Games are held two weeks later, the Paralympic Games for people with disabilities. Fixo https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj/wish/30502678 2014-07-10 01:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj/wish/30502678 Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin: (1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937) was a French educator and historian, and founder of the International Olympic Committee. He is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games. Born into a French aristocratic family, he became an academic and studied a broad range of topics, most notably education and history. Fixo https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj/wish/30503046 2014-07-10 01:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj/wish/30503046 The first Games held under the IOC was hosted in the Panathenaic stadium in Athens in 1896. These Games brought 14 nations and 241 athletes who competed in 43 events. Fixo https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj/wish/30556291 2014-07-12 01:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj/wish/30556291 The Olympic Games program consists of 26 sports, 30 disciplines and nearly 300 events. Fixo https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj/wish/30556317 2014-07-12 01:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Fixo/4yyv83efkztj/wish/30556317