Paris Olympic
By : JAI SINGH(GAMMA)
ZEU
S ● In Greek mythology Zeus
was the ruler of both
the Olympian gods and
the human race.
● Ancient Greeks held
olympic games every
four years to celebrate
and honour Zeus, the
protector and ruler of
mortals and the
olympian family of
gods.
Ancient Olympic
games ● Ancient Olympic games
were held in Greece in
Olympia.
● It was first mentioned in
776 BC and according to
the legends it was
heracles who first called
the games ‘Olympic’ and
established the custom
of holding them once
every four year.
Modern Olympic
games ● In the nineteenth century
Pierre de Coubertin gave
the idea to hold the
Olympic games again.
● To show the link with past,
the games were organised
in Greece, in the
Panathenaic Stadium in
Athens, in 1896.
Pierre de Coubertin
Olympic
sports
● The Olympic games comprises all the
sports contested in the Summer and
the Winter Olympics
● The Summer Olympics includes 26 sports
with 36 disciplines and about 300 events.
● The Winter Olympics includes 7 sports
with 15 disciplines and about 80 events.
Winter
Olympics
● The Winter Olympic games were first
held as a separate competition in 1924
at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France.
● From that time until 1992, they took
place the same year as the Summer
games.
Summer
Olympics
● The summer games is held during the
summer season of the host country and
they last for 16 days.
● Today there are more than 270 events held
during the games in which over 15,000
athletes from 190 nations take part.
The Paralympic
games ● The word
‘Paralympic’ derives
from the Greek root
‘para’ which means
‘beside’ and
‘alongside’.
● The symbol for
Paralympic games is
composed of three
‘agitos’ coloured red,
blue and green,
encircling a single
point, on a white
field.
The
Olympic fire
● The fire is a symbol of ‘spirit’, ’knowledge’ and ‘life’.
● It is delivered from Olympia by a relay race to the site of games
by the best sportsman of the world.
● It burns from the opening ceremony until the end of the games.
The
Flag
● The Olympic flag was presented on the Summer Olympic
Games in Antwerp, in 1920.
● The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony.
PARIS OLYMPICS
2024
● The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the
XXXIII Olympiad and branded as Paris 2024, that
occurred from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France .
● The Paris 2024 Olympics will be marking a return to
Paris 100 years.
● Paris became the second city ever to host the Summer
Olympics.
MEDAL
TALLY
● The United States topped
the medal table for the fourth
consecutive time, with 40 gold
medals and 126 medals in
total. China finished second
with 91 medals in total. Japan
finished third with 45 medals.
INDIA PERFORMANCE
IN PARIS OLYMPICS
● 117 Indian athletes competed in 16 sports
● India ranked 71st amongst 206 Noc’s.
INDIA PERFORMANCE
IN PARIS OLYMPICS
• Neeraj Chopra secured a silver medal in javelin with a throw of 89.45m.
• Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal.
• Indian hockey team had a great performance as they won a bronze medal.
• Swapnil Kusale secured a bronze medal in 50 mtr rifle shooting.
• Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in 57 kg wrestling.
• Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot singh secured bronze medal in Mixed team 10m air pistol shooting.
IMPORTANCE OF OLYMPICS IN
PROMOTING SPORTS & NATIONAL
PRIDE:
• Promoting Global Sports Participation
• Enhancing National Pride and Unity
• Economic and Social Impact
• Promoting Peace and International Understanding
BIBLOGRAPHY
• WIKIPEDIA
• OFFICIAL OLYMPICS WEBSITE
THANK
YOU!
