Joey’s Corner
For this week’s Joey’s Corner we’ve decided to do the
Olympics
Since the Modern Olympics began in 1896, there have been 26
Summer Olympic Games held in 22 different cities and 22
Winter Olympic Games held in 19 different cities.
The Ancient Olympic Games consisted of only one race, the
"stade" race, which was the length of the stadium and between
180 and 240 metres long (we don't know for sure). Over the
years more running races and other events were added,
including boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, long jump, javelin
and discus throwing. It starts on August 5– August 21
Thank you for participation in the K.G Olympics’ last Monday.
Fun questions
At
Q1 Before it begins
where is the Olympic flame
kindled?
Q2 a woman’s discus
weigh’s 1 kg. How much
does a man’s discus weigh?
Q3 what do the five rings of
the Olympic flag symbolise?
Q4 How many times the
Olympic game has been
cancelled due to war since
1896?
These are the symbols
for the sports
We interviewed some people and asked what their
favourite sport was.
Adri: athletics because it has fun events.
Alicia L: swimming because it’s the best sport.
Lily and Lucy: tennis because It’s very fun to play.
Bridget.K: trampolining because it is an enjoyable