When and where was the first Modern Olympic Games held? How many countries and athletes participated? How many countries and athletes competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2010 Vancouver Games? 1896 Summer Olympics was the 1st celebration of the modern Olympic Games.
They had 14 nations participating and 241 athletes competed. In Beijing in 2008, there were 204 nations that competed with 10,942 athletes. In 2010, the Vancouver Games had 82 countries competing with 2566 athletes. • How does a sport become a part of the Olympic Games Program? What was the last sport to be added to the Summer Games? Winter Games?The sport has to be recognized by the International Federation. If the sport is played around the world and meets a number of criteria established by the Program Commission then the sport may be added to the Olympic program.
In 2008 Summer Olympics BMX, team table tennis and team fencing was added. In 2014 the winter events are adding women's ski jumping, team events for figure skating and luge, ski halfpipe and biathlon to the Black Se. • What is the Olympic Charter? The Olympic Charter is the codification of the Fundamental Principles of Olympism, Rules and Bye-Laws adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).It governs the organization, action and operation of the Olympic Movement and sets forth the conditions for the celebration of the Olympic Games. • What constituencies comprise the governing structure of the Olympic Movement? Describe briefly the role of each.
The main constituents that comprise the governing structure of the Olympic Movement are the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”), the International Sports Federations (“IFs”) and the National Olympic Committees (“NOCs”). The IOC organizes the modern Olympic Games every four years.The mission of the IOCs is to promote Olympism throughout the world. The committee on the IOC adopts or amends the Olympic Charter, elect members to the IOC, elect the host city, and elect the President of the executive board.
The NOCs promote the development of athletes and training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies. They are responsible for organizing the participation of the Olympic Games. • What is the responsibility of the USOC, who is “in charge” of the USOC, and what is the role of the USOC in the IOC?The U. S. Olympic Committee oversees the process by which U. S.
cities seek to be selected as a Candidate City to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, winter or summer, or the Pan American Games. The USOC chooses the trial sites for the Olympic, Paralympic and Pan American Games team selections. Larry Probst is the head person in charge of the USOC. • What are the sites for the next Winter and Summer Games? When are sites chosen? What is the next Olympic Site to be chosen? Summer Games will be held in London 2012.
Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi in 2014 and Rio in 2016. • What do the Olympic Rings Represent? The five rings represent the five continents. The rings are interlaced to show unity and the meeting of the athletes from the five continents during the Olympic Games. • How do the Olympic Games relate to the Olympic Movement? The Olympic Movement consist of international sports federations(IF's), National Olympics Committees(NOCs) and organizing committees for each specific Olympic games. The IOC is responsible from choosing the host city for each Olympic Games.
Then the host city is responsible for organizing and funding a celebration of the games consistent with the Olympic Charter • What is the Legacy Program, associated with the Olympic Games? What is the Legacy in London? The legacy program helps revamp the city's look and change by leaving something for the city to remember. The Legacy is London is Olympic Park that aims to be the focal point for events, housing, sports and leisure. http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics http://www.
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