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" Hi! I'm Russell. I'm going to tell you all about the Olympics.
I learned some neat stuff about the Olympics. I chose 6 things to share
with you.
" Did you know Greece won the
most medals in the first Olympics in 1896 which is 47 medals?
" I found out that the United
States won the most medals in the world at the Summer Olympics with an
amount of 2,189 medals.
" Did you know the five rings
represent the five major continents of the world which are: Africa, America,
Asia, Europe, and South America?
" Not even one country in the
Southern Hemisphere ever hosted an Olympic Games.
" Did you know the sports in
the Summer Olympics are: (archery, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing,
canoe / kayak, cycling, diving, fencing, gymnastics, handball, judo, mountain
biking, rowing, sailing, shooting, soccer, swimming, synchronized swimming,
table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, triathlon (swimming,
biking, running), volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling.
etc.)
" The Winter Olympic sports
are: (alpine skiing, bobsled, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle
skiing, ice hockey, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, and speed skating.
etc.)1
Picture From: http://media.bigoo.ws/content/25/288625/USA-Olympics-Rings.gif

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