All About the Olympics for Kids - The History and Symbols of The Olympics: FreeSchool

The Olympics are a famous world-wide sporting event that takes place every few years. They have a history based in the ancient Greek Olympics, but there are new traditions as well! Come learn about the Olympic medals and the meaning of the Olympic rings and the Olympic flame as well as trivia and information about the Olympic games.

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Image and Video Credits:
The palaestra of Olympia by Bgabel
1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo by Australian Paralympic Committee
Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics by Ralf Roletschek
2012 Olympic Logo outside Stratford station by Nigel Chadwick
Expedition 38 Soyuz Launch Pad by NASA HQ Photo
The vaulted tunnel leading into the stadium by Napoleon Vier
Kotinos, the prize for the winner at the Ancient Olympic Games by FocalPoint
Men's biathlon sprint podium at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games by Sergei Kazantsev
Vincent Hancock with his gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics by The U.S. Army
Olympic Flag Flying outside the Parliament Building of British Columbia by Sam from Vancouver, Canada
The Vancouver Olympic flame by Duncan Rawlinson
Presentation of the Olympic Flame by Rosso Robot
The Olympic flame at the 2004 opening ceremony in Athens by Alterego
Usain Bolt after his victory by Jmex60
DécaNation 2014 by Pierre-Yves Beaudouin
Lauren Mitchell performing a layout step-out on the balance beam by Steven Rasmussen
Olympic torch crossing Monnow Bridge, Monmouth, by John Cummings