Question

2a Read and complete the sentences. medal, bronze
e.g. 10
a) for about 1000 years
b) from different countries
6) Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics
c) 14 and 18
1) the first Olympic Games took place
d) three thousand years ago
9) events appeared
The first Olympic Games took place in Greece nearly (1) The
Games happened every four years and during the games there were
no wars. So athletes (2) 6. could travel to and from the Games. But
the Games at that time had only one event - a short race across a
stadium. Then some more (3) ... : boxing, wrestling, jumping and
others. At that time only men could participate in the games,
Then the Olympic Games stopped (4) Only in 1894 Pierre de
Coubertin of France organized the International Olympic Committee
(IOC). The first modern Olympic Games were in Greece where
(5) ... . But women started participating in Games in 1900.
Now there are (6) ... and Paralympics for athletes with disabilities,
Not so long ago Youth Games appeared for athletes between the
ages of (7)... . The winners get medals. Third place wins a bronze,
second place wins a silver and first place gets a gold medal.​