Coloring pages Athletics - Olympic Games

Here we will learn about many sports in athletics. We will see coloring pages with athletes who appear in the world or European Championships. We will learn about the Olympic Games and the athletes of these sports. Color online or print from the page pictures on drukowanka.pl.

The first Olympic Games in ancient Greece were held at least in the 8th or 9th century BC. Although the program included disciplines such as boxing and equestrianism, most of the competitions were those that today are classified as athletics. These included running, jumping, discus and javelin throw. These four disciplines, plus wrestling.

Running and other athletic competitions have long been part of many cultures, but in the 19th century such activities became increasingly popular, especially in Europe and the United States. School curricula included athletics, and in 1896 the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Competitions included the 100 meter run, 400 meter run, 800 meter run, 1500 meter run, 110 meter hurdles, pole vault, discus throw, shot put, javelin, long jump, triple jump, and high jump. They were attended by 14 countries from around the world, although it is very little compared to the current Games, but it was a unique event around the world.

After the Olympic Games in 1896, there was a worldwide rise in the popularity of athletics, or rather a revival of athletic competition. National athletics federations from 17 countries came together to form an international governing body and in 1912 the International Amateur Athletic Federation was born. For many years, the pinnacle of athletic competition was the Summer Olympics. However, in the 1970s, more world championships began to be held in various disciplines, which helped to maintain interest in athletics each year.

Trivia

1. Ancient Olympic Games
   • The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia in ancient Greece from 776 BC until 393 AD, when they were banned for religious reasons by Emperor Theodosius I.
2. First Modern Games
   • The modern Olympic Games resumed in 1896 in Athens. They brought together 241 athletes from 14 countries who competed in 43 events.
3. The history of the Olympic fire
   • Although the ceremony of lighting the Olympic flame dates back to ancient traditions, the practice of carrying it by relay was not introduced until the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
4. Women at the Games
   • Women participated in the Olympics for the first time in 1900 in Paris, but only in 5 competitions: tennis, golf, sailing, hippy and croquet.
5. Olympics vs Olympic Games
   • The term "Olympiad" refers to the four-year period between the Olympic Games, not the sporting event itself.
6. Olympics boycotts
   • There have been boycotts throughout the history of the Olympic Games. The most famous are the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games by many Western countries and the retaliatory boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Games by Eastern Bloc countries.
7. Disciplines that have disappeared
   • In the history of the Olympic Games, there have been many disciplines that have disappeared from the program over time, such as tauko, polo and Olympic art, among others.
8. Prizes for victory
   • In the ancient Olympic Games, winners received a garland of olive leaves. Today, winners receive gold, silver or bronze medals.
9. Symbol of the five Olympic circles
   • The five Olympic circles represent the five inhabited continents: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. All the colors of the Olympic flag, including the white background, appear in the flags of participating countries.
10. The youngest and oldest Olympians

• The youngest Olympic medalist was Dimitrios Loundras, who won bronze in gymnastics at the 1896 Games at the age of 10. Meanwhile, the oldest participant was Oscar Swahn of Sweden, who competed in shooting at the 1920 Games at the age of 72.