The Summer Olympics
Some of the Events
• Basketball • Diving
• Rowing • Fencing
• Boxing • Soccer
• Swimming • Weight Lifting
• Cycling • Wrestling
• Volleyball • Gymnastics
The History
• Today’s modern
Olympics was first
founded in 1894
• In 1900 women were first
allowed to competed in
the Olympics
• In 1916 the Berlin games
were cancelled because
of World War I. The
Tokyo games in 1940 and
the London games in
1944 were also cancelled
because of World War II
Olympic Events per Sport
Number of Events per Sport
Diving, 8
Wrestling, 18
Weightlifting, 15 Swimming, 34
Volleyball, 4
Triatholon, 2
Tennis, 4
Softball, 1
Soccer, 2
Cycling, 18
Track and Field, 47
Boxing, 11
Basketball, 2
Baseball, 1
2008 Summer Olympic Venues
Olympic Venues
Stadium Capacity Events Being Held
Opening/Closing Ceremonies,
National Stadium 91,000
Soccer, Track and Field
The National Swimming, Diving, Synchronized
17,000
Aquatics Center Swimming
Shenyang Olympic
60,000 Soccer
Stadium
Beijing Olympic
Basketball 18,000 Basketball
Gymnasium
Capital Indoor
18,000 Volleyball
Stadium
Shanghai Stadium 80,00 Soccer
2008 Torch Relay
• Starts in Athens,
Greece
• Will last 130 days and
travel 85,100 miles
• Will be the longest relay
in Olympic history
• Will end in Beijing,
home of the 2008
summer games.
2008 Olympics
• Will Be Held in Beijing,
China
• August 8 – August 24
• 10,500 Athletes, 302
Events
• 202 Nations Competing