Olympic Games+ Ancient roots.
Olympic Games II.
Ancient and Modern Olympics
'By the Numbers'
Women & Diversity
100

Where did the last Winter Olympics take place?

in Milan and Cortina

100

Where did the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2026 take place?

At the famous San Siro football Stadium in Milan

100

This young French man came up with the brilliant idea to start a new Olympic Games.

PIERRE DE COUBERTIN

100

This was the small number of countries that attended the first modern Olympics in 1396.

13

100

This was the general percentage of female athletes competing globally at the Rio 2016 Games.

50% / 13% / 45% / 85%

45%

200

Who were the mascots of the Olympics? (names)

Tina and Milo

200

Where did the closing ceremony of Olympics take place?

Inside the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Verona/ in the Arena 

200

The very first modern Olympic Games took place in this capital city.

ATHENS

200

his was the exact number of sports events held during the 1896 Athens Olympics.

43

200

Name the sport: one person slides the stone and the second sweeps the ice in front of the stone.

curling

300

This country is the birthplace of the oldest sports competition in the world.

Greece

300

Along with combat sports like boxing and wrestling, this fast running event was highly popular in ancient times.

SPRINTING

300

For this incredible number of years, no Olympic Games happened anywhere in the world until their revival.

1,500 YEARS / 776 YEARS / 100 YEARS / 43 YEARS

1,500 YEARS

300

This massive number of individual athletes traveled to compete in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

11,000

300

The US Olympic team in 2016 achieved this unique demographic milestone.

It had more women athlets than men

400

The Olympic Games got their name from this specific town located in a valley.

Olympia

400

These objects were thrown by ancient athletes, along with performing the long jump.

THE DISCUS AND THE JAVELIN

400

This is the exact year when Pierre de Coubertin first shared his idea of starting a new Olympic Games.

1892

400

This was the exact number of female competitors on the US team during the Rio 2016 Olympics.

263 / 292 / 11,000 / 45

292 women

400

This specialized sports tournament for disabled athletes officially began in Rome in 1960.

The Paralympic Games

500

The ancient Olympic Games began in this specific year BC.

1896 BC / 776 BC / 1500BC / 1892BC

776 BC

500

Where is each Olympic flame lit?

in Olympia Greece

500

 This ancient empire is responsible for stopping the original Olympic Games.

THE ROMANS

500

She won two gold medals in alpine ski.

Goggia, Brignone, Lollobrigida, Maioli

Brignone

500

What discipline does Michela Moioli exel in?

snowboardcross