Clever Hedgehog’s Report on Olympic Games for Kids
Clever Hedgehog has visited the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and he wants to tell you all about them!
The Olympic Games are a series of big sports events that happen every four years. Athletes from all over the world come together to compete in different sports like running 🏃♀️, swimming 🏊♀️, gymnastics 🤸♀️, and more. Athletes train for years to compete, and winning a medal 🏅 at the Olympics is one of the highest honors in sports.
History of the Olympic Games
The Olympics have been around for a very long time. The first recorded Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece in 776 BC in the city of Olympia. These early games featured primarily foot races 🏃♀️. The ancient Olympics continued for nearly 1,200 years.
The modern Olympic Games, inspired by the ancient tradition, were revived in 1896 in Athens, Greece. This event marked the beginning of the Olympic Games as we know them today.
The five Olympic rings – blue, yellow, black, green, and red – are the emblem of the Olympic Games. Did you know that these rings represent the five regions of the world – Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania?
What Do The Olympic Rings Mean?
Summer and Winter Olympics
The Olympic Games are divided into the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. They feature different types of sports based on the season.
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympics are held in the summer. They include sports that are best played in warm weather or indoors, like swimming, running, basketball, gymnastics, soccer, and many more.
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics take place when it’s cold and snowy. They feature sports that are played on snow or ice, like skiing, ice skating, snowboarding, ice hockey, and many more.
The Team Ukraine 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES Results
The 2024 Summer Olympics, held this year in Paris, welcomed athletes from 206 countries. The United States sent the largest team of 596 athletes to compete in various sports. Ukraine participated with 156 athletes.
As for the medal count, the United States performed very well, winning 104 medals: 30 gold, 38 silver, and 36 bronze. Ukraine won 12 medals: 3 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze.
Clever Hedgehog cheered for every Ukrainian athlete. Believe it or not, Clever Hedgehog likes to jump high, that’s why he especially cheered for Yaroslava Mahuchikh who won a Gold medal in the high jump.
Hooray to the Team Ukraine!
Women’s Sabre Team | Olga Kharlan, Alina Komashchuk, Yuliia Bakastova and Olena Kravatska
Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 3.0
Women’s Freestyle Wrestling 62kg | Iryna KOLIADENKO
President.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons,
Women’s Canoe Double 500m |
Liudmyla Luzan and Anastasiia Rybachok
sport.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Olympic Games Quiz 🏅
How much do you know about the Olympic Games? Take this fun quiz to find out!
1. What Olympic Games do not exist?:
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Can You Solve This Jigsaw Puzzle?
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