Transcript The Story of Tesfanish
Supporting education in Ethiopia
In 2012 the Olympics will take place in the UK
How did they start?
Supporting education in Ethiopia Games took place Greece as early as 1,500 years ago!
This timeline shows before the Olympics started and a little while into the future.
There are 500 years between each post!
_________________________________________________________ 1000bc 500bc 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Where on this timeline were you born? Where on the timeline did the early games in Greece take place?
Supporting education in Ethiopia Men and boys came from all over Greece and as far away as Spain and Turkey to take part in tests of strength.
Supporting education in Ethiopia Here are some of the most ancient games: Discus Javelin These sports are still in the Olympic Games now!
Supporting education in Ethiopia Running Long jump Wrestling What event would you most like to try?
Supporting education in Ethiopia The First Official Olympic Games In 1986 Greece invited many other countries to take part in the Olympic Games.
Can you notice any differences?
Clue: Were there any women or Africans at the first Olympic games?
Supporting education in Ethiopia The Olympics today
Supporting education in Ethiopia This is the Olympic Stadium in Athens in 1896 How does it compare to....
Supporting education in Ethiopia The London 2012 Olympic Stadium
Supporting education in Ethiopia Nowadays, athletes from all over the world come to compete in the Olympics.
In 2012 will be several athletes from Ethiopia. Ethiopians are famous for being very good runners!
Sule Utura Genzebe Dibaba Ayele Abishiro Haile Gebreselassie
Supporting education in Ethiopia Many athletes’ biggest hope is to compete in the Olympics. They work very hard and train for long hours in order to take part. They travel from all over the world to get there. Haile Gebreselassie is an Ethiopian athlete. He has won 2 gold medals at the Olympics! He said “Winning a medal for my country is my dream come true!”
Supporting education in Ethiopia