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Olympic Games

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Задание 1

Fill in the gaps. The Olympic Games is a , famous sports event. Every four years the sportsmen of every country united in national teams meet each other in one selected city to find out who is the , fastest and the sturdiest person in the world. There are two types of these games: summer and ones because all sports are conditionally divided according to seasons. The event was first organized by the ancient Greeks at the Olympus (a residence of Greek gods) more than 2,700 years ago. games are very different from the first ones and the quantity of played sports changes every time depending on their popularity. Summer sports usually include synchronized, volleyball, rhythmic-sportive gymnastics, pole vaulting, athletics and other. The most popular winter sports are hockey, bobsledding, figure , biathlon and skiing. As it was noted before, the program is changeable: the most popular sport stays, the less popular one disappears for some time (rugby, motorsports and golf). The winners in every competition get gold, silver and bronze medals and every desires to win the golden award. It is a big honor for every country to be a host for Olympic Games because this is a to show its power, financial capabilities, and the hospitality to guests from other countries by means of organization, opening and closing of event and Olympic torch relay.