What are the Olympic Games?

We had to write an explanation on what the Olympic games are. We made a padlet and put all of our ideas onto it. We had to pretend that we were explaining the Olympic games to someone who didn't know what the Olympic games are. Here is mine.

What are the Olympic Games?  

The Olympics are an international sporting event held every four years, in different countries each time, and only the top athletes compete in them. Athletes represent their countries in a number of events over seventeen days, and the athletes with the best times, largest throw and so on, win medals.

Athletes compete against different countries’ top athletes in different events at the Olympics, for example: cycling, sprinting, and boxing. There are also team events such as rowing,team cycling and the relay.

To win medals you must come in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. If you come in 1st place you get a gold medal, in 2nd place you get a silver medal and for 3rd place a bronze.

My opinion on the Olympics is that it is a great way for countries in battle or that lack friendship to get along with one another, and for top athletes to show what they can do.  In the Olympics every country gets along with one another.

Fact: The gold medal isn’t actually gold.  It is a silver medal with a thick layer of gold coating.

By Blake