Summer Olympics Events

Summer Olympic Events. Written by Terry Miller Shannon. Focus Question. What are the summer Olympics?

夏季奥林匹克项目 特里·米勒·香农 撰文 重点问题 夏季奥运会是什么？

The Summer Olympic Games The modern Summer Olympic Games began over 100 years ago in 1894. They were inspired by athletic competitions held in ancient Greece. The Games are intended to promote understanding and friendship among people from all countries. The Summer Olympics are held every four years. Each Olympics is held in a different city around the world. Athletes compete in hundreds of events and try their best to win gold, silver, or bronze medals for their home countries.

夏季奥林匹克运动会，现代夏季奥运会始于一百多年前的1894年 它们的灵感来源于古希腊举办的体育赛事 举办奥运会旨在促进世界各国人民之间的理解与友谊 夏季奥运会每四年举办一次 每届奥运会都在全球不同的城市举办 运动员们角逐数百个项目，全力以赴为本国争夺金牌、银牌或铜牌

the Olympic torch. The summer Olympics start with an opening ceremony. The ceremony usually includes a parade of the participating athletes. An important part of the ceremony is the lighting of the Olympic flame by a person carrying the Olympic torch.

奥运火炬 夏季奥运会以开幕式拉开帷幕 开幕式通常会有参赛运动员的入场游行 仪式的重要环节是由持奥运火炬的人点燃奥运圣火

The torch is lit in Greece several months before the start of the Games. It is then carried to the host city by a series of runners. It arrives at the Olympic Stadium on the opening day of the Games. By this time, it has been handed off from one runner to the next many times during its long

奥运会开幕前几个月，火炬就会在希腊点燃 之后由一棒棒跑者接力将它送往主办城市 它会在奥运会开幕当天抵达奥林匹克体育场 到此时，它已经在漫长的传递途中，在一位位跑者之间交接了很多次

Events The summer games include team sports such as basketball, soccer, volleyball, and field hockey. They also include many individual events. Let's look at some of the events.

比赛项目 夏季奥运会包含篮球、足球、排球和曲棍球这类团队运动 也设有许多个人项目 我们一起来看看部分项目吧

Water sports. Water sports include water polo, diving, and swimming competitions. Some of the swimming races are short and swimmers swim only two lengths of the pool. Other races are longer and sometimes include more than one swimmer in a relay.

水上项目 水上项目包括水球、跳水和游泳比赛 有些游泳赛程很短，选手只需要游完泳池一个来回 其他赛程更长，接力赛有时会由多名选手共同参与