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Rio 2016: amazing! Awesome!

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Everyone is talking about it! So here are some awesome facts to impress your friends with…

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Ever since the first modern Olympic games in 1896, Team GB have won at least one gold medal in every games!

No one else has!

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The American swimmer Michael Phelps has won an incredible 23 medals!

That’s way, way more than any other athlete ever.

In fact, it’s so many that if Michael Phelps was a country all by himself he’d be level with Argentina in the all-time rankings at 35th!

 

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The smallest nation at the 2016 games is the South Pacific Island of Tuvalu!

They have only one athlete at the games, Etimoni Timuani, who was competing in the 100m men’s sprint!

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Rio 2016 is the first summer games to take place in winter!

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The youngest competitor at the games is just 13!

Nepal’s Gaurika Singh took part in the 100m backstroke.

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The Olympic champion with the longest ever name is: Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon!

She won gold in the weightlifting at the Beijing games in 2008!

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Steve Redgrave is a total Olympic legend!

In 2000, he became the first athlete to win 5 gold medals in 5 Olympics in a row!

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Golf is back!

For the first time in a whopping 112 years, golf returned as an Olympic sport!

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Beards are banned in the boxing!

You didn’t spot any hairy faces in the ring in Rio!

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Horses have their own special planes!

It’s a long way for the horses to travel for the Olympic games so they get their very own special planes to make the journey as comfortable as possible!

Want to learn more about the words amazing and awesome, check last year’s previous post here!

http://www.funkidslive.com/sport/olympics/amazing-olympic-facts-rio-2016/

Good-bye, Rio 2016 !

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The first Olympic Games in South America are over! A spectacular Closing Ceremony brought an end to the 16 action-packed days in iconic venues!

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If you want to see again how everything started, check the post about the Torch Relay. Then check the video that talks about the French Baron Pierre de Coubertin who created the Olympic Movement, a philosophy that puts sport at the service of humanity. On June 23, 1894, Coubertin created the International Olympic Committee. Then, have fun learning how foreigners have to sound Portuguese words that they needed to use! Finally, don’t miss learning about the Mascots Vinicius and Tom!

Carioca Crash Course

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Do you think it’s easy for foreign tourists and fans of Rio 2016 to speak Portuguese?

Here are some words and expressions to start practicing. Check them out!

Opening ceremony

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One of the most expected and watched moments of the Olympic Games was the cerimônia de abertura – or the Opening Ceremony, which took place on August 5, at Maracana Stadium. It was an artistic spectacle showcasing the Brazilian culture.

Olympic torch

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The tocha olímpica (Olympic torch or Olympic flame) is a symbol of the Olympic Games, introduced at Amsterdam 1928. The Rio 2016 torch relay ran since the beginning of May. Until August 5, the tocha was carried by 12,000 torchbearers through 329 Brazilian cities.

Parade of athletes

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Athletes and officials represented 207 countries during the desfile de atletas – or parade of athletes. In keeping with Olympic traditions, Greece entered first, while Brazil, the host nation, entered last. Other countries entered in Portuguese alphabetical order.

Team

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The group of athletes, coaches and sports delegation of each country – national team, in English – is known as seleção or time (tee-meh) in Brazilian Portuguese. For example, Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian Team). Understood? Now it’s time to say “Vai, Seleção Brasileira”! (“Go, Brasilian Team!”).

Podium

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The pódio (podium) is the place every Olympian aims to reach. Did you know the pódio was introduced at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games), in Hamilton, Ontario? Los Angeles 1932 was the first time a podium was used in an Olympic Game.

Winner

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As everyone knows, becoming a vencedor (winner) is the main goal of any atleta (athlete). We can also refer to the winner as campeão (champion).

Medal

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The main representation of an athlete’s victory at an Olympic Game is the gold medal or medalha de ouro. Athletes who do not finish first, but still land on the pódio, take home the medalha de prata (silver medal) or the medalha de bronze (bronze medal).

Hot day

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August is a winter month in Brazil, but when you are in a tropical country be prepared for a hot day – or dia quente – . Although January and February are the hottest months in Rio, temperatures have hit 32°C during the day of the Olympic month.

Coconut water

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A hot day in Brazil + beach + cold água de coco (coconut water) = the perfect combination. Enjoy!

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