Term+3London+Olympics

The Story of the Olympic Mascots

[|Wenlock] was named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock. It is thought that the Wenlock Games, founded around the mid 19th Century acted as a catalyst to the modern Olympic Games that we all know (and love?) [|Mandeville] is named after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire where in the 1940s, Dr Ludwig Guttmann established the Stoke Mandeville games at his Spinal unit at the hospital. From here it is said the foundations were laid for the modern Paralympic games. Some truly inspirational accolades to bestow upon these soon to be National Symbols



Games to play based on Olympic Theme []

media type="custom" key="20268036"

media type="custom" key="20268012"

media type="custom" key="20236338"Olympic Sports the Mario and Sonic way.

media type="custom" key="20268144"

Check out our Questions.These are some of the things we wanted to learn about the Olympics.
 * Name || Questions ||
 * Chloe M || Do athletes get free food? How do runners get lots of energy? ||
 * Adem || What do waterpolo Players wear? How do weightlifters carry the weights? Are boxers very very strong? ||
 * Ali || How do they run? ||
 * Daniel || What makes a bicycle rider come first or last? ||
 * Sabrin || Do they eat McDonalds? ||
 * Evelyn || How much fruit does an athlete have to eat? How do you get to be an Olympian? why are there 5 rings and why are they colourful? ||
 * Talisha || Why do athletes have numbers on their back? What do cyclists wear? How do swimmers breathe under water? ||
 * Meah || What do you need to do to get medals? ||
 * Jackson || Why do they get to stand on a platform when they win? How hard do you have to train?When did they start to get medals? ||
 * Chloe B || Does each sport wear different costumes? ||
 * Tom || How long is an archery,football and swimming event? How do they make mascots? ||
 * Oscar || What do they do in shooting? How do they learn diving tricks? ||
 * Aniwa || How do equestrian horses learn their tricks? ||
 * Dania || Why don't cyclists have training wheels? ||
 * Patrick || Do Olympic athletes train everyday? ||

Archery Mr Kent came to talk to us about his chosen sport Archery.He bought his very expensive equipment and showed us how to shoot an arrow and what you need to do to become a champion.

media type="custom" key="20539038"