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| | The Olympics Games organizers ordered beefed-up security at all venues after an embarrassing breach involving a Canadian man who jumped into the pool during a synchronized diving event. The order to step up security was launched after the 31-year-old, dressed in a tutu and clown shoes, mounted one of the boards and plunged into the water during the competition Monday evening.
Modern Olympic games:
Principles, rules and provisions of Olympic games are defined by the Olympic charter, fundamentals of which are confirmed by the International sports congress in Paris in 1894, and were accepted as suggested by the French teacher and statesman Pierre de Cuebertin with the decision that the organization of Games is to be taken place in accordance with the ancient model and the International Olympic committee (IОC) was to be created.
According to the charter of Olympic Games «They unite sportsmen-fans of all countries in fair and competitions and are equal in their rights. In relation to the countries and separate persons, there should not be any discrimination on racial, religious or political grounds». Games are held in the first year of the Olympic Games (the 4-year-old period between games). Counting of the Olympic Games starts from 1896 when the first Olympic Games (I Olympic Games - 1896-99) had taken place. The Olympic Games receive a number also when games are not held (for example, VI - in 1916-19, XII-1940-43, XIII - 1944-47). The symbol of Olympic games - five fastened rings, five cardinal points symbolizing association in Olympic movement, so-called. Olympic rings. Color of rings in the top number - blue for Europe, black for Africa, red for America, in the bottom number - yellow for Asia, green for Australia. Besides Olympic types of sports, the organizing committee has the right to voluntarily include in the program 1-2 demonstration kinds of the sports which have been not recognized by IOC. The same year, as with the the Olympic Games, winter Olympic games were held in 1924 and they too have the numbering. The place of organizing Olympiad is chosen by the IOC, the right of games organization is given to a city, but not to the country. Duration of the games should be not more than15 days (winter games - no more than 10). |
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