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The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia have begun and night
after night we see amazing athletes from all over the world competing for Gold,
Silver and Bronze medals.
Now for a brief history lesson: It is the 22nd time in the
history of the modern Olympics that the Winter Games have taken place. In
ancient times, the Greeks held their Olympics every four years and competitors
from all the kingdoms of Greece would compete in a variety of athletic and
combat competitions.
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Thank goodness the modern Olympic game don’t look anything
like the ancient games. With Slopestyle
and half-pipe snowboarding, dozens of ski events, ice-skating, hockey, luge,
speed skating, that weird game known as curling and much more, these winter
Olympics offer something to interest everyone.
Instead of just sitting there watching people be athletic,
why not stage your own Olympics this winter? You can make up events that you
can do around the house either inside or out. Up north you can have a snowman
building contest to see who has the best looking or biggest snowman. Down south
you can have a running contest to see who can run a certain distance faster.
Make up any contest that gets you up and active.
You can create your own Olympics medals with cardboard,
markers or crayons and some ribbon from your mom. Let you imagination run free
and have a great time!
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So get out there, get active and go for the gold!
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