Important sport events

The Olympic Games
- are the most famous sport event in the world
- people represent their own country, more than 30 sport events
- they are held every four years, they have their summer and winter parts which change once every two years
- the first Olympic Games took place in Olympia, Greece in the year 776 B.C., there exist many legends – the story of the marathon (in 490 a Greek runner ran about 42 km. from Marathon to Athens; he was bringing news of the Battle of Athens; but he ran too tar, too fast; he died from exhaustion)
- symbol of the Games is The Olympic Flag – there are five connected circles, each symbolised one continent (blue – Europe, black – Africa, red – America, yellow – Asia, green – Australia); and The Olympic Fire – it is traditionally lighted in Greek Olympia and moved to the city in which the Games are taking place, it burns during the OG
Other Events
Wimbledon – the most famous tennis tournament in the world, Czech republic belong to the first class, it takes place in GB
World Championships in F1, hockey, football, World Cups...