10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLYMPIC FLAME»
Discover the use of
Olympic flame in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Olympic flame and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Running towards Sydney 2000: the
Olympic flame & torch
"AMP is the presenting Partner of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay and is the sponsor of this unique history of the Olympic torch"--back cover.
2
Pegasus and the
Flame: Pegasus: Book One
When Pegasus, the majestic winged-stallion, crashes on to her roof in the middle of a storm that blacks-out New York City, 13-year-old Emily's life becomes that of legend: epic battles with gruesome monsters, desperate chases from a corrupt ...
3
Bearing Light:
Flame Relays and the Struggle for the
Olympic ...
My attitude towards the torch relay up to that point was not only affected by my '
Olympic' past, but was also shaped by my own participation in the 1996 Olympic
Flame Relay for the Atlanta Olympic Games in Greece and in Chicago as a ...
Thirteen-year-old Emily's life is transformed when Pegasus, the mythological winged horse, crashes onto the roof of her building during a New York City blackout and takes her to Olympus where she faces monsters, a corrupt governmental ...
5
Olympic Games as Performance and Public Event: The Case of ...
In Greece it also became known that the Morgedal flame had been referred to as '
the Olympic flame' in some of the LOOC's documents. The vice-president of the
Hellenic Olympic Committee made the following statement to Dagbladet: It will ...
Arne Martin Klausen, 1999
6
Journey of the
Olympic Flame: Igniting the
Olympic Spirit
This enlightening book celebrates the history and legacy of this time-honored Olympic tradition. This unique book honors the history of the flame's many journeys as well as the inspirational stories that carried it. Over 60 photos.
7
Britain and the
Olympic Games: Past, Present, Legacy
Britain and the Olympic Games traces the history of Britain’s love affair with the Olympic Games and shows exactly why the Olympic movement was re-born here.
Matt Rogan, Martin Rogan, 2011
The Olympic Flame The Olympic torch is used to light the Olympic flame at the
opening ceremony. The Olympic flame will burn in a cauldron until the closing
ceremony. Directions: Connect the dots in A-B-C order. For younger students:
Color ...
9
Historical Dictionary of the
Olympic Movement
OLYMPIC FLAME, OLYMPIC TORCH, AND TORCH RELAY. The Olympic flame
is a symbol reminiscent of the Ancient Olympic Games, in which a sacred flame
burned at the altar of Zeus throughout the Games. The flame was first used at the
...
Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans, 2011
10
Olympic Cities: City Agendas, Planning and the World's ...
In 1976, for the first time the transmission of the Olympic flame from Greece to
Montreal came by way of an electronic signal which landed not in Montreal but in
Ottawa, the Federal capital. A Montreal official objected to this technological ...
John Robert Gold, Margaret M. Gold, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLYMPIC FLAME»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Olympic flame is used in the context of the following news items.
Special Olympics to get under way in Los Angeles
The Olympic Flame will be brought into the stadium by the Law Enforcement Final Leg Team of 125 people from 23 countries including ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
Unredacted 2024 Olympics bid that beat Los Angeles shows Boston …
File: A picture taken on February 13, 2014 shows the Olympic Rings and the Olympic flame during the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi. «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»
Paralympic champion David Weir eyes more glory in Rio 2016
“She is sitting on a 2012 podium and above that is the site of Olympia, where they light the Olympic flame.” The detailed ink-work that begins at ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Israeli bikers ride through Auschwitz on way to Berlin Games
... set out from Haifa to the Maccabiah Games in Berlin and on their way rode through Auschwitz with Israeli flags and the eternal Olympic flame. «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
Special Olympics Arrive in LA
The Opening Ceremony will include the lighting of the Olympic Flame: First Lady Michelle Obama will officially open the games. Los Angeles ... «EGP News, Jul 15»
Georgia officially opens European Olympic Village
"Tbilisi has already received the Olympic Flame, while today we are opening this wonderful Olympic Village, where our guests and participants ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
Pupils from across Europe head to Forest Row for epic sportsday
... the games began and ended with opening and closing ceremonies, which included a torch procession and the lighting of an Olympic flame. «East Grinstead Courier & Observer, Jul 15»
Put on Your Thinking Cap!
The Olympic flame cauldron design for the Atlanta Games was cited as an example of the heavy commercialisation of those Games. Why? 9. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
First time in history: Olympic Flame enters Tbilisi
The Olympic Flame was welcomed to Tbilisi by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, his two sons and several Government Administration ... «Agenda.ge, Jul 15»
Kern County will be represented at Special Olympics in Los Angeles
Yesterday the Special Olympic flame was brought through downtown Bakersfield on its way to Los Angeles for next week's World Games. «KERO 23ABC News, Jul 15»
