Olympic Games Websites  

News from the last Olympic Games

 

L Lists of Olympic Games websites for the classroom

 

Official sites


International Olympic Committee

www.olympic.org
Official website of the Olympic Movement.


London 2012 Official Website
http://www.london2012.com/
Official site of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
 

Vancouver 2010 Official Website

www.vancouver2010.com
Official website of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games.

 

Beijing 2008 Official Website
http://en.beijing2008.cn

Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

 

 

Australia


Australian Olympic Team Official Website

www.olympics.com.au/
Official website of the Australian Olympic team, currently redirecting to the London 2012 Australian site, http://london2012.olympics.com.au.
 

Australian Sports Commission
www.ausport.gov.au/
Australian Sports Commission website.
 

Australian Olympic Winter Team
http://vancouver2010.olympics.com.au/
Results and other information from the Australian team's participation in the Vancouver 2010 Winter  Olympics.
 

Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
http://www.owia.org/
NOTE: This site will not be updated until AFTER the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
 

ABC Sport: Olympics
www.abc.net.au/olympics/
ABC's coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games.
 

 

China


China Daily: Beijing 2008

 

Beijing 2008: Educational Kit [pdf]
From the Olympic Museum, Lausanne
 

 

News media


ABC (Australia): Beijing 2008

ABC's coverage of the Olympic Games, currently showing the Beijing coverage.

  

Yahoo! 7: Olympics

Yahoo! 7 Sport's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics..

 

BBC Olympics - Beijing 2008

BBC's coverage of the Olympic Games, currently showing the Beijing coverage.

 

BBC Olympics - Vancouver 2010

Coverage of the Vancouver Winter games.

 

CNN Beijing Report

Blog, news stories, reports, financial side.

 

Photos - Beijing 2008


Opening ceremony photos (Boston Globe)

 

Opening ceremony photos (Chicago Tribune)

Photo galleries (ABC)
 

 

General


An Olympic Games Primer

Background to the Olympic Games. From the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles. Not updated for Beijing.

 

Olympic Games website

With links to future and past Olympic Games venue details.
 

Wikipedia: Summer Olympics

 

Wikipedia: Olympic Games

 

 

History


The Olympic Museum, Lausanne

Currently slow to load (21 Sep 2011).

 

Olympics Through Time

From the Foundation of the Hellenic World:

- Athletic events in Prehistory
- the Olympic Games in Antiquity
- the revival of the ancient Olympic Games

 

Musarium: Olympic History

Illustrated interactive timeline of Olympic history.


Awesome Stories: Ancient Olympics
Stories of how the Olympic Games began
 

 

Statistics

Stats (ABC)

Olympics statistics from as far back as the first Olympic Games.

 

ABS Medal Tally: Australia finishes third

Per capita medal tally figures presented by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2004 Olympics)

 

Paralympics


Paralympic Games

Official website of the Paralympic Movement.

 

Paralympics

From EdGate: Gateway to the Summer Games.
 

 

 

Educational websites

 
 

London 2012 lessons


Get Set London 2012: Resources (Get Set)
Interactive puzzles, games and challenges.
 

London 2012 Olympics (Project Britain)
Teaching resources.

Summer Olympics, London 2012 (Activity Village)
Range of activities.

London 2012 Education (London 2012 official site)

 
Fun

Olympic Games Fun
Quizzes, word searches, jigsaw puzzles, games

Our Jack
Olympic Games online jigsaw puzzles

Mr Otto
Flash cartoon. (YouTube version)

The Olympics (primarygames.com)
Colouring pages, games, facts pages, Olympics stationery for young writers.
 
 

Educational sites

 

TeacherPlanet - Olympics

Links to lesson plans, worksheets, activities and more.

 

Scholastic Olympic Games Research

Lots of basic information, nicely formatted and easily accessible for students. A good place to start for basic research on the Olympic movement.

 

Unusual Sports in the Olympics

ThinkQuest entry that covers such unique summer events as Fencing, Tae Kwon-Do, Canoeing, Synchronised Swimming, Archery, Equestrian Competition and Water Polo.

 

Web Arcade

Online games to test your skills and knowledge of the Olympic Games. From the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles.

 

Gateway to the Summer Games

Lesson plans and project suggestions.

 

Ancient Greeks: The Olympic Games (BBC)
Fun activities and information for young students.

 

Ancient Greek Olympics (Mr Donn)

Scroll to the bottom for links to further Greek Olympics websites.

 

Olympic Education (Beijing Official Website)

Olympic archives, stories, schools, educational news. Some display features of original site missing.

 

Olympic Games Worksheets (Activity Village)
Simple worksheets to download.

 

Olympic Games Worksheets (Lesson Planet)

Links to activities, reviewed by teachers.

 

Olympics (ABC Teach)

Simple worksheets to download.

 

Olympics Activities (Kaboose)

Games, crafts and activities for students.

 

Winter Olympics Theme Unit (edHelper)
A number of simple worksheets to download.

 

Winter 2010 Olympics in Vancouver (Enchanted Learning)
Basic information and links to activities.

 

 

Educational sites - for teachers


Olympic Curriculum Guide

http://www.aafla.org/6oic/curric_text.htm

Olympic Games lesson plans under several subject headings. From the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles.

 

Olympic Games: Essential Learnings document

For teachers. Document originally prepared to assist teachers in incorporating the Olympics within the Essential Learnings framework.

 

 

Educational - lists of sites

 

Innovative Teaching Newsletter

 

EdNA Olympics
This site is now closed but you you can try using the Wayback Machine to access its url:
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/pid/2401

 

 

 

Interesting

New sports technologies (dvice.com)

 

 

 

 
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

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