Room 7's Olympic News

Hello, everyone. Today we are talking about the Olympics! When the Olympic starts (which is in less than one day) most of us will be watching it on television, unless you’re lucky enough to be in London, watching it live! But did you know that the Berlin Olympics (held in 1936) were the first Olympic games to ever be broadcast on television?
Did you know that no married women were allowed to watch the Ancient Olympics? That is because all the male athletes were expected to participate naked. But ‘certain bits’ could be covered up by a leather string.
Have you ever been to the Olympics? Well, if you have you should consider yourself lucky because only 9.6 million tickets are for sale (8 million for the Olympics and 1.6 million for the Para-olympics). You may say that’s a lot but actually there are millions and millions and MILLIONS of people in the world. So to be able to watch it live you should be grateful.
Have you ever seen the Olympic torch? If you have then, have you ever wondered what it represents? The sacred Olympic Torch represents the three Olympic values:
Respect, Excellence and Friendship.
It also stands for the three Olympic Words:
Faster, Higher, Stronger.
The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world:
Asia, America, Europe, Africa and Oceania.
Every national flag in the world includes at least one of the six colours (which include yellow, blue, green, black, red and  white) in their flag.
See you next time at Room 7, Pinehill School News.

Another Olympic update by our fabulous Room 7 reporters

Hello there! Welcome to Room 7 news. Here you will find some amazing Olympic Facts.
In 1916, 1940, and in 1944, the Olympic Games were cancelled due to World War 1 and World War 2.
Another awesome fact is that women were allowed to participate in the Olympics at the 1900 Games.
Did you know? Olympic gold medals haven’t been real gold since the 1912. They were silver with gold plating.
Surprising, right?
What’s more, today’s athletes follow a strict rule of following a nutritional plan and they carefully watch what they eat. Before the Olympics in ancient Greece, athletes mostly ate cheese. (Apparently cheese is one of our reporter’s favourite foods. Who is drooling right now?
You can guess who it is, right?) Well anyway, that’s it for now! Be ready to come back to our spectacular blog to read the latest information about the 2012 London Olympics.

Hello everyone. It is only 2 days before the grand opening of the 2012 London Olympics. The atmosphere here in London is amazing!
This is the third time London has hosted the Olympics. The first was in 1908 and the second time was in 1948. And now it is 2012!
Just for your information, there are 35 sports in this Olympics, with 400 different events. That’s an extraordinary amount of sports watching!
The opening ceremony is top secret and under wraps but we do know that people had to audition for a role in this spectacular opening show.
The two mascots for the London Olympics are Wenlock and Mandeville. They are in for a busy time.
Tune in later for another Olympic update from Room 7, Pinehill School.