The Illustrated Olympics
Publisher Description
A look into the modern Olympic Games. game rules, historical and social roots as well as regulations and organization. The book contains over 300 images. illustrations, captions and comic style education sheets which, along with contextual information, history, scoring, evolution, styles, techniques and other “snippets”, peers into the world of the Modern Olympic Games with its “animated” overview of the events. Olympic Sports, Olympic Games, events, Olympic history, game rules. Olympic organisation. Outdoor Sports, Indoor Sports, Track & Field, Water Sports, Combat Sports, Boxing, Wrestling, Taekwando, Judo, Fencing, Water Polo, Badminton, Swimming, Gymnastics, Floor Routines, Sailing, Canoeing, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Table tennis, Raquet Sports, Badminton, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Synchronized Swimming, The Vault, The Rings, High Beam, Ropes, Laser, Skiff, GP2, Windsurfer, Hockey, Marathon, 500m, 10000m, Hurdles, Steeplechase, Horse Riding, Show Jumping, Cross Country, BMX, Mountain Cycling, Road Race, Veledrome, Track Cycling, Cycle Racing, 100m, 200m, Javelin, Long Jump, triple Jump, Shot, Shotput, Discus, Pole Vault, Archery, Shooting, Decathlon, Pentathlon, Triathlon. Tower of London, London Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Badminton House, St Paul’s Cathedral, The Monument, Cleopatra’s Needle, Victoria Monument, Threadneedle Street, Bank of England, The Olympic Torch, The Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Horse Paradede, The Mall, Houses of Parliament, Alexander Palace, Hampton Court, London Taxi, Black Cab, Red Letter Box, Red Post Box, English Pub. If you wish to make a charity donation, please send this to St Josephs School/College, London Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 5NT in aid of their Sierra Leone fund. Thank you, Coach ONeill