Voice-Tread+Storyboard+Modern+Olympics

A: and i'm Avery L and i'm Leslie M: and we are doing the modern Olympics. A: the first modern Olympics took place in Athens Greece, in 1896. The idea for the modern Olympics came from the ancient Greek games. ||
 * Slide Number || Photo || Narrative ||
 * 1 || [[image:5rings.jpg]] || M: Hey this is Maggie,
 * 2 || [[image:1st_olympics.jpg]] || L: Pierre de Coubertin (France) had the idea to start the Olympics. He wanted modern and ancient sports involved. His idea for the international sports competition started in the 1880s In 1894 he invited 78 delegates from nine countries to come and discuss amateur sports at an international athletic congress. ||
 * 3 || [[image:Flatow_bars.jpg]] || M: the sports in the first Olympics included: pole vaulting, sprints, shot put, weight lifting, swimming, cycling, target shooting, tennis, marathon, and gymnastics (bars). marathon comes from a man running 26 miles from the city marathon to deliver a message saying that the persions had invaded their city. ||
 * 4 || [[image:1896_Olympic_medal.jpg]] || A: the Olympic games were so important that the ancient Greeks put certain events on to coins. Back then the Olympic medals were given as follows: the first place winner won a silver medals and olive wreaths, second place winners received copper medals and laurel crowns; the medals were only awarded to first and second place winners.

L: Pierre de coubin decided that the olympics should take place in a different city each year. Athens dissagreed. What do you think? ||