Top 10 Olympics Facts.
1.The 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time the games were held in Asia.
2.Tokyo is the first city to host the Paralympic Games for the second time.The first ever Paralympic Museum is also launched during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
3.Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Olympics by International Olympic Committee in September 2013.Other candidates were Istanbul and Madrid.
Tokyo Olympics. |
4.Japan Profuced 5000 Olympics medals with 78,985 tons of recycled electronic devices which includes digital cameras,laptops,mobile phones etc.
Tokyo Olympics Medals. |
5.The Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch is designed after the shape of a 'sakura' a beautiful delicate flower loved by the Japanese People.
'Sakura'flower. |
6.The Olympic flame or the torch relay comes all the way from Olympia Greece,where it is traditionally ignited using a parabolic mirror that reflects the sun rays and then transported to the host city.
7.The Youngest Olympic Medalist in history is Greek Gymnast Dimitrous Laundrous,a Greek Gymnast who won a Bronze medal in Athens Olympics 1896,at the age of 10.
8.The future host city of Olympic are Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028.
9.The Oldest Olympic Medalist in History is Lida Peyton "Eliza" Pollock who was 66 years old wh when se won a Bronze medal in women's double round in Columbia in archery and a Gold Medal in the women's team round in 1904 Olympics.
10.The Youngest Gold Medalist was American Diver 'Majorie Gestring' who won the Gold Medal at the age of 13 years 268 days at Berlin Games in 1936.
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