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1 online resource : colour illustrations Website catalogued: 19 Aug. 2017 AnyQuestions is funded by the Ministry of Education, managed by the National Library of New Zealand, and staffed by librarians from right around New Zealand Topics covered: Olympic Games, olympians, paralympics, athletes, New Zealand sportspeople, sports. Social sciences: Continuity and change Contents: Ancient Olympic Games -- Modern Olympic Games -- Paralympic games -- New Zealand at the Olympics -- Olympic symbols -- Books Summary: The Olympic Games are one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Athletes from hundreds of countries meet to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in individual and team sports. The Olympics include the summer games, winter games and Paralympic Games. Each type of games is held every four years, with the winter and summer games held two years apart from each other. In this entry, we'll look at the history of the Olympic Games and the traditional symbols of the Games. We'll also look at the Paralympic Games and New Zealand's involvement in the Games Senior primary (Years 5-8); Junior secondary (Years 7-10) Many answers