Things are currently heating up in the Rio Olympics with the U. S. A. on top (13 gold medals, 12 silver medals & 10 bronze medals). I decided to bring you guys some facts about the history of the games!
- Gold medals haven't been solid gold since 1912
- Since 1896 the number of female contestants has gone from a whopping 0% to 45%.
- From the years 1912 to 1948 there was many art categories including painting, music & literature.
- The torch is lit with a parabolic mirror just as it was two thousand years ago.
- Golf is coming back to the Olympics! After going missing for 112 years golf finally found its way back.
- The winter Olympic games didn't exist until 1924.
- The word Marathon comes from the run of a Greek soldier who ran 25 miles from Greece to Athens to spread word that the Persians had been defeated.
Hope you learned something!