The Greeks gods were and still are a huge part of the Olympics.
These are two Olympic medals. In the Ancient Greek Olympics, winners were awarded a wreath of leaves and were given a hero's welcome back home.
Mascots are a very important part of the Modern Olympics. This is one of the mascots for the 2010 Winter games.
Hockey is probably Canada's largest and most popular sport.
The latest games were the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
This is an Olympic sized swimming pool. The games have many swimming events like the 50-1500m freestyle, 100-200m backstroke, 200-400m individual medley, and many more.
A group of female athletes competing at the Olympics. Unlike the Ancient Greek games, women are allowed to participate.
Running is the oldest Olympic event and has become one of the most popular.
In the Ancient Greek Olympics, the games were only held in Olympia, but nowadays, ours take place all around the world. The 2010 Winter Olympics were in Vancouver, BC.