Parnell Mini Olympics

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New Zealand has a population of one fifth of New York City but has won 37Gold medals, 16 Silvers and 35 Bronzes since its first Olympic Games in

1920.


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Khyber Pass road in Auckland is named after a famous road that linksAfghanistan to Pakistan.


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Argentina has spectacular scenery. The Iguazu Waterfalls are even higherthan the Niagara Falls. The Driest place on earth is the Atacama Desert, in

some parts of Atacama Desert, it has never rained!


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Farming is very important in Australia. They even have the world's largestcattle ranch. It is thirty thousand km squared and is almost the same sizeas Belgium. Australia has hosted the Olympics twice, once in 1956 and

again in 2000.


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Wildlife in Cambodia includes elephants, crocodiles, deer, wild ox,panthers, bears, tigers and many species of poisonous snakes.


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The Cook Islands enjoys lovely weather all year round. Winter fallsbetween July & September and Summer is from December to April but the

difference in temperature is only a couple of degrees.


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France is famous for having great food. It has more than 500 differenttypes of cheese alone! French restaurants have won more international

awards than any other country.


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India produces more movies than any other country in the world andBollywood is the largest film industry in the world. Indians go out to the

cinema about 3 billion times a year.


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Iran is one of the world's oldest civilizations, some towns and settlementsare over 6000 years old. Iran has won a total of 47 medals since they first

appeared in the Olympics in 1948.


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Rome in Italy is almost 3000 years old. It is said to have been founded bytwo brothers Romulus and Remus, who were raised by wolves. Theirnatural father was believed to be Mars, the God of War. Rome held the

Olympics in 1960.


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Tokyo in Japan is the worlds biggest city. Around 34 million people livethere, that is about 8 times as many people as the whole of New Zealand!

Tokyo hosted the Olympics in 1964.


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Malaysia is said to have the worlds oldest rainforest. It contains someinteresting creatures too. Elephants, tigers and orang-utans all live there as

well as pythons and huge king cobras.


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The Dutch people are said to be the tallest in the world. The average Dutchman is more than six feet tall and the average Dutch woman is nearly 5 foot 7inches tall! Almost every Dutch person has a bicycle and there are twice as

many bikes as cars!


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Niue is one of the smallest independent countries in the world but has someamazing coral and cave formations. It is sometimes known as the "Rock of

Polynesia".


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The Philippines is made up of over 7000 islands. Its national bird is aneagle, its national flower is an Arabian Jasmine and its national fruit is

mango.


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Poland has won a total of 259 medals since they first took part in theOlympics in 1924, including 62 gold Medals.


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Soccer is very popular in Portugal and they have some of the best players inthe world, such as Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.


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Russians celebrates Christmas twice a year, once on December 25th andonce on January 7th. It is also the largest country in the world and it hosted

the Olympics in 1980.


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Samoans love to sing, and many of them have a talent for music. Samoanfolk songs tell stories of love, patriotism, and important events. Choirs and

brass bands are also popular.


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South Africa has many interesting animals, including the largest mammal (theAfrican Elephant), the smallest mammal (the Dwarf Shrew), the tallest

creature (giraffe) the fastest mammal (Cheetah) and nearly 10 thousand

Rhinoceroses!


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South Korea has a special day to celebrate their Alphabet called Hangul onOctober 9th. South Korea held the Olympics in 1988.


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Every year in Pamplona, Spain, they release a herd of bulls into the streetswhile the locals try and run away from them. And every year in Bunol, around

30,000 people turn up for the worlds biggest tomato fight with 100s of

thousands of tomatoes being thrown!


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The national flag of Sri Lanka, the Lion Flag, is considered to be one of theoldest flags in the world.


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Taiwan has the second highest building in the world, 509.2 metres tall,called Taipei 101. The tallest building in Dubai is not yet completed but is

only 3 metres taller!


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The United Kingdom is smaller than New Zealand but there are 15 times asmany people living there. The UK will host the next Olympics in 4 years

time. This will be the third time they have held the games.


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Michael Phelps of the USA has won more Olympic gold medals than anyother person ever. 14 in total. USA are also the only country to have held

the Olympic games 4 times. In 1904, 1932, 1984 and 1996.


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Vietnam stretches 1,600 km north to south, but is only about 40 km wide atits narrowest point near the country's center. In Vietnamese schools,

instead of bells, gongs are used to call children.


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The Beijing Olympics are the biggest ever, with nearly 11,000 athletescompeting in 204 competitions. It is also the most expensive and has cost

China over $55 Billion. The opening ceremony alone cost over $300 million!


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The Olympic Oath

"In the name of all competitors, Ipromise that we shall take part in

these

Olympic Games, respecting andabiding by the rules that govern them,

in the

true spirit of sportsmanship, for theglory of sport and the honour of our

teams."


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