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href="/Games/OlympicGames/CalgaryOlympicGames1988/default.htm">Calgary 1988</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td colspan="2" align="center"><img src="/images/lftndiv.gif" width="154" height="1" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a class="lftnav"href="/Games/FutureGames/default.htm"> Futurs Jeux</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td colspan="2" align="center"><img src="/images/lftndiv.gif" width="154" height="1" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a class="lftnav"href="/Games/PanAmericanGames/default.htm">Jeux panamricains</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><img src="/images/lftndiv.gif" width="154" height="1" alt=""></td></tr></tbody></table> <!-- END NESTED TABLE --> </td> <td> <img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""> </td> <td width="100%"> <!--hi2--> <!--Placeholdername: a_eng_Title_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: b_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: c_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: d_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: e_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: f_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: g_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: h_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: i_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: j_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: k_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: l_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: MetaDesc--><!--Placeholdername: MetaKey--><!--Placeholdername: m_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: n_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: o_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: p_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: q_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: r_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: s_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: t_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: u_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: v_eng_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: w_eng_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: za_fr_Title_AlternatingImages--><h1>Historique et aperu</h1><!--Placeholdername: zb_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><h2>L'esprit olympique traverse les poques</h2><!--Placeholdername: zc_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><p>Saviez-vous que<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> En 1896, les Jeux olympiques ont t repris tout d'abord pour convaincre les citoyens franais d'intgrer plus de sports dans leurs programmes scolaires?<o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> En 1956, les Jeux olympiques d'hiver ont t tldiffuss pour la premire fois?<o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> En 1928,  Amsterdam, la flamme olympique a t allume pour la premire fois?<o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> En 1988, Calgary a accueilli les 15<SUP>e</SUP> Jeux olympiques d'hiver?<o:p></o:p><br></p><!--Placeholdername: zd_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><h2>La naissance des Jeux olympiques</h2><!--Placeholdername: ze_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><p>Voil quelques milliers d'annes, les habitants de la Grce antique considraient que le corps tait aussi important que l'esprit. Ils prenaient part  des courses de chars et  des courses  pied, pratiquaient la boxe et la lutte.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> L'anne 776 avant J. C. marque les premiers rsultats enregistrs dans une comptition sportive qui et lieu pendant une crmonie destine  honorer Zeus, un dieu grec. Les Jeux avaient lieu tous les quatre ans dans la Valle de l'Olympe, d'o ils ont tir le nom de Jeux olympiques.<o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> Depuis, l'esprit et les Jeux olympiques ont connu des dclins et des renouveaux&nbsp;:<ul><li>En 393, L'Empereur romain Theodosius I ordonna l'arrt des Jeux.<o:p></o:p> </li><li>Un crivain du deuxime sicle aprs Jsus-Christ visita Olympie et&nbsp; dcrivit les difices et monuments qui s'y trouvaient.<o:p></o:p> </li><li>Au 19<SUP>e</SUP> sicle, des archologues ont dcouvert le site d'Olympie et l'ont reconstitu.<o:p></o:p> </li><li>Un professeur et chercheur franais, Pierre de Coubertin, est  l'origine du mouvement olympique moderne n en 1894 lors d'un congrs international runissant les leaders de diffrents sports.<o:p></o:p> </li><li>Le 6 avril 1896, les premiers Jeux olympiques modernes ont eu lieu  Athnes, en Grce.<o:p></o:p> </li><li>Les premiers Jeux olympiques d'hiver ont eu lieu  Chamonix, en France en 1924.</li><li>Depuis, les Jeux olympiques ont lieu tous les quatre ans et les Jeux d'hiver toutes les deuximes annes entre les Jeux.</li></ul><br></p><!--Placeholdername: zf_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><h2>Les symboles olympiques</h2><!--Placeholdername: zg_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><p><B>Le drapeau olympique<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></B><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><br> Le drapeau arbore les cinq anneaux olympiques entrelacs noir, bleu, vert, rouge et jaune. Le symbole reprsente l'quit, l'amiti, la comprhension et le respect entre tous les participants aux Jeux olympiques.<o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><br><STRONG>Le flambeau olympique<o:p></o:p></STRONG>  &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> L'origine de la flamme olympique remonte  la Grce antique. Le gagnant d'une course avait l'honneur d'allumer la flamme symbolique  l'ouverture des Jeux. Cette tradition a t reprise lors des Jeux de Berlin en 1936 alors qu'un coureur portant le flambeau a allum la flamme olympique. Aujourd'hui, le flambeau olympique entreprend un voyage qui le mne d'Athnes en Grce jusqu'au site olympique pour l'ouverture officielle des Jeux.<o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> <B>La devise olympique<o:p></o:p></B><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;Plus vite, plus haut, plus fort&nbsp; du latin &nbsp;Citius, Altius, Fortius&nbsp; reprsente les principes de l'esprit olympique.<o:p></o:p><br></p><!--Placeholdername: zh_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zi_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zj_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zk_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zl_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zm_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zn_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zo_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zp_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zq_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zr_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zs_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zt_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zu_fr_Content_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zv_fr_Subheading_AlternatingImages--><!--Placeholdername: zw_fr_Content_AlternatingImages-->  <!-- START NESTED FORM TABLE -->  </td><td><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td> <td>  <!-- BEGIN NESTED TABLE (Poll 1) -->   </td></tr><tr><td align="right" bgcolor="#FF0033"><img src="/images/sl_w_f03_br.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td><td><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td><td width="100%"><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td><td><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td><td><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td><td><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td> <td width="100%">  <br><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""><tbody><tr> <td><small>&copy;Comit olympique canadien 2002</small></td> <td align="right"><a href="/contactus.htm" class="small">Pour nous joindre</a> <small>&nbsp;<!--|&nbsp;</small> <a href="#" class="small">Politique relative  la confidentialit</a>--></td> </tr></tbody></table><br>&nbsp;  </td><td><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td> <td><img src="/images/sp.gif" width="7" height="7" alt=""></td></tr> </tbody></table>  <!-- Inserted by Content Management Server: BEGIN EmbedBodyEndHook -->  <!-- Inserted by Content Management Server: END EmbedBodyEndHook -->  </body> </html> 
