Budiey
Olympics, it is all about the numbers!
1. 3 continents that have never hosted Olympics – Africa, South America and Antarctica
2. 75,000 – the number of crowd who were at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Seoul Games
3. 72 was the age of the oldest Olympic medalist, Oscar Swahn of Sweeden
4. 1900, the year that women were allowed to participate in the Olympic Games.
5. 1912, the last gold medal that was made entirely out of gold was awarded
6. 3 rd time for London to host the Olympic Games – 1908, 1948, 2012
7. 10,500 the number of athletes who will participating in London 2012
8. 1984 was the year China won their first Olympic medal
9. 1900 – In France, winners got paintings instead of gold medals
10. 362 toilet blocks will be available at London 2012 Olympic park.
