Summer is coming. It is almost time for the summer Olympic Games. They take place every four years. This year, the Games are in Paris, France. They begin on July 26. Read on to learn more about them.
Paris will amaze.
Games will be held all over the city. Some will take place at famous monuments.
Athletes will compete.
There will be 32 sports. Gymnastics is a popular one. So are swimming and soccer.
It will be Paris’s third Olympics.
Paris hosted the Games in 1900 and 1924. This is an old magazine cover. It shows a runner from 1900.
The Seine River is being cleaned.
The Seine flows through Paris. Athletes will swim in the river. For years, that was not allowed. The river used to be too polluted.
Did You Know?
Some sports are recent to the Olympics. They are skateboarding, climbing, and surfing. This year, there will be breakdancing for the first time.
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