Across
- 1. A person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck, especially one linked to a particular organization or event.
- 5. Several months before the Olympic Games, this is lit at Olympia, Greece.
- 8. a person trained to compete in sports
- 9. The first Olympic games were held in this country.
- 10. Also known as kotinos, it was the prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic Games
Down
- 2. the contestant you hope to defeat
- 3. The Olympic ceremony starts with the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends with the lighting of this metal container during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
- 4. The country in which the Olympic Games are held is called the host.
- 6. The people who get the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron with the flame from the Olympic torch
- 7. An award for winning a championship. In Olympics these awards should be 60mm in diameter and 3 mm thick.