1964 Summer Olympics

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/1964-summer-olympics

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the host city?Tokyo, Japan
2. What is the competition dates?October 10-24, 1964
3. Why were the 1964 Olympics held in October instead of summer?The games were scheduled for October to avoid Tokyo’s hot summer weather and the chance of typhoons, making it easier for athletes and fans.
4. What made the 1964 Olympics special for TV viewers?They were the first Olympics shown live around the world using a satellite, and Japan also tried color TV for the first time in sports.

Geostationary Orbit: An orbit around the Earth that allows a satellite to remain in a fixed position relative to a ground observer.
Apartheid: A former policy of the South African government, characterized by institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination.
Cinder Track: A running track surface made from compacted crushed stone, ash, or similar materials, largely superseded by synthetic surfaces.
Syncom 3: The first geostationary communications satellite, crucial for the international broadcast of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.