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The Ancient Olympic Games |
The
first Olympic Games at
Olympia
were held in 776 BCC.
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celebration of the King of the gods, Zeus.
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| They were held every four
years, and continued for a thousand years.
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| They were held in a
sacred
valley in Olympia.
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| These games were only for Greek men.
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| The only race was a
sprint across the stadium in the very early years.
After that a few more sports were offered.
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The Modern Olympic Games |
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The revival of the
Modern Olympics was due to a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubert in
1896
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He believed that international competitions between
amateur athletes would help promote friendly relationships between
people from different countries. |
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He had a lot of
opposition but he didn't give up.. |
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It decided to hold the first modern Olympics in
Athens
in 1898 |
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The
games which were attended by participants from thirteen countries
who participated in forty-three events divided among nine sports:
cycling, fencing, gymnastics, lawn tennis, shooting, swimming, track
and field, weight lifting and wrestling.
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Since then, the
Olympic Games has
continued and has got bigger and bigger.
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