Olympic Games

The Olympic Games r the world’s number one sports event. For athletes they mean a chance to win gold and glory. For all people they are a symbol of peace, hope, friendly cooperation between nations, fairness, high moral and physical standards.
There have been two Olympic Games eras – ancient and modern.
The Olympic Games were first held at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. Athletes traveled long distances t compete in them every four years and the winners became civic heroes. This went on until the Roman Empire conquered Greece. The games were stopped in AD 393 by Theodosius I. The city of Olympia remained deserted until it was destroyed by two earthquakes in the 6th century AD.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin who was fascinated by the Ancient Olympics brought the classical games back to life. He organized an international conference in 1894 at Sorbonne University in Paris. During this conference the international Olympic Committee was set up.
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. The Greeks built a new stadium. 295 athletes from 13 countries took part. There were nine sports represented: cycling, tennis, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, weightlifting, rowing, wrestling and shooting. Since 1894 there have been seven IOC presidents. Juan Antonio Samaranch is the current President of the IOC.
Each country has its own Olympic Committee which is in charge of national teams.
The International Olympic Committee meets from 5 continents – Africa, North America, South America, Eurasia and Australia. They choose Olympic host cities. All the Olympic movement’s rules are contained in a book called “The Olympic Charter”. It says that the games must have at least 15 events and they cannot last more than 16 days.
The first Winter Games were held in 1924, in Chamonix France. 294...

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