Olympic Games - Ancient Greece, Sports, Medals: The inaugural Games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, coming from 12 countries. The athletes competed in 43 events covering athletics (track and field), cycling, swi
The history of the Olympics: From ancient Greece to now The first Olympic Games consisted of a singular event: a footrace. Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; thumbnail © kovop58/Shutterstock.com How are sports chosen for the Olympics?
Relief depicting horses and riders commemorating the victory of the Leontis tribe in a horse race, Athens, Greece. Kele,or riders competing in horseback, was added to the Olympics in 648 B.C., according to Miller’s book. The race was about 1.2 kilometers (approximately three quarters of ...
The Olympic Games began in Olympia, in ancient Greece. They were made up of many sports. They still exist today. These runners are taking part in the modern Olympics. At the ancient Olympics there were wrestling matches. Some athletes hurled a discus as far as they could. Another pop...
D中,选出最佳选项。古代奥林匹克运动会从公元前776年起,到公元393年止,经历了1,000多年,共举行了293届。有关Ancient Greece Olympics古代
Was this a modern concept, a dream of Coubertin, or did it resurrect the ideals of the ancient Olympics? On the one hand, the ancient Olympic games certainly promoted in Greece a sense of unity among the independent city states, for Greece was for much of its history not a ...
Ancient Greece|Late 1800s|1900s|1920s|1930s|1940s|Next Before 776 B.C. Ancient Greece Athletic contests are held at Olympia every four years, between August 6 and September 19. Records reach back as far as 776 B.C., but it is generally accepted that the Olympic Games had already been...
The Olympic Games began in Olympia,in ancient Greece.They were made up of many sports.They still exist today.These runners are taking part in the modern Olympics.At the ancient Olympics there were wrestling matches.Some athletes hurled a discus as far as they could.Another popular Olympic ...
At the ancient Olympics in Greece,athletes weren't the only stars of the show.The game also attracted poets,who recited their works for eager audiences.Competitors employed bigger names to write poems of their (1) ,which choruses performed at celebrati...
古希腊奥运会起源传说(AncientGreeceOlympicGamesorigin fable) ThecultofJose TherehavebeenvariouslegendsabouttheoriginoftheOlympic games.SomepeoplewillbeOlympicGamesasJose'screation, theancientOlympicGameswasbornwithasupreme"divine" color. InGreekmythology,JoseisthethirdkingofGod,theruler ...