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...
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 ...
D. THEY CONTINUED FOR SUCH A LONG TIME BECAUSE PEOPLE BELIEVED IN THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE OLYMPICS: THE IDEA THAT A HEALTHY BODY PRODUCED A HEALTHY MIND, AND THAT THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION IN SPORTS AND GAMES WAS PREFERABLE TO THE COMPETITION THAT CAUSED WARS. IT WAS OVER 1 500 YEARS ...
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
In November 1892, at a meeting of the Union des Sports Athlétiques in Paris, Coubertin proposed the idea of reviving the Olympics as an international athletic competition held every four years. Two years later, he got the approval he needed to found the International Olympic Committee (IOC),...
Women were neitherallowed to take part in the games nor to watch them,because the games were given to Zeus and thereforemeant for men. Every four years, for 1,170 years, theGreeks held the Olympics,5.continued togrow and change. Many other sports were added, suchas other races, boxing,...
They win gold, silver and bronze medals when they finish in the first, second or third places.There are five rings on the Olympic flag: blue, black, red, yellow and green.The Olympic motto is "Faster, Higher, Stronger -Together".Look and write.Greece sportsmen a medal123老Read and ...
Ancient Greece was a city-state country without a single monarch. Each city-state was independent and fought against each other for years. In order to cultivate strong soldiers, sports became a powerful means. 久而久之,人们开始渴望和平的生活。于是,原本为准备兵源而设的军事和体育训练逐渐演变成为...
aIn ancient Greece sports played a very important part in life of the people. The Greeks held Olympic games on the plain by mount olympus. As the time passed, the Olympic games gradually became an international event 在古老希腊体育在人民的生活中扮演了一个非常重要部分。 希腊人由登上olympus在平...
are an international sports festival that began in ancient Greece. The original Olympics included competitions in music, oratory and theatre performances. The modern Games represent a lot more sports than before. Pierre de Coubertin, a French nobleman, brought the Olympic Games back to life in ...