The olympic games past and present

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Subscribe Get the Poynter newsletter that's right for you. I have a question about an upcoming trip. I am interested in taking a trip with WorldStrides. I need to register for a trip. I need to make a payment. I want to raise funds for a trip. Email Address. Phone Number. Location of Program: Select Country. Select State School City. The first Olympic Games took place in 8th century B. However, Emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals in 4 th century A. The first modern Olympics took place in Athens, Greece, in Back then, there were no cool curling pants — athletes competed naked.

Women have been allowed to compete in the Olympics since The Summer Olympics in London were the first in which all participating countries sent female athletes.

English and French are the official languages of the Olympics. They are complemented by the official language of the host country.

Artists once competed in the Olympics. From , medals were up for grabs in disciplines like painting, sculpting, writing, and music. They have been alternated every two years since then. He came from Athens. Born about BC. He directed of construction of the Acropolis in Athens 4. Olympia in ancient times 5. The temple of Zeus The colossal temple of Zeus Olympie, Doric style 64,2 m of length, 24,6 m of wide , was set up between and BC.

It underwent several disasters, in particular a fire towards BC, and an earthquake a century later, which destroyed it. The whole site was found buried under a coat of alluviums of several meters in thickness. This temple was built thanks to the booty brought back further to the victory against Pisa.

Originally, the city of Olympia was not a city, but a sanctuary created by Pelops and Heracles. The sanctuary was 6. The statue of Zeus This statue shows Zeus sitting on a throne. In his left hand he holds a scepter with an eagle. On his right hand stand the goddess of victory, Nike. The stadium The stadium is ,27m of length. There are several tests: the first one consists in making a lap the dromos , the second two the diaulos and the third 7,14 or 24 tours the dolichos.

All the stadiums did not make the same length, some were longer than others. The gymnasium Gymnasium -in ancient Greece it was only partially roofed building and was designed for physical exercise. Practising sports Wrestling Wrestling matches were organized both as a separate event and as part of the pentathlon. Wrestling forboyswas introduced in BC.

Wrestling was kept in check by several rules: blows were not permitted this isboxing , nor holds on the male organs or biting. It was also forbidden to fight outside the sandpit. The athletes anointed their body with oil, Boxing Ancient Greek Boxingdates back to at least the eighth century BC and was practiced in a variety of social contexts in different Greek city-states.

Gloved boxing bouts were a significant part of ancient Greek athletic culture throughout the early classical period. The Olympic games were a religious festival to worship divinities. Zeus was for the Greeks, the greatest of all their gods and Pheidias of Athens, a famous Greek artist built a gold-and-ivory statue in his honor.

One legend about the origin of the Olympic Games is around Zeus. One day Zeus fought his father, Kronos, for control of the world. They battled atop a mountain called Olympia in Greece. After Zeus defeated his father, a temple and an immense statue were built to honor him. Then religious festivals developed there as people came to worship Zeus and had activities like boxing, javelin throwing and marathon running.

Women were forbidden to take part. Athletic competition became very important to the Greeks and there was peace during the Olympic festivals between Greek states at war. There were other great festivals of sport so the Olympic games came One legend about the Games revolves around Zeus. There is a sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia to honour the most powerful god. Zeus fights his father Cronos on the top of a mountain.

Cronos is a Titan. Zeus defeats his father. The Games also There are many ceremonies during the Games, especially the sacrifice to Zeus of one hundred oxen donated by the Eleans on the morning of the middle day of the Olympic festival.

A temple and a statue are built in a valley called Olympia. One day a mortal named Augeas makes unpleasant remarks about Zeus, and so angers Herakles who organizes a wrestling match. They meet on the plain between the two rivers Kladeos and Alpheos.

After In the most ancient of old times, King Oenomaus was the tyrant who ruled the Olympian valley and surrounding territory. Like all fabled kings, Oenomaus had a daughter of incomparable beauty; like the others, he felt that no man was good enough for that daughter. Suitors came seeking her hand. Oenomaus had a trick of his own for disposing of these unwanted men, anxious to plight a troth with the daughter, Hippodameia. King Oenomaus, a strong athlete with agility and a superb master of the chariot race, challenged each suitor to a physical contest.

The agreement was that each suitor could try to best the king-father, but should the suitor lose, he forfeited his life. Such a challenge deterred many suitors; but there were others who so coveted the fair Hippodameia, and her father's rich kingdom, that they accepted the terms of the king. None won. All died. All died, that is, until a Phrygian prince, named Pelops, came along. He used his conniving mind as well as his magnificently trained body, accepted the king's offer, and asked that the contest be a chariot race.