Origin of Olympics
3,000 years ago The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece. They were revived in the 19th century. They have become the world’s biggest and toughest sporting competition. According to popular belief, the Games were held every four years in Olympia, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Olympia is located in the western Peloponnese peninsula. These games were held to honour the God Zeus. The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events. Since 1994, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games have been held separately and have alternated every two years.
The Olympics in Ancient Greece
It was in 776 BC that the first records of the Games were …show more content…
That was the time of a religious festival which honoured Zeus. The name comes from Olympia. These were so utterly significant that ancient historians began to measure time by the four-year increments in between Olympic Games, which were known as Olympiads.
The Olympic Motto
The founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, in 1921 gave the Olympic its motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger").
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The rings symbolize the continents and are interconnected to show harmony and peace. The rings, from left to right, are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The colors were chosen because at least one of them appeared on the flag of every country in the world.
The Olympic Creed
The Olympic Creed goes like this, "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
The Olympic Flame
It is really well known that the flame is a concept that was followed in the ancient games also. In Olympia (Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of the Olympic Games. The flame did first appear in the modern Olympics at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
*An interesting fact is that the flame represents a number of things. It’s mostly all about purity and the endeavour for perfection. Torch Olympic flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by women wearing ancient-style robes and using a curved mirror and the sun. The Olympic Torch is then passed from runner to runner from the ancient site of Olympia to the Olympic stadium in the hosting
3,000 years ago The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece. They were revived in the 19th century. They have become the world’s biggest and toughest sporting competition. According to popular belief, the Games were held every four years in Olympia, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Olympia is located in the western Peloponnese peninsula. These games were held to honour the God Zeus. The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events. Since 1994, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games have been held separately and have alternated every two years.
The Olympics in Ancient Greece
It was in 776 BC that the first records of the Games were …show more content…
That was the time of a religious festival which honoured Zeus. The name comes from Olympia. These were so utterly significant that ancient historians began to measure time by the four-year increments in between Olympic Games, which were known as Olympiads.
The Olympic Motto
The founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, in 1921 gave the Olympic its motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger").
The Olympic …show more content…
The rings symbolize the continents and are interconnected to show harmony and peace. The rings, from left to right, are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The colors were chosen because at least one of them appeared on the flag of every country in the world.
The Olympic Creed
The Olympic Creed goes like this, "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
The Olympic Flame
It is really well known that the flame is a concept that was followed in the ancient games also. In Olympia (Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of the Olympic Games. The flame did first appear in the modern Olympics at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
*An interesting fact is that the flame represents a number of things. It’s mostly all about purity and the endeavour for perfection. Torch Olympic flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by women wearing ancient-style robes and using a curved mirror and the sun. The Olympic Torch is then passed from runner to runner from the ancient site of Olympia to the Olympic stadium in the hosting