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The Olympics started very early in Ancient Greece because the Olympics were mentioned in numerous writings by Ancient Greek poets. The Olympics were held to honor Zeus, the most superior god, and the god of the heavens. The Olympics were always held at a sacred site called Olympia, and all wars and conflicts were stopped during the games, to show respect for the gods. The Olympic Village had many sporting facilities. The first man to win an Olympic event was Coroebus. The event he won was the footrace in 776 B.C.E., In 1896, the Olympic games revived. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, was the organizer of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
According to Knight Thedore "Three footraces were especially popular. The dolichos was a race of twenty-four lengths of the stadium field." This quote describes the first Olympic activity they had. Than other running activities were added and others were also included which came to this day, which we have a lot of types. (page 171,Knight Thedore. "The Ancient Olmypics." The Ancient World. Print. )
Knight Thedore. "The Ancient Olmypics." The Ancient World. Print.
of one quote from the article.
The Olympics started very early in Ancient Greece because the Olympics were mentioned in numerous writings by Ancient Greek poets. The Olympics were held to honor Zeus, the most superior god, and the god of the heavens. The Olympics were always held at a sacred site called Olympia, and all wars and conflicts were stopped during the games, to show respect for the gods. The Olympic Village had many sporting facilities. The first man to win an Olympic event was Coroebus. The event he won was the footrace in 776 B.C.E., In 1896, the Olympic games revived. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, was the organizer of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
According to Knight Thedore "Three footraces were especially popular. The dolichos was a race of twenty-four lengths of the stadium field." This quote describes the first Olympic activity they had. Than other running activities were added and others were also included which came to this day, which we have a lot of types. (page 171,Knight Thedore. "The Ancient Olmypics." The Ancient World. Print. )
Knight Thedore. "The Ancient Olmypics." The Ancient World. Print.
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