OLYINTRODUCTION TO OLYMPICS The Olympic Movement is the concerted‚ organised‚ universal and permanent action‚ carried out under the supreme authority of the IOC‚ of all individuals and entities who are inspired by the values of Olympism. It covers the five continents. It reaches its peak with the bringing together of the world’s athletes at the great sports festival‚ the Olympic Games. Its symbol is five interlaced rings. The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful
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an event held over two thousand years ago to an event held in the modern World. There are obvious changes to the event but was surprised to find that so much of the original ideals behind the Olympics exist today. Such as customs‚ ceremonies‚ rules‚ events‚ participants and sponsors. Nowadays the Olympics are advertised worldwide‚ and sponsors like Gatorade and Wheaties thrive off of the games. But were there sponsors of the games back in 776 or would the best athletes compete for nothing but pride
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The Olympic Games are a significant event not only in today’s society but also in the lives of the ancient Greeks‚ with its origins stretching way back to the classical time. The Ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival that honoured Zeus‚ the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. They were an athletic event that was held every 4 years and began in the early 700 BC. The Ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia‚ which is in the south-west of Greece‚ and involved a series
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The ancient Greek Olympics By Gabriel Merrill So many people know what the Olympic Games are but how many know how or why they were started. The Olympics were started in 776 BC in Olympia and thus were called the Olympics. The games were held once every four years‚ which is an Olympiad. To the Greeks the games were more than just a source of entertainment the games were part of their worship. They put the games on in honor of Zeus and to appease the gods. During the celebration of the games there
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this is the Olympic Games. The Olympics involve many different sports and countries from all over the world. One sport is swimming. Swimmers from different countries train and prepare‚ and then compete in the Olympic Games. An Olympic swimmer from the USA is Michael Phelps‚ who won several medals. Fans of each swimmer come together to cheer for and support the swimmer. In this way‚ whole nations join together to cheer on the representative from their country. A second part of the Olympic Games is
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The Olympics‚ everyone has heard of them or even seen them at one point in their lifetime. And in the more recent years the Olympics has added many many new sports to the roster. So today when I was asked to think of a sport to put in the Olympics‚ I thought about what I really wanted to see get recognition that requires a team of people to work together to win. A new phenomenon called Esports emerged out of this desire for a team games get tournament. Now I know you’re thinking‚ what are these Esports
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Ancient Greece The Ancient Olympics “And Time‚ in passing onward‚ clearly told the plain story‚ how Herakles divided the spoils that were the gift of war‚ and offered sacrifice‚ and how he ordained the four years’ festival along with the first Olympic Games and with contests victors.” * Pindar Olympian Ode 10.55-59 Even though there were other games within Greece‚ the Olympian Games became the most famous. The man credited with the creation of the games was none other than the hero and
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DBQ Essay (Modern Day Olympics 1896 – 2002) War‚ Nationalism‚ and money paid by various corporations/countries all shaped the modern day Olympics. War played a major role in shaping the modern day Olympic Games. In document one‚ Pierre de Coubertin‚ the founder of the modern Olympic movement‚ states that the Olympics would serve as a reduction of war because of the worldwide competition between various countries. Coubertin wrote this document to attempt to convince the Athletic Society of France
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<b>Introduction</b><br>Today‚ the Olympic Games are the world’s largest pageant of athletic skill and competitive spirit. They are also displays of nationalism‚ commerce and politics. Well-known throughout the world the games have been used to promote understanding and friendship among nations‚ but have also been a hotbed of political disputes and boycotts. The Olympic games started thousands of years ago and lasted over a millennium.. The symbolic power of the Games lived on after their demise‚
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Attention Fellow Classmates‚ I am going to be talking to you today about the Olympic Spirt. The Olympics have been going on for a long time‚ and for some they get better and better each year. With new technology and fresh ideas‚ the games are constantly changing. For some‚ however‚ they are changing in the wrong direction. To these people‚ the games are focused more on the various sporting events and economic benefits‚ rather than what the games are really about. They are supposed to represent
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