Ancient Greek Games
The Olympic games are the greatest sports event in the world. For many years, the Greeks used games for many reasons. The official ancient games were started in Greece. The first modern games in Athens, Greece, were held from April 6 through April 15 in the year of 1896. Since then, major world events plagued some of the Olympic games. There are a lot of examples of games being held in early Greece.
There are also different stories on how they got started. One says that the guardians of Zeus held a foot race or that Zeus himself held the foot race to celebrate his victory for control of the world. Another story says that Pelops, a Greek hero, won a chariot race in order to mary his wife. After the start of the Olympics, in approximately 776 …show more content…
Foot races were the only event for the first 13 years and then events included chariot races, discus matches and boxing. Like every other Greek activity, the games were held under the patronage of the gods, and after sacrifice had been made to them. (Quennell 156) Athletic training was part of education and games were held to keep men physically fit for war, because the Greek people believed if you had a healthy body you had a healthy mind and people liked to watch beautiful bodies. People who competed in the Olympics had to train in Olympia for one month before the games. Men and boys were allowed to compete in the …show more content…
Adolph Hitler opened the ceremony and the Nazi party used the games for propoganda. Because of World War II, the Olympic games were not held anymore until 1948. The Olympic games started up again in 1948. The games were supposed to be held in Japan, but because of the war between Japan and China, Japan decided it would not host the games. After a lot of discussion, it was decided the games should be held in St.
Moritz because it already had Olympic facilities and they werent ruined by the War. In 1964, South Africa was not allowed to compete because of their racist policies. The International Olympic Committee changed that decision and South Africa was invited to the 1968 games. However, 32 countries threatened to withdraw if South Africa was allowed to come, so the Committee took back the invitation. One of the worst times in Olympic history happened at the 1972 games in Munich. Palestinian terrorists attacked and kidnapped the Israeli
There are also different stories on how they got started. One says that the guardians of Zeus held a foot race or that Zeus himself held the foot race to celebrate his victory for control of the world. Another story says that Pelops, a Greek hero, won a chariot race in order to mary his wife. After the start of the Olympics, in approximately 776 …show more content…
Foot races were the only event for the first 13 years and then events included chariot races, discus matches and boxing. Like every other Greek activity, the games were held under the patronage of the gods, and after sacrifice had been made to them. (Quennell 156) Athletic training was part of education and games were held to keep men physically fit for war, because the Greek people believed if you had a healthy body you had a healthy mind and people liked to watch beautiful bodies. People who competed in the Olympics had to train in Olympia for one month before the games. Men and boys were allowed to compete in the …show more content…
Adolph Hitler opened the ceremony and the Nazi party used the games for propoganda. Because of World War II, the Olympic games were not held anymore until 1948. The Olympic games started up again in 1948. The games were supposed to be held in Japan, but because of the war between Japan and China, Japan decided it would not host the games. After a lot of discussion, it was decided the games should be held in St.
Moritz because it already had Olympic facilities and they werent ruined by the War. In 1964, South Africa was not allowed to compete because of their racist policies. The International Olympic Committee changed that decision and South Africa was invited to the 1968 games. However, 32 countries threatened to withdraw if South Africa was allowed to come, so the Committee took back the invitation. One of the worst times in Olympic history happened at the 1972 games in Munich. Palestinian terrorists attacked and kidnapped the Israeli