The Olympic Games are the improbable show which is expected by everyone who is somehow connected with sport. Send only the best athletes who are worthy participation to the Olympic Games. Historically it developed so that the performance on sports was the great honor to the athlete.
What everything began with
The homeland of the Olympic Games is Ancient Greece. Games were thought up in honor of the main Deity of Greece – Zeus and were held every four yearsevery four yearsevery four yearsevery four years. Site of the games stalgorod Olympia. The Olympic Games had huge value for all. DuringDuring games even wars stopped, and the temporary truce was called.
Each inhabitant wanted to see these games. To Olympia there came weight to the people. Someone reached on foot, and some came by the huge ships. For each Greek of the game were the most important holiday. People there was the improbable quantity. The people wanted though with half an eye to see great grechesy athletes.The person who gained the victory and won first place in the Olympic Games lived happily. Everything was for him. For the winner did holidays in his honor, executed anthems and built statues. The winner was exempted from taxes. Life of the winner was the continuous fairy tale. Even children of the Olympian were popular also many privileges.
Greeks competed among themselves in different types of sport: run, fisticuffs, jumps, throwings and so forth. As the most dangerous was considered the chariots race. However, the fact that the winner of this competition was the one who owned horses, but not the one who painfully operated them was very strange.
About the Olympic Games there is the huge number of myths and legends. One of such legends narrates that very first Zeus in honor of the victory over the father organized the competition. Nobody knows the truth it or not.
About the Olympic Games there are also mentions and in literature. For example, in the poem "Illiad" by Homer.
Excavation showed that in Greece five huge stadiums for the Olympic Games were constructed specially.
Modern Olympic Games
The first competition was held in 1896 godu from now on was held every four yearsevery four yearsevery four yearsevery four years. Pierre de Coubertin was the initiator of games. He considered that it is just necessary for youth.
The very first modern Olympic Games were held on their Rhodinum – in Athens. The Olympic committee was for this purpose created. Demetrius Vikelas became its president.
From now on it became tradition. The idea of the Olympic Games took the whole Europe. The state games which watched the set of the countries began to be organized.
Winter sports
All know that the Olympic Games were held in the summer. Once, it was decided that games also have to be held and in the winter. The winter sports have ogrmony amount of popular disciplines. It began since January 25, 1924. The very first winter games took place in France, the city of Shamoni. There were such sports as figure skating, hockey, ski jumping and many other things.
Later the Winter Olympic Games became same popular, as well as summer.
Women also participated in the modern Olympic Games. However, it is known, cht of Ancient Greece to women it was forbidden to participate in the Olympic Games.