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The world’s greatest international sports games are known
as the Olympic games.
The Olympic idea means friendship, fraternity
and cooperation among the people of the world.
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The Olympic Games began in ancient Greece in
776 B.C. The games were part of a festival
held every fourth year. It was a great athletic festival, including competitions in wrestling, foot racing and chariot racing, rowing and others.
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The games were for men only. Greek women
were forbidden not only to
participate but also to
watch the Olympics.
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The Olympic Games had been held for about
eleven hundred years, until the emperor Theodosius banned them
for religious reasons
in 394 A.D.
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The modern Olympic Games
The first modern Olympic Games
were held in 1896 in Athens.
In the modern Olympic
Games it’s the custom to start off with the arrival of a runner carrying a lighted torch. Then in the Olympic stadium a flame is lit and it continues to burn for all the Games as a sign that peace will be kept all the year.
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The founder of the modern Olympic Games is
Pierre de Coubertin.
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Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games first were held
in 1924. Now they take place every four years.
During these Games the athletes compete in skiing, figure skating, ice-hockey, tobogganing, etc.
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The Olympic medals
The sportsmen are awarded gold, silver
and bronze medals in a wide range of sports.
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The Olympic Games are very popular in the
world.
The Games have taken place in many countries in
the world: in the USA, England, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan and others.
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The 22d summer Olympic Games were held in
Moscow in 1980.
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The 22d Winter Olympic Games were in Sochi
in 2014.