The Ancient Olympic Games

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The Ancient Olympic Games

During the Olympic Games, which were held from 776 B.C. to A.D. 393, all fighting stopped. No matter how long or how fiercely a battle had raged, every soldier in the battlefield put down his weapons and traveled to Olympia to compete in or watch athletic games designed to honor Zeus and the other Greek gods.
Zeus
The Olympics of ancient Greece weren't exactly the worldwide spectacle that we have today:
-only Greeks took part
-there were only nine events
Stadium entrance

Boxing

Those who boxed wore a sort of glove made of straps of soft ox-hide. They didn't fight people of similar weight; opponents were chosen at random. Boxing matches had no time limit and ended only when one boxer held up his hand or fell to the ground.

Discus

The throwers of the discus originally threw a circular stone and then later a disc made of iron, lead, or bronze.
The movements and techniques of ancient discus throwers were very similar to those of today's athletes.

Equestrian Events

Horse racing took place in a hippodrome, a large stadium that contained a racetrack very much like today's track and field ovals. The athletes would ride in war chariots that were rigged for either two or four horses.
A second type of horse-race involved riders rather than chariots.

Running

The three running races were usually very popular. The three distances were 200 m, 400 m, and a long-distance race of 1400 to 1800. Various running races took place, including one in which athletes wore armor.
It took 1503 years for the Olympics to return.
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894.
Coubertin

The Olympic Rings

• The modern Olympic rings, first used in 1920, symbolize the 5 continents athletes travel from to compete.
• The Americas are combined into one, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Africa. They interlock which is symbolic of the games bringing everyone together. 

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