HISTORY OF OLYMPICS
Ancient Olympic Games, were used to be made as a thanks to gods in Olympia which is made every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus. First it was a religious event but then it starts to become a sport event. Games featured mostly atheletic but there were some combot sports such as wrestling and the horse racing events. According to a legend Zeus ‘ s son Heracles built the Olympic Stadium as a honor to Zeus. We accept the first Olympiv Game is at 776 BC. By that time as i mentioned before it was just a religious event. They did not have a goal of doing sports. They thought that good things would happen if they sweat and waste afford for their god Zeus. And the tought that the winners would be blessed by Zeus. The first Olympic Champion was Coreobus, who is a cook from the
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It is named as Aquatics in the sports in Olympic Games. It is played in a pool which cause to make it an summer sport. It is played in a 33 metres; 25 metres pool but it’s not consistent as the age group change the length of the pool changes too. It has a 4 sized ball for woman and 5 sized ball for men. In waterpolo each team has 6 players an done goalie on their sides. And at their benches there are 6 more extra people to join the game when the players injuried, got tired or suspended. This six men stock is a maximum number, teams can have less then it. ANd at the bench there is a tecnic director to control the players. Waterpolo was first started to play in 1900 Olympic Games named as second games. In 2000 Summer Olympics Women Waterpolo Tournaments has started too. The most recognasible match in waterpolo history is in 1956 Summer Olympics. It was a semi-final match netween Hungary and Soviet Union. It was named as blood in the water match. Refrees finished match as the players and partials started to punch each other. In 2012 London Olympic Games, Croatia was the winner of the last played waterpolo
In the mural image "Going to the Olympics" by Frank Romero, the author uses Los Angeles city as inspiration to create his art. Romero uses a combination of bright and pastel colors that represent the warm whether of this city. Los Angeles is a city with a wonderful whether that gives people the opportunity to travel around each corner of this city. Also in his mural Romero shows a cartoon-like style to depict five cars driving in a row against a backdrop of palm trees; a valentine heart hovered above each vehicle, which can be considered as symbols. For example I can infer that the cars and the road can represent how travelers people at Los Angeles are, and the hearts can represent the love people have towards the city and their cars.
The documents given all point towards a specific idea: how the olympics affect the world. The method in which the olympics affects the world differs in the various sources, with some speaking on progress in political relations, some speaking on progress socially, and finally others arguing it affects the world as a place for hostile countries to prove their worth to each other competitively. The documents about political progress are documents 1, 5, 6, and 7. The first, document 1, speaks very specifically on one who believes that the olympics will decrease tension between countries.
In the past 100 years, Anne Mellbye looked back at the most political Olympic Games during that time. Adolf Hitler was remembered most for the failed attempts during the Berlin Games, because he tried to use the games to prove his Aryan racial theories. Even though it did not end the way that he thought it would, the games ended with the African American sprinter and long jumper Jessie Owens as being named the most popular hero of the Games. Jessie won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the long jump.
The olympics are athletic games that first started in Greece. These games were later revived and are now seen as massive global athletic events that bring the world together and are held every four years. The olympics between 1892 to 2002 brought together cultures due to bringing together nations regardless of wars while simultaneously divided nation’s teams because of countries enforcing their own political agendas onto their athletes, such as Nazi Germany making their athletes prove how Nazism is better than democracy. Women were also beginning to participate in the games and at first were barely participating in the games, economically the olympics became more and more expensive throughout the years and became a cash pit for large companies
In 1896, the first modern Olympics were held and people from all over the world got to participate. Owens represented the United States in Berlin in 1936 which is similar to the early modern athletic ideal because both allow people from all over the world to participate in the event. The quote “several changes were made- most notably, that people from all over the world were allowed to compete.” (“The Olympics, Then and Now” line 30). Jesse Owens qualified for the event and traveled to Germany to compete.
How did the Early Olympics worked in the beginning of 1896? The Olympics started on April, 6, 1896. The ancient Games were staged in Olympics, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 Greece, AD, 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.
“I proclaim the Games of Berlin, celebrating the eleventh Olympiad of the modern era, to be open. " declared the Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler, as he stood in front of many fans and athletes of diversity, with many of them being of the “superior race” the Aryan race. It was 1936 and the Berlin Games had officially begun. From the national flags to the eccentric athletes, everything was Olympic certified, along with the Nazi induced hate and discrimination that took action throughout the Games. The USA should’ve boycotted the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Adam Wolfe English III H Mrs. Casey 6-20-23 The Impacts of the Olympics The Olympics are a world renowned, beautiful and extreme sporting competition. In which over 200 countries compete for titles in the various categories. These titles win these counties and their altheates international renown. While the Olympics are this great, global spectacle and wonderful tradition, it causes great cost and impact to the people of the host country.
The Nazi Olympics of 1936 The Olympic Games are a very popular event in the world that occurs every two years with the Summer Olympics one year and the Winter Olympics two years later. The Games are held in a different city around the world every two years. In the Olympics, individual athletes compete for medals. The country with the most medal winners wins.
"Running, long jump, shot put, javelin, discus, and equestrian competitions" are some of the many Olympic sports played many centuries ago. While these sports were made for entertainment purposes, they were also helpful for ancient civilizations. The Games had a religious and political significance and helped Greek historians and writers to keep track of time. These games were very important to history and to this very day The Olympics were held in honor of the Greek gods.
Aqeela Idrees AP world History Olympics DBQ 3/3/18 Athletic competitions known as the Olympic games were revived in 1896, after the initial games, held in Greece every four years from 776 b.c.e to 393 c.e, in the effort to bring the world together in a healthy competition. Following several years of planning, key factors that shaped the modern Olympic games were the rise of feminism, nationalist rivalry, and capitalism. Establishment of the modern Olympic games corresponded with the rise of feminism around the world. By 1900 powerful feminist movements had arisen, which Sought legal and economic gains for women.
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Furthermore, cross country became an olympic sport from 1912 to 1924 but was dropped because it was considered unsuitable for many people. The sport was competed at the high school level. The points are arranged so that first place is awarded one point, second place is awarded two points, etc. That means the whole team has to do good in order to score well.
As this is an international event the cost of hosting it is huge. For instance, the total output of the 1976 Montreal Games was $1.48 billion whilst the 2012 London Games was an insurmountable $14.6 billion. Stadiums are built for different disciplines, and national representatives are invited to perform in the opening and closing ceremony, As a result the stadiums need a high level of security. In this essay I will be debating about the benefits and consequences of the Olympic Games. The three main points which will be covered are; where the hosting country receives the money from, whom it will benefit, and what it does to the country.
‘Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example, social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.’ ~ First Fundamental Principle of Olympism The Olympic Games started off as a festival in the antiquity, in the honour of the ancient Greek god, Zeus. In the late 19th century, Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin resuscitated the idea and created what is now referred to as the Modern Olympic Games.