dating back to ancient Greece this
sporting event brings the world together
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the history of the
Olympic Games the Olympic Games date
back to the eighth century BC being held
in Olympia Greece until roughly five AD
instead of being an international
competition challengers from various
city-states in Greece would battle in
sporting and Chariot Racing events
combining sport and sacrificial rituals
the games were of great religious
significance
they eventually fell out of favour when
the power of the Romans increased in
Greece and Christianity was imposed it
was in the late 19th century that
historian Baron Pierre de Coubertin had
the idea to restage a global sporting
event and it was in 1894 that the
International Olympic Committee or IOC
was born it was at this point it was
decided the game should rotate from
country to country thus engaging the
whole world it was an important
stipulation at the time that all
participating athletes be a mature and
not professional athletes a rule that
has since been changed Athens Greece was
chosen as the first host city of the
modern Olympic Games for the summer of
1896 only 14 countries participated and
competition was for male athletes only
the games were touted as a success and
Paris France was chosen as the host city
for 1900 in 1924 the first Winter
Olympics were held in shamone France to
showcase snow and ice sports originally
the summer and Winter Olympics were held
in the same year every four years this
was changed as of 1994 when they were
switched to alternating even-numbered
years and thus there is now an Olympic
competition every two years the 1916
Summer Games were canceled because of
the First World War
and neither the summer nor of the Winter
Games were held between 1936 and 1948
because of world war ii the games have
evolved significantly since the days of
ancient greece but even today the
Olympics are an exciting event for all
to behold
sporting event brings the world together
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the history of the
Olympic Games the Olympic Games date
back to the eighth century BC being held
in Olympia Greece until roughly five AD
instead of being an international
competition challengers from various
city-states in Greece would battle in
sporting and Chariot Racing events
combining sport and sacrificial rituals
the games were of great religious
significance
they eventually fell out of favour when
the power of the Romans increased in
Greece and Christianity was imposed it
was in the late 19th century that
historian Baron Pierre de Coubertin had
the idea to restage a global sporting
event and it was in 1894 that the
International Olympic Committee or IOC
was born it was at this point it was
decided the game should rotate from
country to country thus engaging the
whole world it was an important
stipulation at the time that all
participating athletes be a mature and
not professional athletes a rule that
has since been changed Athens Greece was
chosen as the first host city of the
modern Olympic Games for the summer of
1896 only 14 countries participated and
competition was for male athletes only
the games were touted as a success and
Paris France was chosen as the host city
for 1900 in 1924 the first Winter
Olympics were held in shamone France to
showcase snow and ice sports originally
the summer and Winter Olympics were held
in the same year every four years this
was changed as of 1994 when they were
switched to alternating even-numbered
years and thus there is now an Olympic
competition every two years the 1916
Summer Games were canceled because of
the First World War
and neither the summer nor of the Winter
Games were held between 1936 and 1948
because of world war ii the games have
evolved significantly since the days of
ancient greece but even today the
Olympics are an exciting event for all
to behold
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