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Olympics!

Olympics!. By: Will Fecher. When the first Olympics happened?. The first Olympics happened in Ancient Greece. The first Olympics had happened in Ancient Greece because the Greeks made the Olympic Games. The very first Olympic Games happened in 771 B.C.

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Olympics!

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  1. Olympics! By: Will Fecher

  2. When the first Olympics happened? • The first Olympics happened in Ancient Greece. • The first Olympics had happened in Ancient Greece because the Greeks made the Olympic Games. • The very first Olympic Games happened in 771 B.C.

  3. What were the main games of the Olympics in Ancient Greece? • Wrestling was one of the main Olympic games. This went that you could only do one hit at a time and if you messed up you would get hit by a stick. • Another one of the Olympic games was the 100 meter run footrace. • The last main event was the Discus throw. This is when a guy gets a 10 pound disc and try's to throw it as far as he can.

  4. Prizes in Ancient Greece! • In Ancient Greece if you one you felt splendid and had immortal fame. • In Ancient Greece when or if you won you would not go to an amateur level festival, you got to go to the pro one. • Immediately after an athlete won his event, the herald would announce his name, father's name, and city of origin to the crowd. • He was given a palm branch and adorned with red woolen ribbons around his head.

  5. What are the main Olympic Games today in the U.S. • There are many Olympic Games but there are four of them that are very important. • 1.) 400 meter footrace • 2.) Swimming • 3.) Cycling • 4.) Soccer

  6. How did the Greeks and the modern day Olympic players train? • In Greece the competitors were forced to train and trained harshly. (Ancient) • In wrestling if you did an illegal move you would be wiped with a stick. • In Modern days we are still forced to train hard but not harshly. • Also in wrestling if you mess up and do an illegal move all that happens is that you get disqualified.

  7. Prizes of the modern day Olympics. • If you win the Olympics in modern day times you can win a gold, silver, or bronze medals. • But you could pretty much choose to get money by trading the medal in or keeping it. • The U.S.A. pays the lowest amount of money for cash prizes . (This around 50K) • This year in London for a Gold Medal you could take 1 million dollars.

  8. Bibliography • “Ancient Olympic Games.” Wikipedia. Wikipedia. 2012. Web. 2/26/12

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