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Name: Grigina Angelina Form: 9A School: 22 Teacher: Stepanyan S.N.

Name: Grigina Angelina Form: 9A School: 22 Teacher: Stepanyan S.N. From the History of the Olympic Games.

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  1. Name: Grigina AngelinaForm: 9ASchool: 22Teacher: Stepanyan S.N.

  2. From the History of the Olympic Games

  3. TheHistoryoftheOlympicGamesLongagoancientGreeksoftenwagedwars. Smallstatessufferedandlostmucheveniftheydidnottakeanysideandstayedoutofwars. Therulerofsuchasmallstate, Elis, wantedtoliveinpeacewithallneighbours. HewasagooddiplomatbecausehisnegotiationsweresuccessfulandEliswasrecognizedaneutralstate. Tocelebratethisachievement, heorganizedathleticgames. Inthebeginningthisfeastlastedoneday, butlaterawholemonthwasdevotedtoit. AllwarsandfeudswerestoppedbyspecialheraldswhorodeinalldirectionsofGreece. ThegameswereheldeveryfouryearsinOlympiaontheterritoryofElis. ThefirstgameswhichlaterwerecalledtheOlympicGameswereheldaboutathousandyearsbeforeourera.

  4. UsuallytheOlympicGamesbeganbeforethemiddleofthesummer^BestathletesarrivedfrommanyGreekstatestoOlympiatocompeteinrunning, longjumps, throwingofdiscusandjavelinandwrestling. Inthecourseoftimefistfighting (boxing) andchariotraceswerealsoincludedintheGames. AllathletestookanoaththattheyhadbeenpreparingwellfortheGamesandpromisedtocompetehonestlyandkeeptherulesofthesacredOlympics. Theathletestookpartinallkindsofcompetitions. Winnerswerecalled «olympionics», theywereawardedolivewreathsandcupsofoliveoil. Thistraditionhassurvived.

  5. . Inourtimesportsmenoftengetcupsandwreathsforwinningthefirstplaceinsportscompetitions. TheolympionicsofancientGreecebecameverypopular. Bestcraftsmenwerechosentomakehonourarycups, manypoetswroteandrecitedinpublicpoemsaboutthebestathletes. Sculptorsmadetheirstatueswhichwereputupatthebirthplaceofthewinners. TheOlympicGameswereaccompaniedbyartsfestivals. Poetsrecitedtheirpoems, singerssanghymnsdancersdancedandoratorspronouncedspeeches — allthisinhonourofthesacredGames. OnlymencouldtakepartintheOlympicGames. Womenwerenotallowedeventowatchthecompetitionsatthestadiumunderthefearofdeathpenalty. Therewasasingleexception, whenawomancoachedhersonandaccompaniedhimtothestadiuminmen'sclothes.

  6. Magnificentstrongbodiesinspiredartistsandsculptors. Theypaintedwallpicturesandmadestatuesofmarbleandbronze, sonowwecanadmirethecorporalbeautyofancientandeternallyyoungdiscusthrower, javelinbearerandothers. TheOlympicGameshadbeenheldforaboutelevenhundredyears, untiltheemperorTheodosiusbannedthemforreligiousreasonsin 394 A. D

  7. TherevivaloftheOlympicGamesbeganlongtimeafterwards, in 1892, whenayoungFrenchteacherPierredeCoubertinmadeapublicspeechbeforetheUnionofFrenchsportsclubsinParis. Atthattimemanypeopleinmanycountriespractisedvariouskindsofsportsandgames. Theywantedtomakefriendsandcompetewithsportsmenfromotherlands. PierredeCoubertinunderstoodtheimportanceofsportswhichunifiedpeoplesoftheworldandservedthecauseofpeacelikeinancienttime.

  8. Onthe 23rd ofJune 1894 theInternationalCongressofamateursportsmenmadeanimportantdecision: torevivetheOlympicGamesandtoestablishtheInternationalOlympicCommitteewhichwouldberesponsiblefortheadministrationofthemodern-OlympicGames. ThefirstCommitteeconsistedof 12 members. Now 82 membersoftheInternationalOlympicCommitteecontroltheaffairsofallmembercountrieswhichjoinedtheOlympicmovement.

  9. The End

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