Olympics history: Greek roots, modern era, future plans, more
The Olympics, which took place every four years until at least 393 A.D., was the premier sporting, social and cultural ...
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A brief history of the modern Olympics – and the winner's curse
Games were held all over ancient Greece; but the most famous ... began in 1850. The modern Olympics were the brainchild of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a Hellenophile French educator and historian ...
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When were the first Olympic Games?
The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia ... over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under ...
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Rome Olympics 1960: C.K. Yang And Rafer Johnson Opponents And Friends
The modern Olympic Games from their inception were created to bring nations together. Founder Baron de Coubertin believed sport could bring countries together through athletic competition free ...
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The 41st Athens Marathon: A Historic Race
The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient ...
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KS2 Ancient Greece: 4. The Olympic Games (but not as we know them)
Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... Invite them to share some knowledge about the modern-day Olympics and explain that they are going to find ...
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Greek Runners Dominate Athens Authentic Marathon
Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...
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Modern pentathlon's attempt to keep its Olympic place after the horse-punching scandal has sparked a generational civil war
Once considered the apex of the ancient Olympic Games ... So when the event was re-introduced into the modern Olympics in 1912 — this time as modern pentathlon and consisting of fencing ...
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Javelin throw evolution: From an ancient hunting and warfare technique to a modern Olympic Sport
The main difference between ancient and modern javelins is the use of a ... becoming a key event in the Olympic Games around 708 BC as part of the pentathlon. Athletes competed not just for ...