Great Olympic Moments

when a cook won the 192 meter footrace and became the first Olympic champion. The games, known as the ancient Olympics, were held between August 6 and September 19 every four years while a religious festival was held honoring the great Zeus. The games became so popular that the people of Greece started measuring time by the four years between each Olympics. A set of the four years was called an Olympiad. The name “Olympics” came from the town that the games took place, which wa... ... middle of paper ... ...dal in his country's history.” (Coles) Works Cited “After The Party: What happens when the Olympics leave town?” The Independent.

The first Games ever to be played were in 776 B.C. (Hornblower) and were believed to have been founded by Pelpos (olympic.org) in Elis, Greece (The Britannica Encyclopedia Editors) Also the Olympics, every four years (britannica.com), were played between August and September (Schbel 53). So first, before the Games begin, there is a procession that goes on a thirty-six mile trek from Elis, Greece to Olympia Greece (Faulkner 195). The procession included the judges, the Olympic council, the Heralds, etc., and then the athletes, chariots, horses, etc. (Faulkner 195).

Due the large amount of views, the International Olympic Committee declared the first “International Winter Sports Week” a success. A year later, in 1925, the IOC decided to stage an Winter Olympic Games ever four years (The First Olympics). From the Nordic Games to the creation of first official Winter Olympic games, the journey has paved way for one of the most view television programs in history. With the first opening ceremony being viewed by 5,000 specters to the XXII opening ceremony with 37.2 million viewers, the Olympics have came a long way. What results from a Swedish conflict has became a beloved competition.

The Olympic Games were a vital part of Greek culture which was heavily influenced by athletics. Today, the Olympic Games are the world's largest presentation of athletic skill and competitive spirit. Thousands of athletes and spectators participate in this universal event. Revived in 1896, the Olympic Games had their beginnings in ancient Greece, and since then the event is very much comparable to modern Olympic events. In a city in southwestern Greece, called Olympia, is the birthplace of the Olympic games.

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The original games included a stade race, which is equivalent to today’s 200 meter race. Another race dating back to Olympia is the Diaulos, the equivalent of a 400 meter race (“Ancient Olympic Games”). While the Olympic Games have evolved, running competitively, and some specific events can be traced back to the original games. Since those first games, the Olympics have grown immensely. The first games were just one day of competition (“Ancient Olympic Games”).

The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games in Greece that ran from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D. They were held in honour of the god Zeus who was the leader of a very popular cult in this period of time in Greece. The Olympics were viewed as a religious practice and as a form of entertainment. Athletes would compete in either wrestling, a pentathlon (the long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, stadion [short foot race], and wrestling), boxing, pankration (a form of martial art), or the equestrian events (Ancient Olympic Games, 2013).

This valley was called Olympia, and soon religious festivals developed there. Soon people came to worship Zeus and to approach as nearly as possible to his great strength. These religious festivals eventually led to the games, the Olympics Games. This paper will discuss the type of games that were popular during the Ancient Greek Olympics and how the Olympic Games have changed overtime. The ancient Greek Olympics were held every four years during the full moon of summer.

Duke won 24 games in 1984 and earned the first NCAA bid under Coach K. With the same boys, they were now seniors, the 1986 Duke team won an NCAA-record 37 games while claiming titles in the Big Apple NIT, ACC regular season, ACC Tournament and the NCAA East Regional. They made a school record with a 21-game winning streak during the year. They were undefeated at home, advanced to the NCAA Championship game in Dallas and played more games than any other team in college basketball history. With the loss of the five seniors, many expected Duke to start losing again. Coach Krzyzewski was going backwards, he wanted to keep moving forward.

During the Renaissance, Europe became fascinated with ancient Greek culture, and some staged sporting and folkloric festivals using the name “Olympic Games.” It wasn’t until 1892 that Pierre de Coubertin proposed the idea that the Olympics should be a major international competition that would occur every four years. Coubertin raised the idea again at the conference on international competition in Paris in June 1894 in front of 79 delegates who unanimously approved his proposal. The international Olympic Committee (IOC) was formed, and the first games were planned for Athens in 1896. 280 participants from 13 nations competed in 43 events, including, swimming, weightlifting, track-and-field, gymnastics,... ... middle of paper ... ...llion, various factors caused the budget to expand to over $51 billion, surpassing the estimated $44 billion cost of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing which was the most expensive Olympics in history. A total of 295 medals were awarded during the 2014 Sochi Olympics.