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The Olympians

Olympics
- Happens every four years.
- Are held in a different country each time they're made.
- Top athletes around the world test their skills and determination.
  - Individual Sports
  - Team sports.
- Origin
  - Greece
Ancient Greeks
- Highest form of physical achievement
  - They were celebrated in a festival dedicated to Zeus
    - King of gods
    - More powerfull
- Time of political calm
  - Peace across the land
    - Athletes traveled to compete in Olympia.
Coroebus
- Was the 1st Olympic champion
  - 776 B.C
    - He competed in foot races
      - Only men could compete
      - They wore no shoes or clothes
      - They were covered in olive oil
Over the centuries
- Olympic games
  - Developed
    - They began to include more than just running
    - Pentathlon was included
      - Discus throwing
      - Javelin throwing
      - Long jumping
      - Wrestling
      - Running
  - Became more serious
    - Demanding training plan
  - Changed
    - Olympians werer required to train at least ten months before the big event
    - They had to train with expert judges
Many of individual ancient sports
- Basically the same now
  - Differences
    - Long jump
      - Jumpers held weights in their hands to give them more momentum
    - Javelin-throwing
      - Pointed wooden sticks
        Same height as a man
      - They had a special leather finger holder on them.
    - Discus Throwers
      - Discus made of stone
        Now they're made with metal.
Equestrian Events
- Focused on speed
  - Horseback riding
    - Men rode on the backs of horses
      - They used only their legs to hold on
  - Chariot racing
    - Two-wheeled vehicle driven by a man and pulled by horses
      - Only the fastest could win
- Palaestra
  - Wrestling events
    - Winner was the 1st man who throwed his opponent to the ground three times
      - No time limits
        There were pieces of leather around their wrists for support
    - Size and weight were not important
      - Two categories
        Men
        Boys
Winners
- Prize
  - Olive wreath
    - Sign of distinction
    - Social Position
- They returned to their villages as highly respected individuals
393 A.D
- Olympics stopped by Roman Emperor Theodosius I
  - He didn't want festivals related to ancient religious figures
  - Restaured 1500 years before
    - 1st modern International Olympics
      - Were held in Athens in 1896
        They are now one of the world's most important sporting events
        Ancient Greek Olympic Games have survived the test of time and History
        They have changed over the years
        But he games still celebrate sports in the exciting Olympian way!