21. Modern Olympic Games sportsSports—olympics—Summer olympics Through The Years modernolympic games. The original olympic games were celebrated as a http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0114336.html

Sports Olympics Summer Olympics Through The Years Modern Olympic Games The original Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when Roman emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). On June 23, 1894, French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, speaking at the Sorbonne in Paris to a gathering of international sports leaders, proposed that the ancient games be revived on an international scale. The idea was enthusiastically received and the Modern Olympics were born. The first Olympics were held two years later in Athens, where 245 athletes from 14 nations competed in the ancient Panathenaic stadium to large and ardent crowds. Americans captured nine out of 12 track and field events, but Greece won the most medals with 47. Summer Olympics Through The Years The Summer Olympics Print this page Cite this page AD AD AD ADS Link to Fact Monster Add Fact Monster search to your site ... Privacy Brought to you by:

22. The Olympic Games olympic History A brief history of the olympics from 1896 to 1992. Triumph andTragedy - A History of the olympic games - History of the modern olympics. http://www.caslt.org/research/olympics.htm

T h e O l y m p i c G a m e s Athens 2004 - Official Web site - History, schedule, information on all olympic sports, etc. The site is available in English, French, and Greek. The Olympic Museum - A good source of information on past Summer and Winter Olympic Games with interesting fact sheets, photos, and video clips. "Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? " The First Olympic Games : Athens, 1896 Book published in 1896. Olympics Through Time Athletic events from prehistory to 1896. Includes an extensive glossary. Hellenic Culture - This web site of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture providing information on ancient Olympia , its museum and the collection for the Olympic games , about the Olympic games in ancient Greece and the athletic events The Ancient Olympics "In this exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times."

23. Olympics On-Line Theme Unit Page 1 2. The modern olympic games began over 100 years ago, in 1896. Askstudents if they can name some of the American cities in which http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/olympics01.htm

Scholastic Home About Us Site Map Search ... Customer Service The Olympic Games By Darcy Lockman Location, location, location: Olympic Games Past and Present Activity: Take your students all over the world map to discover where the first recorded Olympic Games was held, and where the modern games have taken place. Ask your map detectives discuss how climate affects the selection of locations. See if they can figure out how far different athletes have to travel to make it to their events. 1. As a group, look at your classroom world map or the on-line maps cited below. The first recorded Olympic Games took place almost 3,000 years ago in ancient Greece, in a rural area called Olympia. Can students find modern Greece on the map? (Ask students: where do we get the word Olympic?) OTHER MINI-LESSONS From Ancient Greece to Modern-Day Australia Athletes Are What They Eat The Olympic Symbols 2. The modern Olympic Games began over 100 years ago, in 1896. Ask students if they can name some of the American cities in which the games have taken place (these include St. Louis, Lake Placid, Los Angeles, Squaw Valley and Atlanta). What states are these cities in? Can they find these states and cities on the map cited below? 3. Locate Sydney, Australia, on the map. Looking at the map together, ask your class why they think Australia is sometimes called "the land down under."

24. Research Starters: The Olympics olympics A discussion of the ancient olympic games and the basisof their rebirth in modern times. Illustrated Web site created http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/

Scholastic Home About Us Site Map Search ... Customer Service The list panel contains items that will help you explore this topic. This glossary defines and clarifies some of the terms found in this Research Starter and provides additional terms for study. boycott A concerted action to isolate economically or socially an individual, group, or nation to express disapproval or to coerce change. gold medal The award won by the best individual or team in an Olympic competition. A silver medal is awarded to the second best, and a bronze medal to the third. nationalism A popular sentiment that places the existence and well-being of the nation highest in the scale of political loyalties. In political terms, it signifies a person's willingness to work for the nation against foreign domination, whether political, economic, or cultural. Nazism The ideology and policies espoused and practiced by Adolf Hitler and his Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers party) from 1921 to 1945. propaganda The systematic attempt to manipulate the attitudes, beliefs, and actions of people through the use of symbols such as words, gestures, slogans, flags, and uniforms. Ideas, facts, or allegations are spread to further a cause or to damage an opposing cause.

25. History Of The Ancient Modern Olympic Games Throughout the centuries the modern olympic games has endured manychanges, challenges and triumphs. This historical look at the http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au/projects/Olympics/History/history1.html

26. War And The Modern Olympics War the modern olympics. The Impact of the Wars on the olympic games.WORLD WAR I. When the venue for the 1916 games was being discussed http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au/projects/Olympics/History/history6.html

27. Olympic Games The modern olympic games began in 1896 when organizers revived them to encourageworld peace and friendship and to promote healthy sporting competition for the http://www.42explore.com/olympics.htm

The Topic: Olympic Games Easier - The Olympic Games are a competition in summer and winter sports held every four years for athletes from all over the world. Harder - Olympic Games are the world's most important international athletic competition. The Olympics bring together thousands of the finest athletes to compete against one another in a variety of individual and team sports. Ancient Olympic Games originated in Greece and were held from 776 B.C. to A.D. 393. The modern Olympic Games began in 1896 when organizers revived them to encourage world peace and friendship and to promote healthy sporting competition for the youth of the world. Winter Games were originated in 1924. Beginning in 1994, the Winter and Summer Games were divided and scheduled on four-year cycles, two years apart. Olympic Museum http://www.museum.olympic.org/

28. Kiat.net: Olympic Games Athens 1896 An American Harvard law student, James Brendan Connolly, became the first Olympicchampion of the modern era on the first day of the games, winning the triple http://www.kiat.net/olympics/history/01athens.html

@import url(../../style/default.css); kiat.net where are you :: home Olympics History Athens 1896 1st MODERN GAMES Athens, GRE ATHENS, GREECE GAMES OF THE Ist OLYMPIAD April 6 - 15, 1896 Mascot - none 14 countries, 311 athletes - 230 Greek (no women) 9 sports, 43 events Opening - King George Ist of Greece Torch lit by - none Assigned during the 1st IOC Session 1894 Standing proud: Spyridon Louis, the first and symbolic marathon champion of the modern Olympic era. The modest shepherd was revered in Greece, and went on to feature as flag-bearer to the Greek delegation in 1936. THE RENAISSANCE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES The rebirth of the Games The first Session of the IOC was held in Paris on 23-24 June 1894. It was during the first Session that the city of Athens was selected for the Games of the I Olympiad. The inauguration of the first Games of the modern era, opened by King George I at the foot of the Acropolis on April 5, 1896, was a huge relief for baron Pierre de Coubertin. Greece's instability and economic stature, due to numerous conflicts, proved almost insurmountable obstacles. However, a wealthy Greek architect from Alexandria, George Averoff, donated a gift of one million drachma and in a matter of 18 months a superb white marble stadium, able to hold 60,000 people, was constructed. Baron de Coubertin's dream of reinventing the Games was one he had coveted since 1892 - two years later the official announcement was made and Athens chosen as the site. Baron Pierre de Coubertin invited countries from all over the world to attend the first of the new Olympics in Athens.

29. Olympic Games Medallists The modern olympics were first held in 1896 The games are held every 4 years (thisperiod not officially recognised by the International olympic Committee, was http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/

OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALLISTS The modern Olympics were first held in 1896. The Games are held every 4 years (this period is known as an Olympiad) although an additional "intercalated" event, not officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee, was introduced in 1906. The 1910 "intercalated" Games were cancelled and the idea dropped. The 1916, 1940 and 1944 events were also not held due to the First and Second World Wars. Venues: 1896 Athens (GRE), 1900 Paris (FRA), 1904 St. Louis (USA), 1906 Athens (GRE), 1908 London (GBR), 1912 Stockholm (SWE), 1916 Berlin (GER) , 1920 Antwerp (BEL), 1924 Paris (FRA), 1928 Amsterdam (NED), 1932 Los Angeles (USA), 1936 Berlin (GER), Archery Athletics (Men, including Tug of War Athletics (Women) ... Demonstration Sports WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALLISTS The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924. Since 1994 they have been held in the middle year of the Olympiad. The 1940 and 1944 events were cancelled due to the Second World War. The Soviet Union first competed in 1956. Venues - Winter: 1924 Chamonix (FRA), 1928 St. Moritz (SUI), 1932 Lake Placid (USA), 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)

30. ESL Quiz - The Olympic Games (Verb Forms) (Vera Mello) I-TESL-J Greek festivals _ the creation of the modern olympic games. The link betweenthe ancient and modern olympic games _ by the torch relay. http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/olympics.html

a4esl.org The Olympic Games (Verb Form Quiz) Click the answer button to see the answer. a. has lit b. is lit c. is lighting Answer b. a. had to inspire b. had inspired c. inspired Answer c. a. was held b. were held c. held Answer b. a. could take part b. could be taken part Answer a. a. forbid b. were forbidden Answer b. a. are given b. give c. gave Answer a. a. are b. have to be c. are being Answer a. a. sit b. seat c. set Answer c. a. respects, stands b. respects, stand c. is respected, stands d. is respected, stand Answer d. a. was, hosted b. were, hosted c. is, hosts Answer a. a. is symbolized b. symbolize c. are symbolized Answer a. (C) 1998 Vera Mello vcqm@ruralsp.com.br This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students , a project by The Internet TESL Journal

31. HEC Bylaws The history of the olympic games is long and consistent it for almost twelve hundredyears in ancient times and again for the last hundred years in modern times http://www.greece.org/olympics/why.html

What is the History and Meaning of the Olympic Games? an essay, by Michael Simos 6th grade, Montgomery Elementary, Atlanta (September 1995) Foreword Why are the Olympic Games so important? Why will people from all around the world come in the summer of 1996 to Atlanta to either watch or compete in them? Why is it that billions of people around the world will sit in front of their television sets to watch these games? To answer these questions we need to go back in history to find the meaning of the Olympic Games. 1. The Ancient Games. In ancient Greece, sports and competition were very important. The Greeks believed that physical exercise and mental training were connected to each other. The Greek word for education meant the development of the entire human being and could not be divided into physical and mental education, because the mind cannot exist without the body, and the body has no meaning without the mind. Their rule of thumb was, "Educate children with gymnastics and music." Religion encouraged this kind of education, and great athletic and musical contests were held in holy places, under the protection of the gods, and in front of thousands of spectators from all over Greece. The contests were called Games, and the most famous were held at the Sanctuary of Olympia in southwestern Greece. The Olympian or Olympic Games started in 776 BC, and were held every four years in honor of Zeus, the king of the mythical Greek gods. They were at their peak in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, but they were suppressed in 394 AD by the Roman emperor Theodosius I.

32. Olympic Games --  Encyclopædia Britannica Organization of the modern olympics The International olympic Committee; Nationalolympic Committees; IOC awards; The games and participants Problems of http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=115022&tocid=0

33. The Return Of The Olympics - Modern Olympic Games - Copacabana Runners The 12 countries officials were so thrilled by the project that they immediatelyscheduled the first edition of the modern olympic games to take place in http://www.copacabanarunners.net/ihistvolta.html

The Return of the Olympic Games T he glorious Ancient Games, interrupted on 393 AC by Emperor Theodosios I, had its rebirth at the end of the XIX century. The main factor that influenced the Olympics rebirth idea was the excavations, in 1852, of the Olympia Temple ruins, where the Ancient Games took place. This had a major impact over the ancient Greeks sports values rebirth and influenced the French Charles Louis de Feddy, most known as Baron Pierre de Coubertin. T he Baron words could give us a good picture about the circumstances that culminated with the Olympic Games rebirth: "The idea of the revival of Olympic Games was not a passing fancy: it was the logical culmination of a great movement. The 19th century saw the taste for physical exercises revive everywhere ... At the same time the great inventions, the railways and the telegraph have abridged distances and mankind has come to live a new existence; the peoples have intermingled, they have learned to know each other better and immediately they started to compare themselves. What one achieved the other immediately wished also to endeavour: universal exhibitions brought together to one locality of the globe the products of the most distant lands; Literary or scientific congresses have brought together, into contact, the various intellectual forces. How then should the athletes not seek to meet, since rivalry is the basis of athletics, and in reality the very reason of its existence?"

34. Greece Olympics Athens 2004 Olympic Games Travel Holidays Hotels Summer 2004 History Part 2 modern olympic games Athens 2004 olympics 2004Events Schedule 2004 Accommodation. The modern olympic games. http://www.aroundgreece.com/olympics-modern.html

Skip Over Navigation ATHENS 2004 OLYMPICS GAMES - GREECE - OLYMPICS - HOTELS - ATHENS Shop Around Greece - Travel Guides and Books for Holidays in Greece OLYMPICS MENU :: Intro / History Part 1 :: Olympic History - Part 2 >> Modern Olympic Games :: Athens 2004 Olympics :: 2004 Events Schedule :: 2004 Accommodation The Modern Olympic Games It wasn't until after efforts by French Baron Pierre De Coubertin and the Greek Dimitrios Vikelas that the games were brought back to life after nearly 1500 years in the wilderness. De Doubertin believed that sport was a very strong power that could inspire a feeling of unity and peace among the many nations of the world. He believed that this desire could be brought about with the revival of the Olympic Games After an unsuccessful attempt at reviving the games, he finally achieved his ambition. In 1894 at an international congress, that was actually devised for the study of amateur sports, he voiced his view on the revival of the Olympic Games, and was delighted when the other countries participating in the congress agreed with him. The

35. Olympic Games Greece Athens Hotels Accommodation Olympics 2004 Greece Olympia Intro / History Part 1 olympic History Part 2 modern olympic games Athens 2004 olympics 2004 Events Schedule 2004 Accommodation. http://www.aroundgreece.com/olympics.html

Skip Over Navigation ATHENS 2004 OLYMPICS GAMES - GREECE - OLYMPICS - HOTELS - ATHENS Shop Around Greece - Travel Guides and Books for Holidays in Greece OLYMPICS MENU >> Intro / History Part 1 :: Olympic History - Part 2 :: Modern Olympic Games :: Athens 2004 Olympics :: 2004 Events Schedule ... :: 2004 Accommodation The Olympic Games - Greece 108 years after holding the first "Modern Olympics" , the games are finally returning home to their birthplace ; Athens will be holding the 2004 Olympics . The Olympic Games are probably the most important sporting event in the world, and for Greece, the 2004 Games will be even more special. The Olympic Games however, have a lot more to their history than the first of the modern games that took place in Athens in Brief History of the Olympics The first recorded Olympic Games took place in Olympia , in the beautiful region of Elias , in 776 BC ( See Image To The Right ) There is evidence however, to support the claim that the games had been taking place a lot earlier than 776 BC, but these were not as

36. Brief History Of The Olympic Games modern olympic games. The The modern olympic games are named for athleticcontests held in ancient Greece for almost 12 centuries. They http://www.nostos.com/olympics/

Sydney Olympics - official site Your Comments Brief History of the Olympic Games Ancient Olympic Games Chronology of athletic events added to the Olympic Games Myths and the Olympic Games Pelops myth ... Athens for Olympic Games of 2004 Ancient Olympic Games The Olympic Games begun at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. The Greek calendar was based on the Olympiad, the four-year period between games. The games were staged in the wooded valley of Olympia in Elis. Here the Greeks erected statues and built temples in a grove dedicated to Zeus, supreme among the gods. The greatest shrine was an ivory and gold statue of Zeus. Created by the sculptor Phidias, it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made. According to Hippias of Elis, who compiled a list of Olympic victors c.400 BC, at first the only Olympic event was a 200-yard dash, called a stadium. This was the only event until 724 BC, when a two-stadia race was added. Two years later the 24-stadia event began, and in 708 the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon, a five-event match consisted of running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin. In time boxing, a chariot race, and other events were included.

37. World Almanac For Kids History. top. Planning for the modern games began in 1894, with thefounding of the International olympic Committee (IOC). Largely http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/sports/olympics.html

EXPLORE ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT HISTORICAL BIRTHDAYS ... home Contents History. Regulation. SITES OF THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES SITES OF THE WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES ... Ceremonies. OLYMPIC GAMES, international athletic competition comprising two separate 4-year cycles, the summer Olympics and the winter Olympics. The two cycles alternate in even-numbered years to give the world an Olympic spectacle every two years. History. top The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, reflected a changed political landscape: the 172 participating nations and territories included the Unified Team (with athletes from 12 former Soviet republics), a reunited Germany, and South Africa, which was allowed to compete for the first time since 1960. During the 1996 summer games in Atlanta, Ga., a bomb went off at Centennial Olympic Park, killing 2 (1 as a result of a heart attack) and injuring 111 others; the reason for the bombing remains a mystery. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, North and South Korea entered the games under one flag, although they competed as separate countries. Regulation.

38. Rings Of Glory: The Olympics Fanlisting ... A Production Of ... Zengrrl.com Winter. Greece was the birthplace of the ancient olympic games. Thefirst modern olympic games were held in Athens in 1896. In 2004 http://misc.bodaciousgoddess.com/olympics/

Welcome to Rings of Glory: the Olympics Fanlisting approved by the Fanlistings Network +Created December 31, 2003 by Zengrrl Last Update: May 24, 2004 44 members are gold medal winners 3 members are racing to the finish line Added 1 new affiliate Best Viewed: IE or NN 5+ and at least 800x600 resolution css/iframe capability a must ABOUT What is a fanlisting? A fanlisting is a place for all fans of a particular show, movie, actor/actress, singer, etc. to come together and build the biggest listing of people from all around the world who are fans of that subject. For more info on fanlistings, go to The Fanlistings.org This particular fanlisting is for the ultimate athletic competition, The Olympics, both Summer and Winter. Greece was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.

39. THE GREEK OLYMPICS HISTORY A SHORT REFERENCE TO THE HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES sacred ground of Olympia fascinated Baron Pierre de Coubertin so much that he wasinspired to conceive the idea of reviving the modern olympic games.On June 23 http://www.athensguide.org/olympics-history.html

OLYMPICS 2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES ACCOMMODATION ATHENS HOTELS CHEAP FLIGHTS TO ATHENS ... LINKS THE ATHENS GREECE GUIDE 2004 HISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS Athens Greece 2004 summer Olympics detailed guide of Athens the capital city of Greece includes Parthenon the Acropolis of Athens theaters and museums in Athens, transportation, the new Athens Metro entertainment and night life , Greek music and Greek food,Athens taxi and minicab services , Athens Greece travel information ferries, ferry boats from the port of Piraeus Attica find a hotel do your shopping visit a Greek art shop get to know Sounion and the islands of the Saronic gulf. Welcome to Athens Greece Athens the immortal city of civilization and Democracy a comprehensive guide of the city of Athens Greece Athens Greece city guide HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES History tells us that in ancient times, Hercules, the strongest of all men, challenged his four brothers to a race before the gods in the fields of Olympia to set the stage for the beginning of the ancient Games. The recorded date was 776 BC, a time when the Greeks marked their calendars in four-year periods called Olympiads. The Games, which took the character of a festival of sports, were held

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