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The Greek Olympic Games.
The ancient Olympic Games (named so because they were held in the city of Olympia) were festivals
religious, cultural, and sports events held in ancient Greece in honor of the Olympic gods.
They involved athletes who trained for years in gyms.
In these festivals, sports competitions, music, and literary contests were combined with religion.
to honor the gods of antiquity.
The first Olympic Games were in 776 BC and since then they have been held every...
four years until 393 AD, the date on which the Roman Emperor Theodosius decided to suppress them
for being a festival in honor of many gods (polytheistic).
They were always celebrated during the second or third full moon after the summer solstice.
(San Juan). Months before its start, the Greeks traveled through the cities announcing the date of
its beginning, selecting their representatives in each city. A month before, the
sacred truce; that is to say, all conflicts were halted, they wanted peace.
The participants were exclusively free men who had not committed any crime.
Women could not participate as athletes, and even married women could not participate as well.
spectators because the athletes competed naked.
For 11 centuries, Olympia became the center of world sport.
The Modern Olympic Games.
The Modern Olympic Games started to be organized in Greece in the 19th century, they are a
Olympics similar to the current ones, but it was France in 1900 that gave them worldwide popularity.
The Olympic Games, Olympics are sporting events with many disciplines in which
athletes from various parts of the world participate. There are two types of Olympic Games: the Games
Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The organization responsible for the
the realization of them is the International Olympic Committee (by its abbreviation, IOC).
Modern Olympics
Athens 1896
Melbourne 1956
Paris 1900
Rome 1960
Saint Louis 1904
Tokyo 1964
London 1908
Mexico 1968
Stockholm 1912
Munich 1972
Antwerp 1920
Montreal 1976
Paris 1924
Moscow 1980
Amsterdam 1928
Los Angeles 1984
Los Angeles 1932
Seoul 1988
Berlin 1936
Barcelona 1992
London 1948
Atlanta 1996
Helsinki 1952
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
XXV - Barcelona 1992
The Olympic Games of 1992 (officially called the Games of the XXV Olympiad) were
They were celebrated in Barcelona, Spain, between July 25 and August 9, 1992. They participated in about
10,000 athletes from 169 countries, competing in approximately 30 sports. After its conclusion
the IX Paralympic Games were held. A total of 169 national committees participated, being
the first Games since Munich 1972 in which no country was boycotted.
The Spanish city prepared magnificently for the Olympic Games.
He built and restored stadiums, organized a series of parties where his Spanish culture and
Catalonia was promoted to tourists. Politically, Catalonia demanded that Catalan be included in
the official languages of the Olympics.
From a sporting point of view, the most striking fact was once again led by
United States; for the first time in the history of the Olympics, the participation of a
professional basketball team, thus bringing together the great protagonists of the league
American (NBA).
Athletes from the former Yugoslavia participated independently while their country was in
war.
The Olympic gymnast Cei Vitaly won 6 Olympic medals, a record only surpassed by the
swimmer Mark Spitz with his 7 gold medals in swimming. The Chinese gymnast Xung Li made a
good performance and he was nicknamed 'The Plastic Man'.
Brazil, in an exciting men's volleyball match, managed to become the champion of the
Olympics in that discipline.
The Spanish city had submitted its candidacy four times, and finally it
They granted the celebration of the Summer Olympic Games in 1992, a date that coincided with the V
centenary of the discovery of America and the universal exhibition in Seville (Expo 92).
Around 20 billion dollars were spent on the preparation of these games.
buildings, always thinking that these sports and civil facilities would have a use
permanent after the Olympics; and 400 million was spent on security, hiring
30,000 soldiers, apart from police security.
Definition of Olympics
The Olympics are one of the most important events currently held as
They bring together all the countries of the planet. The Olympics represent the union of all
towns that gather every four years in a designated place to celebrate different types of
sports and compete healthily in various disciplines. Additionally, being one of the few
moments of complete unity and integration among the different nations of the world, the
The Olympics are the perfect time to establish oneself as a sports and economic power.
political and even cultural. Its current logo, the union of five circles of different colors, represents
the union of the five continents.
The origin of the Olympics takes us back to Ancient Greece, where the tradition of
gather around Mount Olympus and honor the gods in various ways reached every single
one of the cities. In this way, the representatives of each polis met periodically.
in such a place and all political, economic and military activities would stop until the
The Olympics will end. Among the most important disciplines of Antiquity, we must mention
to those related to athletics (javelin, high jump and long jump, races, wrestling, and shot put).
There were also important religious ceremonies in which animal sacrifices were made.
centrals.
While the Greek tradition remained neglected throughout the Middle Ages and the
Modern Age, it began to slowly recover in the late 18th century. It would not be until
1890 that it would be decided to reimplement the event of the Olympics, but now on a global scale,
including all the countries that wished to participate in it. Four years later, the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) that still exists to this day and is the highest
person responsible for organizing the games.
The first Olympic Games of the Modern Era were held, logically, in Athens, Greece.
Since then, cities like Paris, London, Stockholm, Berlin, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Rome,
Mexico, Moscow, Montreal, Barcelona, Beijing, and Seoul would host the event. The next meeting, at
held in 2012, will take place in London again.
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Definition of Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are undoubtedly the highest representatives of sports today.
being the most significant event where athletes from all over the world gather to
perform their performances in different disciplines, both individual and group. The Games
The Olympics are one of the events that gather the largest number of spectators, and due to
their long trajectory is considered one of the most important moments of union of the
Humanity.
The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece, from the year 776 BC. The different
cities or poleis that made up Greek territory would gather every four years at the sanctuary
from Olympia, right where Mount Olympus, which gives them their name, is located. The cities competed
among themselves in numerous sports disciplines, most of which are now grouped together
within the set known as athletics (races, high jump, long jump, throwing of
javelin and balls, etc.). However, with the fall of Greek civilization, the tradition of the games
it was lost and was only resumed in 1896, when they were held in the city of Athens,
marking the beginning of what is known as the modern Olympic Games. These games are
represented by the famous logo of five circles which symbolizes the union of the five continents.
The modern Olympic Games feature a much wider range of disciplines and sports.
that has been changing over time and adding modern sports like football, sports
aquatic or team. The current Olympic Games also take place every four years.
with the aim of giving each host city time to prepare the necessary facilities for
that event. The selection of the city that will host the Games is the task of the Olympic Committee.
International, which also collaborates in the organization and preparation of the venues.