10 Interesting Fact About The history and significance of the Olympic Games
10 Interesting Fact About The history and significance of the Olympic Games
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The first Olympics was held in 776 BC in Olympia, Ancient Greece.
The initial purpose of the Olympics is to respect the Greek god, Zeus.
However, the modern Olympics that we know today only began in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Modern Olympics initially only consisted of 9 sports, but now includes more than 30 sports.
The first modern Olympics were only attended by 241 male athletes from 14 countries, while the latest summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 were attended by more than 11,000 athletes from 207 countries.
The Olympiad was stopped during World War I and II.
In 1972, the Munich Olympics was famous for a terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes.
The Olympiad has become a place to produce a lot of world records, including the world record of Usain Bolt in 100 meters and 200 meters fast running.
The Olympics is also a place to introduce new sports, such as snowboarding and BMX.
The Olympic host is given the right to choose additional sports that will be included in their Olympics program. For example, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympiad, baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing are included in the Olympics program.
