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1411365155_59211.doc olympic games plan: · 1 ancient olympics · 2 modern games · 3 international olympic committee · 4 commercialization · 5 symbols · 6 ceremonies · 7 sports · 8 controversies · 9 citizenship · 10 champions and medalists · 11 host nations and cities for the 776 bc to ad 393 games see ancient olympic games. for the most recent summer games in beijing, see 2008 summer olympics. for the most recent winter games in vancouver, see 2010 winter olympics. for the next summer games in london, see2012 summer olympics. for other uses, see olympic. olympic games organizations charter • ioc • nocs • symbols sports • competitors medal tables • medalists • ceremonies games ancient olympic games summer olympic games winter olympic games paralympic games youth olympic games the olympic games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate …

he 20th century. as a result, the olympics shifted away from pure amateurism, as envisioned by coubertin, to allow participation of professional athletes. the growing importance of the mass media created the issue of corporate sponsorship and commercialization of the games. world wars led to the cancellation of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 games. large boycotts during the cold war limited participation in the 1980 and 1984 games. the olympic movement consists of international sports federations (ifs), national olympic committees (nocs), and organizing committees for each specific olympic games. as the decision-making body, the ioc is responsible for choosing the host city for each olympic games. the host city is responsible for organizing and funding a celebration of the games consistent with the olympic charter. the olympic program, consisting of the sports to be contested at the games, is also determined by the ioc. the celebration of the games encompasses …

$c but also combat and chariot racing events. during the olympic games all struggles against the participating city-states were postponed until the games were finished.heracles one of the most popular myths identifies the origin of these olympics is shrouded in mystery and legend.and his father zeus as the progenitors of the games.[5] hyperlink "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/olympic_games" \l "cite_note-5" [6] according to legend, it was heracles who first called the games "olympic" and established the custom of holding them every four years.twelve labors a legend persists that after heracles completed his , he built the olympic stadium as an honor to zeus. following its completion, he walked in a straight line for 200 steps and called this distance a "stadion" (greek: στάδιον, latin: stadium, "stage"), which later became a unit of distance. another myth associates the first games with the ancient greek concept of olympic truce (ἐκεχειρία, ekecheiria).[8] the most widely accepted date …$

of a cycle known as the panhellenic games, which included the pythian games, the nemean games, and theisthmian games. the olympic games reached their zenith in the 6th and 5th centuries bc, but then gradually declined in importance as the romans gained power and influence in greece. there is no consensus on when the games officially ended, the most common-held date is 393 ad, when the emperor theodosius i declared that all pagan cults and practices be eliminated.theodosius ii another date cited is 426 ad, when his successor ordered the destruction of all greek temples. after the demise of the olympics, they were not held again until the late 19th century. modern games forerunners baron pierre de coubertin the first significant attempt to emulate the ancient olympic games was the l'olympiade de la république, a national olympic festival held annually from 1796 to 1798 in revolutionary france.metric system the competition …

ntlemen brought their coaches with them.. its articles of foundation provided the framework for the international olympic charter.crystal palace in 1866, a national olympic games in great britain was organized at london's international olympic committee ioc headquarters in lausanne the olympic movement encompasses a large number of national and international sporting organizations and federations, recognized media partners, as well as athletes, officials, judges, and every other person and institution that agrees to abide by the rules of the olympic charter.international olympic committeeas the umbrella organization of the olympic movement, the (ioc) is responsible for selecting the host city, overseeing the planning of the olympic games, updating and approving the sports program, and negotiating sponsorship and broadcasting rights. the olympic movement is made of three major elements: · international federations (ifs) are the governing bodies that supervise a sport at an international level. for example, the international federation of association football …

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1411365155_59211.doc olympic games plan: · 1 ancient olympics · 2 modern games · 3 international olympic committee · 4 commercialization · 5 symbols · 6 ceremonies · 7 sports · 8 controversies · 9 citizenship · 10 champions and medalists · 11 host nations and cities for the 776 bc to ad 393 games see ancient olympic games. for the most recent summer games in beijing, see 2008 summer olympics. for the most recent winter games in vancouver, see 2010 winter olympics. for the next summer games in london, see2012 summer olympics. for other uses, see olympic. olympic games organizations charter • ioc • nocs • symbols sports • competitors medal tables • medalists • ceremonies games ancient olympic games …

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