the olympic games

слайд 1 the olympic games igamberdiyeva dilorom the first olympic games were held in greece in 776 b.c. they were called the ancient games and lasted until the 4th century a.d. the ancient olympic games were held at olympia every four years. they were held in honour of the god zeus. in the early games, only greek men were allowed to participate. the games consisted of sports like footraces, wrestling, boxing, the pentathlon and horse racing. the last event of the games was usually a chariot race. before contests every athlete made vow to observe the rules of honest sporting fight. prohibition of games in 393 a.d. the roman emperor theodosius i banned the event. renewal the modern games began …

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