The History of the Olympic Games

Part 2

The History of the Olympic Games

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After 52 years another two games were added in to the Olympics, 400 meters and 1500 meters run. From that time till 648 B.C. a lot of games were included like foot race, long jump, boxing, chariot racing, pankration, and others. Women were not allowed to play any games at that time, and married women were not allowed to attend the games.

The Olympic Games declined after an Emperor entered the Olympic chariot race and pronounced himself the winner even after he fell from his chariot. In 393 an Emperor ended the Olympic Games after nearly 120 years.Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937) of France, was inspired to create a modern Olympic Games after visiting the ancient Olympic site. In November 1892 he proposed to revive the Olympics as an international contest held every four years. After two years he got the approval, and he made the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be the government of the Olympic Games and they are located in Switzerland.

In 1908 at the Olympic Games in London there were more than 2,000 athletes from 22 nations competing. The next Olympic Games had more than 2,500 competitors from 28 countries and started the first women's swimming events. In 1916 no games were held due to World War 1. After the war finished they started to play in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium, and for the first time football was spread throughout the country. In 1924, there were huge numbers of people who participated from 44 different nations in Paris. In 1928 the Games in Amsterdam had more than 290 women out of 3,000 athletes at the Olympics Games, and for the first time there was a closing ceremony for the Olympics. More games were included that year like skating, ice hockey, bobsledding and the biathlon.The Olympic Games became an important and huge jump in sports at that time. The Olympic Games were postponed again for 12 years because of the second World War, and resumed in 1948

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