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In this presentation, you learn about the history of Olympics, from Ancient Greek to modern times.

1. e
HISTORY OF

OLYMPICS

2. ORIGINS

« Religious and athletic event of
Ancient Greek

e Held in honour of Zeus

« Four year time period -
Olympiad

e First recorded game took place

in Olympia - 776 BC

3. RISE AND FALL

5 « First Olympic event was a foot race of 200 yards

e Introduction of Boxing, Wrestling, Chariot race,
etc.

+ Olympics were stopped by Roman Emperor
Theodosius in 392 AD because they became a
“public nuisance”

+ Roman dominance over Greek traditions

+ Rise of Christianity

4. REINTRODUCTION

« Baron Pierre de Coubertin of
France, began Modern Olympics in
1896 AD

¢ Held in Athens

« Participation of 13 countries

« Foundation of the global
phenomena

e Limited international participation

5. IMPORTANT EVENTS

« Stockholm 1912 - Inclusion of
Women

¢ Olympic Logo appeared in 1913

e Los Angeles saved Olympics in
1932

« Cancellation due to World War |
and Il

¢ Postponed due to Pandamic

6. POLITICAL INFLUENCE

° Hosted by Nazi Germany in
1936 and victory of Jesse
Owens

« Munich Olympics 1972 -
terrorist attack on Israeli
athletes

+ Boycott of 1980 Moscow
Olympics

7. REFERENCES

Steinbach, Alison. “Competition, Cooperation, and Cultural
Entertainment: The Olympics in International Relations.” Harvard
International Review, vol. 37, no. 2, 2016, pp. 35-39. JSTOR,
http://www. jstor.org/stable/26445578. Accessed 13 Aug. 2024.

Zimmerman, Paul B. “The Story of the Olympics: B.C. to A.D.”
California History, vol. 63, no. 1, 1984, pp. 8-21. JSTOR,
https://doi.org/10.2307/25158183. Accessed 13 Aug. 2024.