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Ancient Greece Olympic Games and Sports

OliOnly men, Less events

Hands tied together with thin strips of leather

BOXING

Upright wrestling, ground wrestling and pankration

WRESTLING

In some races you had to use helmets and shields

RUNNING

Ancient Olympic Games

THE WINNER

CHARIOT AND HORSE RACING

GIRLS GAMES

Run about 1200 m

Women were not allowed to compete in the Olympic

Prizes were given on the fifth day

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Baron Pierre de Coubertin recreated the Olympic Games in 1896.

The prizes of the modern Olympic Games are medals.(Gold, bronze and silver.)

The Olympic Games are held every four years. There are winter olympic games and summer olympic games.

The Olympic games logo represented the colors of all the nations that played the games without exception.

In these days women and men can participate in the Olympic Games and old and young people of any ages, there is not a limit.

Modern Olympic Games

Francine

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STADIUM,EVENTS AND CUSTOMS

They began in 776

BC.

It took place at Olympia, lasting 5 days

every 4 years.

Dedicated to Zeus.

There were:

- Souvenir stalls on the streets

- Shrines tourists could visit

- Sightseeing tours

- Poetry recitals

- People could use the pool

Girls were not allowed to watch the Games. Heraia was the

competition for girls

Honoring for goddess Hera.

Stadium, Events and Customs

First day:1.Trumpet competition2. Foot-race 3. “Sacrifice at the altar”

Second day:- Hippodrome: 1. Chariot-race 2. Horse-races- Stadium:1. Discus2. Javelin3. Long jump 4. Foot-race

Third day:1. Foot race

Fourth day:

1. Races

under armour

Fifth day: 1. Presentation of prizes 2. Feasting and Celebration.

Sacred

leaves

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Stadium, events and costumes They used a layer of oil to protect their skin from

the sun.

Girls were also naked.GYM = Naked in Ancient Greece

Spectators had to go naked to the stadium so that they could

differentiate if they were boys or girls.

Athletes were naked.

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Stadium, events and costumes

The stadium was long and rectangle.

Sometimes located near a hill, so that the spectators could have a clear view of

the events.

One extreme was circular, and the other one was straight.

The oldest stadium was The

Olympus. The first Olympic

Games took place there.

Capacity: 45.000 people.

Licuro Arconte proposed changing the seats to marble

ones.

The oldest stadium was The

Olympus.

Spectators entered from the inside part.

Seats were of wool and sometimes they used

pillows.

Pentathlon

1. running

2. wrestling

3.jumping

4.discus

5.javelin

We Hope you learned a lot.