Do you know when the Ancient Olympic Games started’’?’’
It began in 776 BC in Olympia. There was only one event, ‘’with,’’ the 200 yard sprint.
The games were a religious festival for the god Zeus. Only men could compete in the nudeand it was held every four years.Women’s were not allowed to watch the men’s compete in the nudeand.
In 391 AD Rome invaded Greece. Two years later the Olympic games were abolished in 336 AD. A French-man re-started the Modern Olympics in 1896.
Four years later in 1900 Women were allowed to compete in the olympic games. In 1936 first olympics TV then it becomes the world wide event. IOC - International Olympic Committee look after the olympic games.
This year the Olympics are going to be held Rio,Brazil and it’s held in Greece To. And I am going to support the Germany, Jamaica and the New Zealand Olympics.
I am going to take a little kiwi so that they will know I am supporting for the New Zealand.
Walt: Explain the history of the Olympic games
This year we are learning about the Olympics and I am writting Paragraphs about an Olympic History.