The origin of the Olympic Games?

19 13 Olympic flag designed for the Olympic Games (English: Greek for the Olympic Games: ο λ υ μ π ι α κ ο? Αγ? νε? ), referred to as the "Olympic Games", is an international comprehensive sports meeting sponsored by the International Olympic Committee, including the Summer Olympic Games, the Winter Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Hearing Impaired Olympics and the Special Olympics. The Olympic Games are held every four years (interrupted three times by two world wars, namely 19 16, 1940 and 1944), and each session lasts no more than 16 days. The Olympic Games got its name because it originated from Olympia in ancient Greece. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 293 sessions from 776 BC to 394 AD, and was later abolished by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I on charges of engaging in cult activities. 1894 The International Sports Conference held in Paris decided to resume the Olympic Games on the proposal of the French aristocrat Pierre De Coubertin. The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece on 1896, and then held in turn around the world. Since the Winter Olympics was founded in 1924, the Olympic Games is also called the Summer Olympics. The last Summer Olympic Games was the 2008 Beijing (China) Olympic Games, with 28 major events and 302 minor events. The next Summer Olympic Games will be 20 12 London (UK) Olympic Games. The next Olympic Games will be the 20 16 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Olympic Games. The latest Winter Olympics was Vancouver (Canada) Winter Olympics in 20 10, with 7 major events, 15 sub-events and 86 minor events. The next Winter Olympics will be Sochi (Russia) Winter Olympics in 20 14. [Edit this paragraph] Ancient Olympic Games Olympia Ancient Arena See entry: Ancient Olympic Games In 776 BC, the ancient Greeks stipulated that the Olympic Games would be held in Olympia every four years. During the Games, all Greek athletes and nearby citizens gathered in Olympia, a beautiful town in southern Greece. In 776 BC, the first Olympic Games was held here, and Dorian Klose won the192.27m sprint, becoming the first event champion of the international Olympic Games. Later, the scale of the ancient Greek Games gradually expanded and became a grand event to show the national spirit. The winner of the competition can get a wreath of laurel, wild olive and palm. From 776 BC to 394 AD, the 293rd Ancient Olympic Games was held through 1 168. In 394 AD, the Olympic Games were banned by the Roman emperor Theodosius I [edit this paragraph] Olympic Legends There are many legends about the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. There are two most important things: First, the ancient Olympic Games were held regularly to worship Zeus, and another legend related to Heracles, the son of Zeus. Hercules is known as "Hercules" because of his infinite strength. He accomplished tasks that ordinary people could not accomplish in Elis city-state. In less than half a day, he cleaned the king's cowshed, but the king didn't want to honor his promise of giving away 300 cows. Hercules drove the king away in a rage. To celebrate his victory, he held a sports meeting in Olympia. [Edit this paragraph] The history of the Olympic Games started and flourished (from 776 BC to 388 BC). In 776 BC, Evy Tus, the ruler of the Peloponnesian Peninsula, tried to combine religion with sports. It not only innovates religious ceremonies, but also organizes large-scale sports competitions and activities, and decides to hold them every four years. The time is set after the summer solstice of leap year. Therefore, the ancient Olympic Games in 776 BC officially went down in history and became the 1 th ancient Olympic Games. There was only one incident. That is, the running distance of the station is 192.27 meters. Although there were disputes among the city-states during this period, Greece was an independent country with developed politics, economy and culture, which was the golden age of the Games. Especially in 490 BC, after Athens, Greece defeated the Persian army in the Marathon Valley, the people's feelings flourished and their national prestige increased greatly. Many sports facilities and temples have been built, and participants are all over the Greek city-States. The Olympic Games is at its peak, becoming the biggest festival in Greece. Decline (388 BC to 146 BC) Due to the long Peloponnesian retreat war between Sparta and Athens (43 BC1year to 404 BC), Greece's national strength was greatly reduced, and Macedonia gradually annexed Greece. King Philip of Macedonia also took part in the horse race himself. Later, although Alexander the Great himself did not like sports activities, he actively supported them and regarded the Olympic Games as the highest opening ceremony of sports activities in ancient Greece, adding facilities for them. However, during this period, the spirit of the ancient Olympic Games has greatly faded, and professional athletes began to appear. After its demise (65438 BC+046 AD-394 AD), the Roman Empire ruled Greece. At first, it still hosted the Olympic Games, but Olympia was no longer the only venue. For example, in the 175 Olympic Games in 80 BC, Rome's economic laws called for excellent athletes to compete in Rome, while Olympia only held junior competitions. At this time, professional athletes began to appear in large numbers, and the Olympic Games became a competition for professional athletes, and the Greeks lost interest in it. After the 2nd century AD, Christianity ruled the whole of Europe, including Greece, advocating asceticism, advocating the separation of soul and body, and opposing sports, which made Europe in a dark age, and the Olympic Games even declined until it existed in name only. In 393 AD, the Roman emperor Theodosius I declared Christianity as the state religion, and thought that the ancient Olympic Games were against the purpose of Christianity and were pagan activities. The following year, he announced the abolition of the ancient Olympic Games. In 395 AD, the Byzantines and Goethe fought fiercely on the Alphonse River, destroying all the facilities in Olympia. In 426 AD, Theodosius II burned the architectural remains of Olympia. Two strong earthquakes occurred in 522 and 5 1 1 year, which completely destroyed Olympia. Since then, the ancient Olympic Games, which was delayed for more than 1000 years, has ceased to exist, and the bustling Olympia has become a ruin. Revival (from15th century to 1896) List of competitors in the 4th Pan-Greek Olympic Games 1887 See the entry: 1896 Athens Olympic Games15th century, educators began to advocate a happy and healthy lifestyle. /kloc-In the 0/7th century, the Englishman John Locke's Gentleman Education proposed morality, intelligence and physique, while the Frenchman Jean-Jean-jean-jacques rousseau suggested learning through games. In A.D. 1776, British archaeologists discovered the ruins of the ancient Olympic Games in their investigation. From 1875 to 188 1, German Ku Tius excavated cultural relics at the site of Olympia, which aroused the interest of the whole world. 1858, Greece issued the Olympic Order, and held the first Pan-Greek Olympic Games in Athens on 1859 June+10/day. 1889 In July, at the international track and field conference held in Paris, France, Pierre de Pierre De Coubertin, a French educator who was later honored as the "father of the Olympics", made public his idea of restoring the Olympic Games for the first time. 189110/0. In October, Coubertin, as the secretary-general of the French Federation of Athletics Associations, sent an invitation to almost every sports organization and club in the world-to participate in the international sports conference held in June 1894 at the Sorbonne Theological Seminary in Paris, France, which was the first Olympic conference. One week after the meeting, that is, on June 23rd, the General Assembly passed the resolution to establish the International Olympic Committee, and June 23rd became the "International Olympic Day". At that time, Coubertin became the first secretary-general. The Congress decided to hold the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, and the historic city of Athens in Greece won the right to host it. 1896 From April 6th to April 6th, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. [Edit this paragraph] Olympic Manifesto Olympic Games Stamp Olympic Manifesto1892165438+1On October 25th, Baron Coubertin gave a wonderful speech in Paris to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the French Athletics Federation. He called on people to "persistently pursue and realize great and beneficial undertakings based on modern living conditions." This historic speech, which is extremely rich in content and full of enthusiasm, was later called the Olympic Declaration. 19 14, World War I broke out. This speech was not published in a war environment, so Coubertin had to hide it quietly. 1937, Coubertin died of an acute heart attack. With the disappearance of the speech, the once inspiring and exciting declaration seems to be gradually forgotten. However, Fran? ois Dama, a French diplomatic analyst who is keen on studying the history of sports, always believes that the manuscript is still in the world. He traveled all over Europe, North America and Africa with clues through bits and pieces of indirect information left by newspapers in those years. Finally, Marquis Dama found it in the safe of a Swiss bank in the early 1990s. Thus, Marquis Dama became the sole owner of Coubertin's Olympic Declaration. 1994, during the centenary of the Olympic Games, the IOC published 1000 copies of the torch relay booklet of the Olympic Declaration in English and French only, so as to announce the existence of this precious manuscript. On June 2nd, 2008, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Coubertin's birthday/KLOC-0, the world premiere celebration of the Olympic Declaration in Chinese, French and English was held in Beijing. One hundred years after the manuscript of the Olympic Manifesto was lost, China entered the Olympic Year. With the consent of IOC President Rogge and the copyright owner Marquis Dama, Civilization magazine published the Olympic Manifesto in Chinese, French and English for the first time in the world.