What Are the Summer Olympics? : What Was? - Gail Herman

What Are the Summer Olympics?

By: Gail Herman

Paperback | 22 March 2016 | Edition Number 1

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Run, swim, and race back in time to experience the Summer Olympics - from ancient Greece to modern-day super events.

Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands.

The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries.Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Olympics attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.

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