15 ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЙ НА АНГ ЯЗЫКЕ о олимпийских играх

Olympic Games - the largest international multi-sport event, held every four years. The tradition of the Olympic Games, which existed in ancient Greece, was born as part of a religious cult. Games were held from 776 BC at 393 BC (A total of 293 Olympic Games) in Olympia, the Greeks regarded as a sacred place. Olympia was the name of the Games. The modern Olympic Games were revived in the late XIX century French philanthropist Pierre de Coubertin. Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympic Games, held every four years since 1896, except for years, came to the world wars. In 1924 were instituted the Olympic Winter Games, which were originally held in the same year as the Summer. However, since 1994, the time of the Winter Olympics shifted by two years with respect to the time of year Igr.Olimpiyskie games of ancient Greece represented the religious and sports festival, held in Olympia. Information about the origin of games lost, but preserved a few myths, describing the event. From history came to us a lot of documents, buildings and sculptures of the period. If you look closely, we will notice that all the statues of the period show a body of people, and not just any body, and beautiful. In that period of history it has been distributed to the cult of the beautiful forms of the buildings and the cult of beautiful bodies. "In a healthy body healthy mind" - so you can describe one of the ideas and causes of these beautiful sculptures. Sports and sporting events have already started in this ancient period. The winners of the competition honored as heroes in the war. The first documented vindicated celebration refers to 776 BC.