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146
Greeks and Romans
6th event on our time line 146BC
Romans joined the Greek in the Olympics after Rome conquered Greece -
393
The End to the Games in AD
7th event 393AD Games abolished by Emperor Theodosius I because he believed it was a pagan cult -
Aug 6, 648
Pankration
5th event 648BC A combination of boxing and wrestling with virtually no rules -
Aug 6, 680
Horse Events
4th event 680 BC Equestrian events
These included horse races and chariot races and took place in the Hippodrome, a wide, flat, open space. -
Aug 6, 688
Boxing
3rd event 688BC Boxing
Boxers wrapped straps (himantes) around their hands to strengthen their wrists and steady their fingers. Initially, these straps were soft but, as time progressed, boxers started using hard leather straps, often causing disfigurement of their opponent's face. -
Aug 6, 708
Running and Jumping
2nd event 708 BC Running
Running contests included:
• the stade race, which was the pre-eminent test of speed, covering the Olympia track from one end to the other (200m foot race),
• the diaulos (two stades - 400m foot race),
• dolichos (ranging between 7 and 24 stades). Jumping
Athletes used stone or lead weights called halteres to increase the distance of a jump. They held onto the weights until the end of their flight, and then jettisoned them backwards. -
Aug 6, 708
Discus Throw and Wrestling
2nd Event continued 708 BC Discus throw
The discus was originally made of stone and later of iron, lead or bronze. The technique was very similar to today's freestyle discus throw. Wrestling
This was highly valued as a form of military exercise without weapons. It ended only when one of the contestants admitted defeat. -
Period: Aug 6, 708 to Sep 12, 708
Discus Throw and Wrestling
Discus throw
The discus was originally made of stone and later of iron, lead or bronze. The technique was very similar to today's freestyle discus throw. Wrestling
This was highly valued as a form of military exercise without weapons. It ended only when one of the contestants admitted defeat. -
Period: Aug 6, 776 to
Olympics
The Olympics has lasted through both World Wars and a rule who stopped the games because he though it was a pagan ritual. The olympics shows off the best of the best from all around the world. -
Let the Games Begin!
First modern Olympic games in Athens Sports included:
Track and field, gymnastics, swimming, wrestling, cycling, tennis, weightlifting, shooting and fencing -
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Paris, St. Louis, London, Stockholm
Games held in these cities before WWI -
World War I
Games cancelled because of the war for four years -
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Antwerp, Paris and Chamonix, Amsterdam and St. Moritz, Los Angeles and Lake Placid, Berlin and Garmish-Partenkirchen
Games are held every four years competing in summer sports. Two cities hostd the events at different times thorught the years -
Winter Games
VIII games in Paris debuted the winter games which included figure skating, ice hockey, bobsledding and the biathlon -
World War II
1940-1944 the Games were cancelled because of the War -
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Back to the Games
London and St. Moritz, Helsinki and Oslo, Melbourne/Stockholm and Cortina D’Ampezzo, Rome and Squaw Valley, Tokyo and Innsbruck, Munich and Sapporo, Montreal and Innsbruck, Moscow and Lake Placid, Los Angeles and Sarajevo, Seoul and Calgary, Barcelona and Albertville -
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Summer and Winter Games
Starting in 1994 the games were split between Summer and Winter, making the Oyympics what we see today Lillehammer, Atlanta, Nagano, Sydney, Salt Lake City, Athens, Turin, Beijing, Vancouver, London, Sochi -
Brazil
The next olympic games are the summer games. These games will be held in the city of Rio in August of this year