The History Of The Olympic Games
Over these two weeks,200 countries around the world will send their best Athletes to the Olympic Games where they will aim for a gold medal.
The Olympic Games is regarded as the ultimate place to compete in Sport .Below is a brief history of the first Olympic Games.
The History of the Olympic Games originated in Athens, Greece in 1896.
It was held on March 25th and ended on April 3rd.The sports in the first Olympic games consists of the 9 Sports:
-Track And Field
-Gymnastics
-Cycling
-Weightlifting
-Swimming
-Fencing
-Wrestling
-Shooting
-Tennis
More than 300 competitors came from 13 countries to compete in these 9 sports.
The countries were
| Australia | Austria | Bulgaria |
| Chile | Denmark | France |
| Germany | Great Britain | Hungary |
| Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| And of Course The Host Country Greece |
The winners were not rewarded with Gold Medals but with Silver Commemorative medals and wreaths of olive branches.
The list of Countries who held the Olympic Games are shown below:
| Olympic Venues | Year |
| Athens,Greece | 1896 |
| Paris,France | 1900 |
| St Louis ,U.S.A | 1904 |
| London,England | 1908 |
| Stockholm,Sweden | 1912 |
| Antwerp,Belgium | 1920 |
| Paris,France | 1924 |
| Amsterdam,Holland | 1928 |
| Los Angeles,U.S.A | 1932 |
| Berlin,Germany | 1936 |
| London,England | 1948 |
| Helsinki,Finland | 1952 |
| Melbourne,Australia | 1956 |
| Rome,Italy | 1960 |
| Tokyo,Japan | 1964 |
| Mexico City,Mexico | 1968 |
| Munich,West Germany | 1972 |
| Montreal,Canada | 1976 |
| Moscow,U.S.S.R | 1980 |
| Los Angeles,U.S.A | 1984 |
| Seoul,Korea | 1988 |
| Barcelona,Spain | 1992 |
| Atlanta,U.S.A | 1996 |
| Sydney,Australia | 2000 |
