The modern Olympic games are organized as a group of modern international athletic contests held as separate winter and summer competitions every four years in a different city. The Olympian games in ancient times were a Pan-Hellenic festival in ancient Greece consisting of athletic games and contests of choral poetry and dance (Olympic Games: American Heritage). I think the Olympic games are a way to bring the world together. It was first celebrated in 776 B.C. and held periodically until A.D. 393 on the plain of Olympia in honor of the Olympian Zeus (Crystal). The ancient Olympic games and the tradition it created in Greece had a great impact on the tradition, ceremony, and spirit of the modern Olympic games. The Olympics blends sport with culture and education, and creates a way of life based on the happiness found from putting forth ones greatest efforts in physical competition. The games also represent a good example of respect for worldwide basic moral principles. At......
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