Pindar, a Greek lyric poem in the 5th century BC, once wrote: "Just as there are no warmer and brighter stars than the sun in the daytime, there is no fiercer competition than the Olympic Games.
According to historical records, the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC, when it was held in the ancient plains of Olympia to commemorate the Olympian God. At first, they believed in religion and integrated many ancient sports, many of which originated from ancient Greek mythology.
The ancient Olympic Games played a very important role in the life of the ancient Greeks. The Olympic Games are held every four years. Participants from all over Greece competed for the final prize: an olive wreath and a "heroic" home. In addition to the glory of victory, the Olympic value itself gives the Olympic Games special significance: noble competition, the combination of body, will and spirit balance.
With the development of the Olympic Games, a series of procedures, such as the standardized project schedule and the practice of the Olympic Truce, are constantly improving. This lasted for nearly 12 centuries until Theodore the Great issued a decree banning all "heretics" in 393 AD. He claimed that the Olympics made the public pay too much attention to sports and spirit. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, the Olympic Games was abolished. Intellectuals, such as Cepas and Vikras, firmly believe in noble competitive spirit and Olympic ideal, and strive to revive the Olympic Games.
Frenchman Coubertin revived the Olympic Games by advocating the combination of sports and Greek classicism, paving the way for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
The Greek people welcomed the revival of the Olympic Games and worked hard to organize it. The financial difficulties faced by the Greek government at that time were solved by the people and donors. The marble renovation project of Nakan Stadium in ancient panas, the venue of the first modern Olympic Games, was funded by Ivorov, a donor from northern Greece.
With the revival of the Olympic Games, many symbolic Olympic traditions have been formed, such as Olympic anthem, Olympic motto, Olympic flag, Olympic flame and torch.
Many years later, the Olympic Games were held in many different continents and countries. In 2004, she returned to her birthplace, which was also the city that was revived in that year, and hosted the 28th modern Olympic Games.
In the long history of human development, apart from the ancient social and cultural phenomenon of religion, the Olympic movement can be said to be the oldest social and cultural phenomenon. From the recorded history, the origin of the Olympic Movement can be traced back to 776 BC. But before that, the ancient Olympic Games may have existed for centuries. Olympic Games, referred to as "Olympic Games", is a comprehensive world games sponsored by the International Olympic Committee.
The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece and got its name because it was held in the Olympic Games. Legend has it that the ancient Olympic Games was founded by Zeus, the king of the gods. The 1 th ancient Olympic Games was held in 776 BC and 293 times in 394 AD. The sports meeting is held every 14 17 days, that is, every four years. Later, people called this cycle the Olympic cycle. With the rise of modern sports, the Greek people hope to restore the ancient Olympic Games. 1859―― 1889, Greece hosted four Olympic Games and made a preliminary attempt. From 1883, Frenchman Coubertin devoted himself to the revival of the ancient Olympic Games. Through the efforts of several generations, the International Olympic Committee was established on June 23rd, 1894. The first Olympic Charter formulated by Coubertin emphasized the amateurism of the Olympic movement, stipulating that only the winners were awarded honorary awards at the Olympic Games, and no money or other material rewards were given to athletes in any form. 1893 ―― 15 On April 6th, the first Olympic Games was held in Athens.
The ancient Olympic Games were basically held every four years, and this cycle was called "Olympiad". According to this cycle, from 776 BC to 394 AD, * * * should be held for 293 sessions; But in fact the number of meetings is much less. However, according to the ancient Olympic Games, one Olympic Games is one, whether it is held or not.
In the early days of the ancient Olympic Games, there were not many events, so the first 22 sessions only lasted for one day. Later, with the increase of incidents, it was extended to two days. From the 37th session, the juvenile competition was added, and the time was extended to 5 days. The first day is the opening ceremony, where sacrifices and oaths are held, the second, third and fourth days are the specific contents of the competition, and the fifth day is the closing ceremony, where prizes are awarded and sacrificial activities are held.
Historically, the origin and development of the Olympic Games can be divided into two stages. The Olympic Games held since A.D. 1986 are collectively called the modern Olympic Games. /kloc-At the beginning of the 4th century, the Renaissance in Europe made people praise the ancient Olympic spirit. Matteo Palmiri, an early Italian activist, proposed in 1450 that the peaceful and friendly spirit of the ancient Olympic Games should be integrated into people's social life ideology. During this period, more and more attention was paid to the investigation and excavation of Olympia. The investigation team, led by German Kuziyus, has carried out excavation for six years, and obtained a large number of cultural relics and historical materials, so that the Olympia village, which was buried for many years, was rediscovered. 1852 65438+1October 10, Kuzius read out the report on the investigation and excavation of Berlin's "Olympia" and suggested resuming the sports meeting, which aroused strong social repercussions. From 1895 to 1889, Greece hosted five national Olympic Games, but never expanded its army.
/kloc-In Europe in the 0/9th century, with the development of science, culture and education, countries established their own sports organizations, some countries held competitions in certain events, and Germany, Sweden and Britain also formed their own sports systems or competitive sports. Just when people further demanded to organize international competitions, the first batch of international sports federations were established, such as the International Gymnastics Federation of 188 1, the International Rowing Federation of 1892 and the International Skating Federation. In addition, at the end of 19, imperialism and monopoly capital appeared in the world. The newly powerful William Germany wants to wage war to carve up the world market again, and France is Germany's close neighbor. If Germany starts a war, the disaster of the war will first fall on the French people, so the French people want to maintain peace. It is in this situation that some people consider resuming the Olympic Games, which symbolizes peace and friendship.
In 1883, Pierre De Coubertin, a French educator, proposed to hold a competition similar to the ancient Olympic Games and spread it to the whole world. During the period of 1892, he traveled all over Europe to publicize the Olympic concept and call for the revival of the Olympic movement. In the same year, at the annual meeting of the Paris Sports Federation 10, he proposed to restore the "Olympic Games". 1894 10, he wrote to Olympic organizations in various countries and suggested that an international sports conference be held in Paris in the same year. At the International Sports Conference held in Paris from June 65438 to June 24 of the same year, the representatives of 15 countries decided to hold the Olympic Games every four years. In order to prepare for the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee was established on June 23rd, with the Greek Vi Kailas as the chairman and Coubertin as the secretary-general, and personally designed the Olympic emblem and flag. The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece from April 6, 1996 to June 5, 1996. * * There are 3 1 1 athletes from 13 countries attending the Athens Congress. American athlete Jan Connolly won the gold medal in triple jump with a score of 13438+0m, thus becoming the first modern Olympic champion. The most significant thing in the history of modern Olympic Games is to break the old rule that women are not allowed to participate. In the second Olympic Games, despite Coubertin's persistent opposition to women's participation, female athletes still set foot on the field that has always belonged to men. However, gender discrimination didn't end there, and track and field didn't open to women until the 9th Olympic Games in 1928. Another unforgettable event in the history of the Olympic Games is the ceremony of lighting the Olympic torch in Athens, Greece, the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games, and then passing it to the venue of the Olympic Games, and lighting the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. Starting from 1924, modern Olympic Games can be divided into summer Olympic Games and winter Olympic Games. At that time, the Eighth Summer Olympic Games was held in Paris and the 1 Winter Olympic Games was held in Chamonix.
Boycott the Olympic Games on the grounds of political issues is 1956' s first Olympic Games in Melbourne. Britain and France sent troops to the Suez Canal, which caused resistance from Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon. The former Soviet Union sent troops to Hungary, which led Switzerland, Spain and the Netherlands to refuse to participate in the competition. 1980 At the Moscow Olympic Games, the biggest "boycott event" in Olympic history, initiated by the United States and joined by 6 1 countries, took place to protest against the invasion of Afghanistan by the former Soviet Union. To this end, the former Soviet Union rallied its allies in Eastern Europe and retaliated against the United States on the grounds of security at the Los Angeles Olympic Games four years later. Danish cyclist Zhan Sen fell to the ground and died in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games. Since then, the drug problem has been closely following the Olympic Games. It was not until 1988 Seoul Olympic Games that it was made clear that ben johnson, the world and Olympic champion and world record, relied on steroids.
The modern Olympic Games has experienced hardships since it was born 100 years ago. Its rise and fall, honor and disgrace, have affected hundreds of millions of people all over the world. It has played an indelible role in strengthening the friendship between people and athletes all over the world and promoting world peace and the development of world sports, which people will never forget when reviewing the history of the Olympic Games.