The Olympic Games
Introduction
The Olympic Games are the largest multidisciplinary sporting event in which athletes from various parts of the world participate, and is considered the main competition of the sports world. There are three types of Olympic Games, two depending on the season of the year that are: the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games, which are held with a two -year interval. That is, in a period of 4 years, therefore, the Summer Olympic Games occur in the first year and the winter takes place the third year.
In the Summer Olympic Games, 32 sports are included, of which some are:
- Athletics
- Handball
- Synchronized swimming
- Water polo
- Artistic gymnastics
- Modern Pentathlon
- taekwondo
- Archery
In the winter Olympic Games 15 sports are practiced, the most prominent are:
- Alpine ski
- Bobsleigh
- Curling
- Figure skating
- Ice Hockey
- Lug
- Ski jumps
- Snowboard
And the third type of Olympic Games are the Paralympics. This competition was founded in 1960 by Ludwig Guttmann. These games were aimed.
Developing
The Olympic Games in ancient Greece, were a series of athletic competitions played by representatives of various Greek cities from the year 776 to. C.
The games took place every four years, although that rule was not always fulfilled. During the celebration of the competition an Olympic truce was exercised, to allow athletes to travel in security conditions from their towns or cities to Olimpia. The old Olympic Games were quite different from the modern ones. Considering that there were fewer events and only the free men who spoke Greek could compete, and they were also celebrated in Greece.
These Olympic Games were celebrated for centuries until 393 d. C. This was the date on which there was a domain of Christianity in the Roman Empire, when Emperor Theodosius I decreed that all pagan cults and practices would be eliminated, this decree included these games.
The Olympic Games were forgotten until the restoration in 1896 that took place in Athens. The restoration of this ancient Greek tradition is due to a French aristocrat, Baron Pierre de Fredy, better known for his noble title, that of Baron de Coubertin, who suggested and coordinated this sporting event.
Throughout history, this incredible competition that manages to unify more than 200 participating nations has had many memorable moments. Such as at the opening ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. In which the Spanish goalkeeper Antonio Rebollo launched his fire arrow towards the heavens and turned on the pebetero, which began the edition of the 1992 Olympic Games.
But it turns out that the arrow never fell into the great container, but passed it over. This is due to the strategic location of the cameras that created a perfectly orchestrated optical illusion. It is said that everything was a show of special effects and pyrotechnics that achieved its goal of exciting all those who looked.
Mexico’s Olympic Games were one of the most spectacular in history because they were the first to organize in Latin America. At that time there was some concern for the health of athletes, since they were the first Olympic Games that were held at an altitude of more than 2000 meters. It was later found that instead of worsening the performance of athletes, the results achieved improved, and some records were considered "unattainable for the human being".
One of them, the most famous, was achieved by the legendary Bob Beamon, who with a stratospheric jump of 8.90 took gold in length, with a record of the improved world in 55 cm.
The second was achieved by Jim Hines, the first man to get off 10 seconds in history in the 100 meters smooth.
Another very important record that did not have to do with the height but with a novel technique was that of Dick Fosbury that took the gold in a height jump by applying what at that time was a style never seen above, called "Fosbury Flop style", and that currently all jumpers use.
We must also emphasize that from the Grenoble Games in 1968 a pet accompanies each edition of this competition. Olympic pets are generally animals, but also representative anthropomorphic figures of the region where games will take place. They are attributed values and concepts that are highlighted according to the time, as messages from the country hosting the rest of the world.
Athens 2004: Athenà and Phèvos were two children inspired by two dolls from ancient Greece. Their names came from the gods Athena, protector of the city, and febo, god of arts and sport.
Beijing 2008: For the realization of this version of the Olympic Games, five pets were chosen that represented the five characteristic rings of the sporting event: Beibei, a blue fish;Jingjing, a panda bear;Huanhuan, a red torch;Yingying, an antelope nini, a green swallow. By together the names of these pets (Bei Jing Huan Yingni) the phrase "Beijing Huanying Ni" is formed, which means "Beijing welcomes you".
conclusion
To end our documentary we will make a small reflection about the Olympic Games: the Olympic Games are a competition that socially and economically benefits the cities in which they are held. Since when a city is chosen to be the host, it generates well -being and full happiness to the entire population of it. Also being the city in which a competition is going to be held as the JJ are.OO, the city itself is prepared by creating new stadiums, hotels, facilities that will remain for a lifetime in that city. Clearly during the 2 months that the Games are held, the city looks full of tourism, and with them comes the money they will spend in our country.
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