Olympics....from beginning till now

Olympics History:

Back then in 776 BC, (B.C. abbreviated for "Before Christ" A.D. that’s in the year of Lord Christ) Started the Olympic Games by the name "Olympiakoi Agones". It consisted of a number of athletic competitions that are primarily interstate or cities that were present then at the ancient Greece. The Games were celebrated at the name of the "SKY FATHER" God Zeus and were held over an Olympiad that chronological studies have suggested as being a period of four years. See some things have not changed over the years. Although the games were called a halt during the period of the Emperor Theodosius I in 394 AD. At that time Olive leaf crowns were presented to the winners as trophies that gave sense of winning or ruling the Arena. At that time, no one except the Greek men born free had the chance to participate in these games and that too naked after swearing the Boar flesh in front of statue of Lord Zeus. Only privileged ones were allowed and so women are made stay away from the events.

Now Presence:

Now the Olympic Games are having a lot more vast scope than earlier. More than 200 nations participate in this greatest athletic occasion.

The games played at the Olympics are divided into two groups Summer as well as the Winter Olympics. Before 1994 Olympic games were held every 4^th year but after that it got halved into Winter and Summer Olympics being held alternately every 2 years.

Summer Olympic sport events:

The summer sport events included those events that were easy to be held in Summers and had a vast scope than those that required the chilling environments like Ice Hockey and Skiing etc.
These are:

•  Archery
•  Athletics
•  Badminton
•  Basketball
•  Beach Volleyball
•  Boxing
•  Canoe Slalom
•  Canoe Sprint
•  Cycling BMX
•  Cycling Mountain Bike
•  Cycling Road
•  Diving
•  Equestrian
• Judo
• Handball 
• Hockey
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Shooting
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling
• Gymnastic
• Golf
• Football

      Winter Olympic Sports Events:

      

• Ice Hockey
• Skeleton
• Luge
• Alpine Skiing
• Figure Skating
• Curling
• Snowboard

     
      Hosting the Olympics:

      In 1896, the modern form of Olympics came to the reality. With these games a new era of sports came into being as if now the International Olympic Committee was committed to rejuvenate and redevelop the ancient festival with appropriate modifications.

      

      Bidding is done beforehand about 7 years before the events and a city is chosen out of the list of cities around the world excluding those in Central America, Southern Asia, Central Asia and Africa. Cities all around battle for getting a chance to host such an immense event that causes them an increase in revenue.

      Recent Games Sites as per year :

      

•       2000 - Sydney, Australia (Summer)
•       2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (Winter)
•       2004 - Athens, Greece (Summer)
•       2006 - Torino (Turin), Italy (Winter)
•       2008 - Beijing, China (Summer)
•       2010 - Vancouver, Canada (Winter)
•       2012 - London, United Kingdom (Summer)
•       2014 - Sochi, Russia (Winter)
•       2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Summer)
•       2018 - Pyeongchang, South Korea (Winter)
•       2020 - Tokyo, Japan (Summer)
•       2022 -  Finalists for this year Winter games have already been decided. These are Oslo(Norway), Almaty( Kazakhstan) and Beijing(China). The rest is to be decided.
•       2024 - Decisions for this years Summer games are yet to be decided soon.

      The Olympic games have always united the nations around the globe and we should pray that the event never comes to a halt ever. This will be an appreciation for the hosts who are doing such a good job by uplifting the Sportsmen as well as to the Sportsmen who strive hard to accomplish their goals.

      This was the most significant information regarding this great Event of Olympic Games. Comment your views if you have any query or fun facts.