The History of the Olympics




The very first Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece in 776B.C . During then, the Olympics was held during the festival to honor the Greek gods. The Olympics was called an Olympiad in Greece. During then , there was only one sport which was sprinting . Then , they added the Pentathlon . There was Discus , Javelin, jumping , running , etc . Then they also included Equestrian sports like Chariot Racing , etc. Now , there are many more Olympic games than before like Judo, Soft ball, Table tennis and many more. The last Olympics was held in Beijing in 2008 and the next one would be held in London in 2012. Apart from the regular Olympics , there is also the winter Olympics and the youth Olympics which would be held in Singapore in 2010 .







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Origins of the YOG

The very first Youth Olympic Games or the most commonly called YOG, will be held in Singapore in 2010 from the 14 of August to the 26 of August. In the games there will be 3600 participants aged 14 -18 from all over the world taking part in the games. When voting for the venue for the YOG, Singapore beat Moscow, Russia 53-44