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1、OlympicGamesAncientOlympicEventsOlympia:Aerialviewofsiteandsurroundings.TheancientOlympicswereratherdifferentfromthemodernGames.Therewerefewerevents,andonlyfreemenwhospokeGreekcouldcompete,insteadofathletesfromanycountry.Also,thegameswerealwaysheldatOlympiainsteadofmovingaroundtodiff
2、erentsiteseverytime.Athens1896TherevivaloftheancientOlympicsattractedathletesfrom14nations,withthelargestdelegationscomingfromGreece,GermanyandFrance.OnApril6,1896,theAmericanJamesConnollywonthetriplejumptobecomethefirstOlympicchampioninmorethan1500years.Winnerswereawardedasilvermeda
3、landacrownofolivebranches.TheGermanathleteKarlSchumannfinishedinthetopfourinfourdifferentevents.ThepeopleofAthensgreetedtheGameswithgreatenthusiasm.TheirsupportwasrewardedwhenaGreekshepherd,SpiridonLouis,wonthemostpopularevent,themarathon.Dates:6-15April1896Participation:245Athletes(
4、0women,245men)Numbers:9sports-43Events-14nationsCandidatecities:ThefirstSessionoftheIOCwasheldinParison23-24June1894.ItwasduringthefirstSessionthatthecityofAthenswasselectedfortheGamesoftheIOlympiad.Officialopeningby:KingGeorgeIFlameLitby:NoOlympicflameyetOlympicOathpronouncedby:Thef
5、irstathletes'oathwasswornatthe1920OlympicGamesinAntwerp,Belgium.Officials'Oathpronouncedby:Thefirstofficials'oathwasswornatthe1972OlympicGamesinMunich.Sports:athletics,cycling,fencing,gymnastics,shooting,swimming,tennis,weightlifting,andwrestling.LosAngeles1984Althougharevengeboycott
6、ledbytheSovietUniondepletedthefieldincertainsports,arecord140nationstookpart.JoanBenoitwontheinauguralwomen'smarathonandConnieCarpenter-Phinneythefirstwomen'scyclingroadrace.CarlLewiswonbothsprintsandthelongjumpandearnedafourthgoldinthe4x100mrelay.PerttiKarpinnenwonsinglescullsrowing
7、forthethirdtime.SebastianCoebecamethefirstrepeatwinnerofthemen's1500m.ArcherNeroliFairhallwasthefirstparaplegicathletetotakepartinamedalevent.Shecompetedinawheelchair.Dates:28July-12August1984Participation:6797Athletes(1567women,5230men)Numbers:21sports-221Events-140nationsCandidatec
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