Origin of olympics in Greece

The Greeks invented athletic
contests and held them in
honour of their gods. The
Isthmos game were staged
every two years at the
Isthmos of Corinth. The
Pythian games took place
every four years near Delphi.
The most famous games
held at Olympia, SouthWest of Greece, which took
place every four years.
Origin of Olympics
The Olympic Games were a series of athletic
competitions among representatives of citystates and one of the Panhellenic Games of
Ancient Greece. They were held in honor
of Zeus, and the Greeks gave them
a mythological origin. Historical records indicate
that they began in 950-776 BC in Olympia. They
continued to be celebrated when Greece came
under Roman Rule. The games were held every
four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit of
time in historical chronologies.
The Greeks took the Olympic games quite
seriously. Nearly all the ancient Greek
cities sent teams to participate in the
ancient Greek Olympics.
If two or more Greek city-states happen to
be at war with each other when the game
date arrived, war was halted for the
duration of the games.
Everyone wanted their city-state to win!
No women were allowed to watch the games and
only Greek nationals could participate.
One of the ancient wonders was a statue of Zeus at
Olympia, made of gold and ivory by a Greek sculptor
Pheidias.
Athletic
competition
became so important to
the Greeks that the
Olympic festivals were a
peaceful influence on the
warlike
city-states.
Sparta was famous for the
strict military training of
its citizens. But it would
wait until the Games were
over
before
sending
fighters into battle. Other
cities
followed
this
example.
TRADITIONAL INDIAN SPORTS
Kabaddi
The game is about 4000 years old
originated in Rural India.
It is a team
sport, which requires both skill and power
and combines the characteristics of
Wrestling and Rugby. It was originally
meant to develop self defense. In Kabaddi
two teams compete with each other
consisting of twelve players in each team.
Kabaddi in Rural India
.
Kho - Kho
Kho – Kho is one of the oldest forms of
outdoor sports dating back to prehistoric
India.
Each team consists of twelve
players. The first Kho-Kho tournaments
were organised in 1914 and the first
National Championship was held in 1959.
The game is now played at various levels,
from schools to the National team. KhoKho was included as demonstration sport
at the Berlin 1936 Olympic games.