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Downloadable worksheets: Talking About The Past. The Olympic Games. (Author-Bouabdellah) 03-08-2009 Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 160   The Olympic Games Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 120   The Olympic Games (History - Ancient Greece) Level: elementary Age: 11-17 Downloads: 108   Olympics: game2 Level: elementary Age: 12-16 Downloads: 41   From ancient to modern olympics: fact cards 5-8 Level: elementary Age: 12-16 Downloads: 40   From ancient to modern olympics: fact cards 13-16 Level: elementary Age: 12-16 Downloads: 39

Ancient Olympic games      The Olympic Games began over 272702,700years ago in AthensOlympiaSparta, in southwest Greece.   The Games were part of a religioussportsmusic festival.   The games were held in honour of DianaHermesZeus, and were held every foursecondthird years at Olympia.   People from all over the EuropeGreekNorway world came to watch and take part.   At the first Olympic Games, the only event was a short sprint from one end of the stadiumschool yardforest to the other.   Later they included ice scatingswimmingwrestling, boxing, long jump, throwing the javelin and balldiscushorse shoes, and chariot racing.   Winners were given a wreath of leavesmedalcup, and a hero's welcome back home.