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Atletics for Self Discipline

Reporter: Rolando L. Bautista Jr.

Ms. Jessica SantosTeacher



Olympic Facts

The first Olympics began in 776 BC in Athens.

The games were originally held in

During the ancient games, only young men were

able to participate and in 1928 Olympics,womanwere first allowed to participate in track and fieldevents.

The competitors were usually naked because thegames were, in part, a celebration of the humanbody.



How did the Olympics get started?

There are different ideas of how the Olympics began.

One myth is that the Greek God Zeus started the games tocelebrate his victory over his father Cronus for control of the world.

Another tradition states that the games began after Greekhero Pelops won a chariot race against King Oenomaus tomarry the King’s daughter.

The Olympic Flame



The Games

Athletic games were an important part of

religious festivals from early on in Greek Culture.The first 13 Olympiads sole event was thefootrace.

Over time, the Greeks added longer footracesand different events.

The pentathlon and wrestling were the first newsports added in the 18th Olympiad.

Today, there are 52 different events between thesummer and winter Olympic games.

Olympia Stadium



The Games Continued

The ancient Olympics were very different fromthe modern games.

There were fewer games and only free men whocould speak Greek, were allowed to compete.

The games were always held at Olympia Stadiuminstead of moving around to different cities.

One common link between ancient Olympics andthe modern games is that the athletes were

heroes to their home towns, as our athletes arecelebrities today.



TrainingAthletics were a key part of education in ancient Greece.

Greeks believed that developing the body was equallyimportant as improving the mind for overall health.

Young Greek men trained to flute music to make the bodies

harmonious.The Palaestra was the place that the men trained andsocialized in ancient Greece.

The Palaestra

NYC’s Proposed

OlympicStadium



Athletes

Ancient athletes competed as individuals, not fornational teams, as they do now.

Athletes that won public competitions wonpermanent glory and fame.

Winning athletes made their town look wealthyand powerful.

In ancient Olympic games women were notallowed to compete.



Winning the Gold!

In today’s Olympics the top three finishers willreceive Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for eachevent.

In ancient Olympics, the winner would receive acrown made of olive leaves and was entitled to astatue of himself at Olympia.

1948Gold Medal

Olive leaf Crown



Competitive Spirit

In ancient Olympic games the athletes that werefound cheating would be fined and the moneywas used to make statues of the Greek God,Zeus.

The first known cheater was Eupolus of Thessaly,who bribed boxers in the 98th Olympiad.

Today, some athletes use illegal performanceenhancing drugs.

Ben JohnsonOlympic sprinter accused of using steroids



Famous Ancient Olympic Athletes

Read about some of the more interesting athletesfrom the ancient Olympics.

Theagenes of Thasos – winner in 75th and 76th Olympiads

Milo of Kroton – 6 time Olympic winner

Diagoras of Rhodes – won in Olympics and every other majorGreek festival

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/theag.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/milo.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/diag.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/diag.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/milo.html

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/theag.html



Self-disciplineAnchor leg-refers to the final position “leg” in arelay legs.

Baton-the stick thatis passed from one relayrunner to another.

Blind pass-A non-visual baton exchange used insprint relays.

False start-moving or jumping before the gun isfired.

Heat-preliminary race whose winners qualify forthe semifinals or finals.

Relay leg-the distance each runner travels in arelay.

Take of board-the board from the long jumpertakes of.

Trial-an attempt in a field event

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