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1 History of the Olympic Games.
Done by Turutina Tatiana 7 grade. History of the Olympic Games.

2 The Olympic Games are an international sports festival that began in the ancient Greece.
The original Greek games took place every forth year for several hundred years.

3 The original Olympics included competitions in music, oratory and theatre performances. And there are only one athletic competition -a footrace of about 183 meters, or the length of the stadium. Only men were allowed to compete or watch the games.

4 In 394AD the ancient Olympic Games were officially ended
In 394AD the ancient Olympic Games were officially ended. But Pierre de Coubertin, a young French nobleman, had an idea to bring the Olympic Games back to life.

5 First modern Olympic Game were in Athens in 1896 and the second were in France in 1900.

6 The following Olympic Games will be in Sochi in 2014.

7 Thank you for your attention!


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