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=The Olympic Games =

The first recorded olympic games was in 776 BCE. They were said to be founded by [|Heraclus], according to legend. [|Coroebus] was the very first olympic champion in history. Just like today's olympics, the [|Ancient Olympics] also took place every four years. The ancient olypics had many different sports than we have in today's olympics, but some were similar. One Ancient Olympic event was chariot races.

Today, the olympics are much different from the Ancient Olympics, but they are still similar. Today's events are very different than the Ancient Olympics. Today's summer events include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field, triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling. The ancient olympics did not have the olympic winter games. These games include: bobsled, cross-country skiing, curling, downhill skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, snowboarding and speed skating. There are four years between each olympic games, so every two years there is either a summer or winter olympics. The olympic location changes every time there is a new olympics. Uusally about 400 countries compete in the games, and over 13,000 athletes. The first, second, and third winners get either a gold, silver, or bronze. The [|Internatioal Olympic Committe] (IOC) chooses the host city for the olympics every year. There is also a [|Youth Olympics] for teenagers and a [|Paralympic Games] for athletes with physical disabilities. An olympic torch is lighted at every olympic opening ceromony, and it is tradition. Olympic torch lighting-
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