The Olympians

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• Today the olympians, or the olympics, happen every four years 

1. Today the olympic games, or the olympics, happen every four years and are held in a differente country each time
   1. Top atheletes from around the world como togueter to test the killer skiils and determination in individual
   2. Olympic gold medals, which are given only to the winner
      1. Howewer, in order to understand the modern
2. The games were a mix of athletic skill and religion
   1. They were celebrated in a festival which was dedicated to
      1. the greek god zeus.
   2. The olympics were also a time of political calm
      1. Athletes travaled from all over the ancient greek world to compete in events
3. According to legend, a runner named coroebus was the first olympic champion
   1. He was a local cook who was fast enought to defeat all the other competitors
4. Over the centuries, the olympic games developed and change.
   1. And competition became more serious
      1. Olympic rules were created which required olympians
   2. They had to train with expert judges for the 30 days before the completed
      1. They also started to include the pentathlon events
5. Winning an event in the ancient olympics was quite differente from winning one in todays games
   1. Athletes recive gold, silver and bronze medals for finishing
   2. The prize for winning was not a medal, but an olive wreath
6. Is was another 1,500 years before the olympic games
   1. The first modern international olympic games were held in Athenas in 1896. Since