Unseen Comprehension-07 Alim -(Olympic Games)

Olympic Games.

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The Olympic Games are a quadrennial international amateur sports  contest. The modern games derived from the ancient Greek athletic festival held at the foot of Mount Olympus , believed to be the home of the  Greek gods, in 776  b.C, to honour the Greek's chief god Zeus . /this indicates that the Greeks emphasised physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. 

Later, in Roman times the games were banned by Theodosius the Great in 339 A.D. The games were revived at Athens in 1896  largely through the efforts of Baron pierre de Coubertine, a French educator, who wished to improve national and international understanding through sports. In older times the winners were  greatly honoured by  having olive wreaths placed on their  heads and having poems sung about their deeds. The Olympic games were so sacred to the Greeks that wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place . But in modern times the 1916 in 1940 Olympic Games could not  be held due to the First and Second World Wars  . The games are now  governed by  the International Olympic Committee (IOC) . Although officially a friendly  contest between individuals is held the games are often seen as a competition between countries and have resently been troubled by international political tension.