By Douglas Nelson


One of the most important events of all time is the Olympics. No matter how old it is, everyone knows about it. While some do not intend to always follow the sporting event, its presence is sufficient for them to know that it is popular. The sporting event was not really intended for TV when it first came out, but it is more of festivity and celebration of time. In order to honor the gods, who believed to be the ancestors of the sporting event many time ago, participants and spectators used the Olympics. The first and foremost recorded Olympics were the ones that happened in 776 B.C. The event has been occurring for every four years, until about 425 A.D. - more than 1000 years. Olympics have been brought back in 1800's and became what it is nowadays.

But what was Olympics way back then? The first Olympic events that athletes competed in were equestrian, boxing, foot racing, wrestling style events, and discus and javelin throw. Coroebus was the one who won the first Olympics. Historians accumulated information about the start of the Olympics with the help of existing historical accounts and some other artworks that have surfaced that time. However, Theodisius has eliminated it in the fifth century, because it has been considered as a pagan belief. Even so, when it made a comeback in the 19th century, it became even more popular.

One of the greatest factors that made the Olympics important on the pages of history is this: It is one of the historically revered events that make nations of different idealism and argumentation set aside their differences over a period of time in order to showcase the aptitude and skills of their athletes. It is the event that can bring countries one step closer to world peace, and as a result, people prevails to have their respect to it compared with other sporting events. Likewise, it is a commemoration of the amateur athletes at least today.

Since it has begun, other sporting events have been added that includes skiing, slalom, gymnastics and even snowboarding. These days, the Olympics have been televised. It has been celebrated as an event for the world to witness. It is a way for the new breed of young and talented athletes to emerge as heroes of their nations. Nonetheless, the spirit of the original game still lives on in today's Olympics, but it has - excuse the term - been used up with steroids.

Social media, television, and other forms of technology, have brought it way past the primitive technologies of the past. Even so, the Olympics of today are no more important than they were in olden times. Perhaps less so, because of the worldwide belief that existed back then that the Olympics were a celebration for the gods and the gift of athleticism they'd given to mankind.




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