Research Assignment: The Olympic Games.
1) Provide a brief history of the Olympic games, where it started and what was its intended purpose.
The first Olympic games were part of a religious festival held in honour of Zeus. The Olympics was named so after Olympia where the first games were held, Olympia itself gained it's name from Mt Olympus, which was said to be the home of the gods. The first games were held in 370 BC at Greece. The first modern Olympic games were held in 1896, which were started by Baron Pierrede Courbetin.
2) How is Presently organized and administered.
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