2. The Ancient Olympics
• The first ever Olympic games was held in
Olympia in 776 BC to honour the god
Zeus.
• Staged every four years since, people
have come in masses to watch athletes
compete to win.
• The sports consisted of running from one
end of the stadium to another twice,
javelin and discus.
3. • Wrestling, boxing, long jump.
• The hardest race was the Hoplite, which
ment running in full armour along a two
mile course. Winners were given a wreath
of wild olives, free meals, the best seats at
the games and free invitations to parties.
Interesting Fact
Did you know the running
track was so wide that
twenty athletes could run at
once!
4. What were the rules?
• The were very few rules in the Olympic
games for example you had to be a man
to watch or enter the stadium because
women had their own festivals. Athletes
must swear an oath that the have been
training for ten months.
5. The design of the Olympic stadium
• The design of the stadium was that it curved upward and
also outwards so the sound would echo to those sitting
at the back, also that they could see from wherever they
were seated.
Interesting
fact That’s why you
have the curved
shape in a
stadium.
So people
at the back
can hear.
6. What did the Olympic stadium look
like?
The Olympic stadium
The people and
spectators who
came to watch
the games sat
here with clear
view of the
games
The athletes
The long oval was the would appear
course athletes would run hear ready to
, hop, jump and throw enter the
things to compete. course
7. Discus
• Discus is an event which takes place in a
field. In an attempt to throw a heavy disk
further than your competitors. The winner
won a tax free stay in their home.
8. Javelin
• The idea of javelin was to try and improve
at your hunting skills by trying to throw a
wooden pole the size of a man, the
furthest than any of the other competitors
in the game. The wooden pole
represented A spear in which you would
use to hunt animals. They Also put leather
straps on to help grip the pole.
9. Sprinting
• The whole idea of sprinting is to run as
fast as you can in a two mile dash to the
end of the course. The first person to get
there is the winner. You each have your
own lane and twenty athletes can run at
once.
10. Awards
• The award for the winner of the sport they
are competing in for example sprinting . Is
a laurel wreath. Made of laurels it
symbolized victory and pride. The ancient
tradition of crowning someone in the
family brought luck and peace to you.
