History of the Olympics
The history of the Olympics is one of great achievement and terrible tragedy. The Olympics started in Greece in 776 BC. The Games continued for more than 300 years before they stopped. It would be more than 2000 years before the games would return in the form of the modern Olympics. In 1924 the first Winter Olympics were held. The Olympics … Keep Reading → were not held on three separate occasions during the First and Second World War. People tend to remember the Olympics based on the great performances of the athletes. Some of the great athletes include Mark Spitz, Eric Heiden, Nadia Comanici, Takashi Ono, and Paavo Nurmi. Unfortunately, the Olympics are sometimes remembered for tragedy. The attack on Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympics in Munich stands out as the worst moment in the history of the games.
