Egan+and+Christian

By Egan Berta and Christian Positano
 * Olympic Games**

The Olympic Games were started with a sacrifice to the god Zeus. The Greek people were huge sports fans. They held the games every four years at a stadium in Olympia. If you won one of the events you would receive a wreath of laurel or olive leaves to where around your neck. When they received the wreath they shouted out there name, family, and where they are from. If you were caught cheating it would be considered disrespectful to the gods.Only man could play in the games.There was a truce that met they would have to hold hands before during and after the games.They also banded wars well the games were going on so they would not jepernise the games.

They played many different games like boxing,discus,wrestling and javelin throwing. Boxers padded therer hands with cloth.Then fought until one was knocked out just like we do today.The discus was a heavy piece of stone that they threw for distance. They also wrestled in the games. Many of these games are played today except for a few like the javelin throw and chariot racing.

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