Health, Healthy habits and sports
winter games. The Olympic Games bring together thousands of the world's finest athletes
to compete against one another. No other sports event attracts so much attention. Several
million people attend the games, and hundreds of millions throughout the world watch
them on television. The first recorded Olympic contest took place in the Stadium of
Olympia in 776 BC. For many years the Olympics were for male contestants and for male
spectators only. The only event in the first 13 Olympics was a footrace of about 180
meters. At the ancient Games, the winners were presented with a simple olive tree branch,
which was cut with a gold-handled knife from a wild olive tree. At the modern Games,
Olympic medals are presented to the winning athletes. The Olympic motto is Citius,
Altius, Fortius, which means Faster, Higher, Braver.
Summer Games are held in a major city, and the Winter Games in a winter resort. The
Summer Games and the Winter Games are scheduled to occur on four-year cycles, two
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