How the Olympics came to be'

Olympics are a  massive sporting event that takes part in different countries, where each country pick their best athletes to compete against other athletes from all over the world.  This event has a mixture of different sports. This is an explanation of how the olympics has changed,also how the Olympics came to be.

The Olympics begun 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece, Every four years around 50,000 people went to Olympia to either participate or watch the Olympics happening. The Ancient games were also a religious festival held in honours of Zeus, the kings of gods. The Greeks loved sport and thought they celebrated sports and made Olympics, Olympics was the biggest sporting event in the Ancient calendar.

Back then the sports that the athletes played were, 200m run, discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling or boxing, and horse racing. 200m run was the first sport that happened in the Olympics, each year a new sporting event started. At the ancient Olympics games only men were allowed to participate in the Olympics, nowadays women and men are allowed to join. Overtime, the ancient Olympic games has changed a lot.

The Olympic games has changed overtime because there are more games in the Ancient Olympics. Back then, the Olympics were only held at Greece when right now it takes part in different countries. In the Ancient Olympics if you won a sporting event you will receive a good welcome back or a wreath of leaves, nowadays you will be given either a gold, silver, or bronze medal.

I am really looking forward to the Olympics 2016, I can't wait to see it. I really hope New Zealand win a sporting event or makes it in the finals, My favourite of all time is Valerie Adams.  My favourite sport that happens to be in the Olympics is shot put or running, I am very excited to watch the Olympics.