The Olympic Games first took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The Olympics took place to bring athletes together from all over the world in an effort to promote world peace. Today the Olympics still hold those standards. The goal is to educate youth through sports and teach friendship and sportsmanship. The Olympic Games include a variety of individual and team sports.
The next Summer Olympics will be held in Bejing in 2008. The summer games include a wide variety of games. Some of my favorites to watch are football, volleyball, and tennis. My favorite event is the triatholon. The competition has three parts that to participate in. They are swimming for one mile, cycling for twenty five miles, and finally running for six miles.
The 2006 Winter Olympic ceremony was held in Torino, Italy. A winter version of the Olympics began in 1908 when figure skating made an appearance at the Summer Games in London. Today, the biggest publicized and watched event of the Winter Olympics is the ice skating competition. The most controversial event being the luge.
The Junior Olympics were established in 1888. It has become the largest non-profit sports organization in the country. It is dedicated to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. The goal of the organization is to establish standards and uniformity in amateur sports. The organization works closely with the Olympics to prepare athletes for the Olympic games. The organization focuses on improving sports programs for participants of all ages.
Special Olympics is an non-profit organization offering individuals with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. The organization works very hard to encourage society to view those with disabilities in a positive manner. The organization began in 1968 to promote self-confidence and physical fitness in persons with disabilities.