Olympics
... Both the modern and Ancient Olympics have close similarities in there purpose and in there problems. The ancient Olympics had some differences from the modern games. ... But also they had some similarities to our modern Olympics, winning athletes were heroes who put their home towns on the map, and became financially sound for life. ... 400 BC, the only event held at the first Olympics was the stadion footrace. ... It was decided to hold the first modern Olympics in Athens in two years time. ... The Olympics had returned to the land of their birth. ... These intertwined rings were designed in 1913 by the founder of the Modern Olympics Baron Pierre de Coubertin. ... The Olympic flame which symbolizes the endeavor for perfection and the struggle for victory, was first introduced to the Olympics in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. ... Originally the suggestion of the German, Theodore Lewald, a torch is lit at Olympia in Greece, the home of the ancient Olympics, and then carried by relay to the host city.