The Reborn of the Olympic Games

Prior to the establishment of the Paralympic Games, disabled players participated in the Olympic Games. The first player to join was Georgia Isa, a German American gymnast in 1904 who had prosthetic limbs. Karoly Takacs of Hungary participated in the 1948 and 1952 summer Olympic shooting competitions. His right arm was torn but he was able to shoot with his left hand. Another disabled player Lis Hartel who infected polio in 1943 and won a silver medal in Baba equestrian competition appeared in the Olympics as a Danish equestrian athlete.

On 6th April 1896, the ancient Greek Olympics was reborn in Athens 1500 years after the Roman Emperor Theodosius I was banned. At the opening of the Athens Olympic Games, King George Oss I of Greece and 60,000 spectators welcomed athletes from 13 countries and participated in international competitions. The first recorded Olympic Games were held in Olympia held in Ireland City, Greece in 776 BC, but it is widely believed that the Olympic Games were at least 500 years old. The ancient Olympic Games are held every four years and are held during the religious festival in commemoration of the Greek god Zeus. In the 8th century BC, participants came from the Greek city of more than a dozen in the 5th century BC. Up to 100 cities from the entire Greek empire. Originally, the Olympic Games were limited to walking competitions, but after that they added other activities, including wrestling, boxing, horse racing and tank racing, and military competitions.

The Olympic games have a long and rich history dating back to the 8th century BC. In ancient times, the game was held in Olympia's ancient city, Greece. At that time, the Olympic Games totally belonged to the Greeks and their allies. In the 19th century, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded and a modern international game began. Initially, few countries participated in the Olympic Games held every four years. However, as the popularity of events increases, more and more countries are represented. Approximately 10,500 participants from 204 countries participated in various events during the summer 2008 Olympic Games (see the 2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Official Website http://en.beijing2008.cn/#).