Sports in Victorian times. Where did the Olympic Games come from?

Sports in Victorian times

Sports became extremely popular in Victorian times. Traditional sports like football, cricket and boxing had been played for centuries but now they were given proper rules for the ___ONE___ time. This was the time when many football clubs were set up. Football ___MEAN___ to keep people healthy and to encourage a sense of fair play. It ___NOT BE___ that successful and free kicks and penalty kicks had to be brought in to stop foul play. International matches started in 1880s. The organized matches drew large crowds and watching sport ___BECOME___ a hobby

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1.3 Where did the Olympic Games come from?

There are many different stories about the beginning of the Olympics. One myth says that Zeus himself started the Games. Athletic games ___HOLD___ as an importantpart of many religious festivals in ancient Greek culture.

Olympia was one of the____OLD___ religious centers in the ancient Greek world.

The____IMPRESSIVE___sight at Olympia was the gold and ivory statue of Zeus.

The statue was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.This explains why Olympia___CHOOSE_____as the site for the most important athletic competition.

Some athletes travelled hundreds of miles ,from colonies. These colonies

were as far away as modern Spain, Egypt, Ukraine and Turkey. Any free- born Greek (a man or a boy)____CAN____ take part in the Olympics.

____WOMAN____ did not compete ,they were also barred from

attending the games ,under penalty of death. Unmarried girls were allowed to attend.

Unlike the modern Olympics, judges____NOT COME___ from all over the world, but were drawn from Elis, the local region which included Olympia.

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