The History of the Olympic Games ( стр 108)

Beginning in 776 BC, the Olympic Games were held in the Valley of Olympia in Greece. They were dedicated to the Olympian Gods and took place every four years. Sportsmen competed in running, wrestling and pentathlon. Women could not take part in the Games and even could not watch them.

Thanks to Baron Pierre de Coubertin the first Modern Olympic Games took place in Greece in 1896.

At the Moscow 1980 Games athletes from 80 countries competed in 21 different sports. The 2004 Olympic Games also took place in Greece. Athletes from 202 countries competed in 28 different sports.

2014 Winter olympics were held in Sochi. It’s one of the most beautiful Russian cities on the Black Sea coast. More than 80 countries took part in this event. The official mascots of the event were a polar bear, a snow leopard and a hare. According to the medal table Russian athletes won the highest number of medals.