Olympics
From Conservapedia
The Olympics are an Ancient Greek sporting event that was held from 776 B.C. to A.D. 394 and resurrected as a world-wide modern competition in the late 19th century. The first Olympics have been said by some to have marked the beginning of classical civilization.
According to a legend, Hercules built a temple to his father, Zeus. Hercules wanted people to come and worship his father, so he made a series of games to bring the people to Zeus’s temple. This event was so unifying that people started to count time by it.
The modern Olympic Games (often simply called the Olympics) are held every two years. The games are alternated between the "Summer" and "Winter" Olympics, each featuring sports typical of the respective season. The first of the modern Olympics took place in Athens in 1896.
The Games of the 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing 2008 took place from 8 to 24 August 2008. The Games in Beijing played host to the 28 summer sports currently on the Olympic program. Approximately 10,500 athletes participated in the Games with around 20,000 accredited media bringing the Games to the world.
Future Games
The host city for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012 will be the city of London.
