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History of the Olympic Games (Olympic Games 2008) by author, Melanie Guile is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is History of the Olympic Games (Olympic Games 2008) about?

1 volume This book chronicles the history of the development of the Olympic Games as we know them today. The book travels back into antiquity when the Games first began in Ancient Greece and provides a detailed map of Olympia where the ancient games were held. There is information about training for the ancient games, competing, the closing ceremony and how the games finally ended. Then the book moves to an examination of how the Olympic Games were revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and there is a brief history of the Games since 1896, including which sports have been played, disputes and disasters and facts and figures. There is also a timeline of the history of the Olympic Games For primary school students Includes bibliographical references and index

Author

author, Melanie Guile

Publisher

Port Melbourne: Heinemann Library

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781740703710

Subjects

Sports, Literary Fiction, History