What are the summer olympics? - Gail Herman

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• Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games.
• The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands.
• The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life.
• The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries.
• Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Olympics attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries.
• Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.