六年级小学生英语奥运演讲稿

Ancient Olympic Games and Pierre de Coubertin
Ancient Olympic Game
The history of the Ancient Olympic Games can be traced back over 3,000 years to ancient Greece.
While celebrating physical excellence, they were mainly held for religious purposes.
In 884 BC, the king of Elis reached a treaty with the kings of several other city states to hold regular athletic contests and to fulfill the "sacred truce".That meant to cease fire in the Greek world for as long as the games were on.
The Hellenic Olympic Games came into being soon afterwards.
But Why were the games beld at Olympia?
Because Olympia was one of the oldest religious centers in ancient Greece.
Since athetic contests were regarded by the anient Greeks as a way to show their respects to their gods, especially Zeus, they chose Olympia, the site of the major temple, as the venue for the Games.
The first recorded games were held in 776 BC. After that, they were held once every