The Olympic Games

The original Olympic Games took place at Olympia in Ancient Greece in 776BC. They included arts competitiond as well as athletics, boxing, wrestling and chariot racing.
The first modern games took place in Athens in 1896, and continue to take place four years in different countries of the world.
The Olympics are the tradicional ''world champioships'' of athletics, but thera are meny other sport competitios, swimming, gymnastics and others. At each Olympics, teh Olympic comittee includes new sports, making each Olympics more exciting than the last. The winter Olympics are for sports such as skating  and skiing.
They take place two yars after each Olympic Games.
Competitors in the events win medals: a gold medal for first place, silver for second and btonze for third. The every best athletes from all over the world compete in the Olympics.
The Paralympics are for people who have got physical disabilities. Some of the competitors are blind or deaf and many of them compete in wheelchairs. The Paralympics take place after the Olympic games.