The Olympic Games started at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC.The Greek created statues and built temples in a grove dedicated to Zeus, a god among the gods. According to sculptor Phidias, it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. In 393 CE , the Roman emperor, abolished the games because of zeus influences. But around 1500years later France by Baron Pierre de went to revive the Games.
Origins of olympics
The games were held every four years from 776 BC to 393 AD, when they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1170 years.
The successful campaign to revive the Olympics was started in France by Baron Pierre de Coubertin late in the 19th century. The first of the modern Summer Games opened on Sunday, March 24, 1896, in Athens, Greece. The first race was won by an American college student named James Connolly
Area of sport/ event
Sport
Football is located in a residential estate, Jalan Besar Stadium is a well-known landmark in Singapore. Jalan Besar Stadium is part of the Jalan Besar Sports and Recreation Centre – a community sports facility that includes the stadium and a swimming complex.
History
Jalan Besar Stadium was originally built in 1932. The stadium was the venue for major events such as the first Singapore Youth Festival in 1955, the first Singapore Armed Forces Day in 1969 and the 1984 National Day Parade.It was then rebuilt and reopened in June 2003.There is a 6,000 spectator capacity, the stadium was laid over again in 2008 with a better quality artificial turf, making the Jalan Besar Stadium field into the first-ever FIFA-approved Third Generation Football Turf in Singapore.
Source taken from
http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_venues/en_compvenues/en_jalan_besar_stadium.html
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