约在公元前1000多年,古希腊各地举行活动庆祝四年一度的宗教节日,其中最有名的是在奥林匹亚举行的供奉众神之神宙斯的盛典,其中体育比赛为祭神的一项内容,因为古希腊人相信可以借此取悦于亡灵。第一次有案可查的奥运会于公元前776年举行,有4万人参加,但仅限男性。比赛项目有赛跑、挪铁饼、跳高、跳远、四马驾车赛等。公元4世纪时,奥林匹克运动会被罗马皇帝禁止。现代奥运会创始人为法国的顾拜旦。 About 1000 BC, around the ancient Greece held activities to celebrate the four annual religious festivals, the most famous of which is held in Olympia dedicated to the gods of gods Zeus ceremony, in which sports competitions as part of offering sacrifices to God, because the ancient Greeks believe it can please the souls. The first documented Olympic Games were held in 776 BC with 40,000 participants, but only men. Race events include running, throwing discus, high jump, long jump, horse race and so on. The 4th century AD, the Olympic Games was banned by the Roman emperor. The founder of the modern Olympics Coubertin France.