Olympic games photos

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The Olympic Games are the biggest sport event.
As a model serve them the games held in ancient Olympia in Greece
on the Peloponnese peninsula. (From 776 BC to the 393 AD.)
Their founder was, according to legend, Heracles.

Modern Summer Olympic Games are held since 1896 and
the Winter Olympic Games since 1924.
Both are held every 4 years and since 1992 under two alternate years (until this year had always been held in the same year).

The first modern sport games labeled as the Olympic were the English Olympics games, hosted by Robert Dover on his country estate in Cotswold in 1604 . The program included cross-country disciplines, hammer throw, ball games, fencing and wrestling. These games experienced 40 years and ended with the death of its founder.

15th November 1859 in Athens, 20,000 spectators witnessed the sport competitions of 300 contestants for the first New Greek Olympics. The idea to organize New Greek Olympic Games were born in Pyrgi.

The idea of Olympic Games was formulated by Pierre de Coubertin in his book The ancient ideal of physical beauty and spiritual perfection.

Olympic Games photos

The database of photographs with the theme of Olympic Games is divided into eight categories, but you can also search for pictures and images through the keywords. You can download every found picture, and in several sizes.

Photos from the Olympics you can use in your advertising, web, or as entourage for anything. The idea of Olympic Games is noble and very popular.