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Showing posts with label Olympia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympia. Show all posts

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Girls Should Particiapate In The Olympics

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During the ancient Olympic Games, men were allowed to compete in the events but women were not. In fact, women were often forbidden from even watching the games.
I think that rule is silly and unfair because,
1.Women want to support their partner.
2.Women don't have to stay at home and do chores.
3.Men aren't the only people who can do these sports.
If the No Girls Rule didn't change a few years later then no one would have known about Valerie Adams who's known for shot put or Lydia Ko who is a proffesional golfer.
I hope a lot of you can agree with me.
Stay tuned until Day Two.


Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Day One Part One Olden Day Olympics

Once Upon a Time in Olympia…

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Thousands of years ago in the country Greece was the first ever Olympic Games held in an ancient city called
Olympia.There were amazing events like running, wrestling, boxing, pankration, horse racing and pentathlon.



C:\Users\rwil313\Desktop\Image - Stadium (Ancient Olympics).jpgIf I took part in the
Olympics, I would choose the running event. I would have to do three running events called The Stade,The Diaulos and finally The Dolichos. These three running stages have different difficulty levels. The Stade is a sprinting race. The athletes would run from one side of the stadium to the other. The Diaulos is a middle distance run. For those of you who don't know what middle distance run means, it means it's longer than a sprint race so it can go from 800 metres to the mile run which is 3000 metres. Last but not least The Dolichos race.If you thought that The Diaulos was the hardest one think again.The Dolichos race is an endurance race.The athletes have to run approximately which means almost 20 lengths of the stadium, what a work out. If the athletes can run 20 lengths, I can too if I train hard. The only reason I want to do the running event is because it would help me become fit. Stay tuned and you may be able to read another blog post about the Olden Day Olympics.