History of the Olympics
The Olympics, known as the world's greatest sporting event, began in Greece. Although there is no definitive information about its start date and form, there is information that it started with games held in honor of the gods in ancient Greece. The Olympics, known to have been held in 776 BC in Olympia, the city of the gods, first started with the sport of running. The name "Olympics" comes from here. At the end of the competitions, statues of the athletes who were awarded an olive branch were also erected. Only men participated in the competitions..
The Olympics, which were banned for a period, were restarted in the 19th century thanks to Coubertin. Later, as it spread to other countries, it turned into an international organization.
History of the Olympics
The games, first organized internationally by the Olympic Committee in 1896, were held in Athens. Then, in the competitions held in Paris in 1900, female athletes participated in the races for the first time.
The 1916, 1940, and 1944 Olympics were canceled due to wars, and the 1979 and 1984 games were subject to boycotts for various political reasons, with many countries deciding not to participate. In 1972, 11 Israeli athletes were kidnapped and killed by Filipinos as a result of a terrorist attack.
Turkey's participation in the Olympics dates back to 1924. Its first medal was won by wrestler Yaşar Erkan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The last Olympic Games were held in London in 2012.
