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奥运会(Olympic Games)活泼可爱的福娃、“中国印――舞动的北京”的会徽、“同一个世界，同一个梦想”的主题口号……2008年北京奥运，给了我们太多的希望和力量。在富有魅力的奥运即将到来之时，让我们一起感受奥运文化，一起为奥运祝福吧！ （编 者） A Brief History of the Olympic Games The Ancient Olympic Games? According to historical records,the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 B．C．They were dedicated to the Olympian gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia．They continued for nearly 12 centuries，until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 A．D．that all such “pagan cults”be banned．The ancient Olympic Games included the following events：pentathlon，running，jumping， discus throw，wrestling，boxing，pankration，and equestrian events． The Modern Olympic Games? The Moden Olympic Movement，revived in 1892 by French educator and philosopher Baron Pierre de Coubertin，has been the inspiration for extraordinary sports performances，personal excellence and international goodwill for more than a century and continues to work toward building a better and more peaceful world．Through a1most 200 National and Regional Olympic Committees and more than 50 International Sports Federations，the Olympic Movementpromotes its ideals through sport 365 days a year all over the world． In 1894，the International Olympic Committee was founded in Paris as an independent body charted to guide the activities of the Olympic Movement and the organization of the Olympic Games while nurturing and sharing Coubertin’s philosophy of peace through sport．Two years later，in Athens，the first Games of the modern era took place，imprinting upon the world’s collective memory a concrete expression of the ethics of sport，culture and peace that marked the ancient Olympic Games．Every four years，since 1896，the Olympic Games have brought the countries of the world together in a celebration of the collective human spirit and individual athletic achievement． During the 20th Century，the modern Olympic Games witnessed progress，global growth and immense change．Against the backdrop of two world wars