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Antiquity 古老的 History of the GamesAs in the daytime there is no star in the sky warmer and brighter than the sun, likewise there is no competition greater than the Olympic Games. 天空沒有星星，比太陽還溫暖且明亮的白晝，沒有一種競技比奧林匹克運動會更盛大。 Pindar, Greek lyric poet, 5th century bc. 希臘抒情詩人，希臘的抒情詩人，第 5 世紀 bc。 This view of the Olympic Games has its roots in ancient Greece. Early historic records date the first Ancient Olympic Games to 776 BC, when the core values of Olympism first began to develop into benchmarks of human creativity and excellence. Over the centuries, the Games would illuminate examples of extraordinary achievement. They would become the stage for the celebration of noble competition and the educational value of sport until 393 AD, when Emperor Theodosius abolished them for being too pagan.此 奧運會畫面存有在遠古希臘的根。 早期的歷史性的紀錄約在西元前 776 年的第一場遠古的奧運會的比賽，當 Olympism 的核心價值最初開始進入人類創造力和優秀的基點之內發展的時候。 數世紀以來，比賽將會照明特別成就的例子。 他們將會為高貴競爭的慶祝和運動的教育價值變成一個里程直到西元 393 年，當皇帝 Theodosius 為 太異教的 廢止了他們的時候. In 1896, thanks to the great efforts of Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin, Dimitrios Vikelas, and other contributors, the first Modern Olympic Games were held in the country of their birth. The Greek nation and the whole world embraced their revival and once again turned them into the greatest celebration on earth. In the century to follow, the Games traveled to countries around the world, encountering a wide range of cultures and civilisations, facing new challenges, growing, and evolving. 在 1896 年, 感謝法國人皮埃爾 de Coubertin ， Dimitrios Vikelas 和其他的貢獻者的偉大努力，現代的奧運會的比賽在他們的出生國家被舉行的第一次。 希臘的國家和整個世界接受了他們的復興並且再一次將他們變成在地球方面的最好的慶祝。 在世紀中跟隨，奧運在全世界的各個不同的國家輪流舉行比賽，遇到寬範圍的文化和 civilisations ，面對新的挑戰，增加，而且進化。  Ancient Olympic Games According to historic records, the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC. They were dedicated to the Olympian Gods?and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia, famous for its magnificent temples of the gods Zeus and Hera. They initially had a religious character and combined a