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For the first 250-plus years all the action took place in the sanctuary of Olympia, situated in the north-western Peloponnese. Pock-marked by olive trees, from which the victory wreaths were cut, and featuring an altar to Zeus, it was a hugely sacred spot. The Games lasted a full five days by the fifth century BC and saw running, jumping and ...
The 1948 Olympic Games were held in Wembley and the BBC televised them for the first time. An unprecedented outside broadcasting operation took place, starting with the opening ceremony on 29 July.
Feb 13, 2018 · The 1960 Olympic Games in Rome were among the first to be televised internationally. The broadcasting of the 1936 Olympic Games opened a floodgate for the broadcasting of the subsequent Olympics and other major sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup to a larger audience beyond the host city/country. During the 1948 Summer Olympics in London ...
Feb 3, 2019 · 84 Gordon, Australia and the Olympic Games, 340–341, and Gosper and Korporaal, An Olympic Life, 175–177. Part of the lack of government support for the Melbourne bid for 1988 had to do with the politics and the aftermath of the AOC not agreeing to boycott the 1980 Moscow Games, as requested by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.
Mar 30, 2024 · ancient Olympic Games, quadrennial athletic event that was held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 bce to about 393 ce. It was part of a religious festival that honoured Zeus, and the name Olympics was derived from Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods. The Games were a central part of Greek life, and major affairs, including wars, were often ...
Jul 29, 2020 · Australians had been shown the possibilities of wireless images beamed into their homes at a number of demonstrations over the previous two decades. Experimental transmissions were happening in Brisbane back in 1934, and others around the nation were able to see local demonstrations of television in town halls throughout the country in the 1940s.
Mar 13, 2018 · The Ancient Olympic Games were a sporting event held every four years at the sacred site of Olympia, in the western Peloponnese, in honour of Zeus, the supreme god of the Greek religion. The games, held from 776 BCE to 393 CE, involved participants and spectators from all over Greece and even beyond. The Olympic Games were the most important ...
