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honor Zeus.
Competitors were not required, but it was expected. The Greeks believed a beautiful naked body glorified the gods and made competition easier. Trainers were required to be nude to prove gender after one of the athlete's mothers disguised herself as a trainer in order to watch her son compete.
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None. Ghana's and Kuwait's ban has now been lifted. The bans originated from government interference with the olympic committee and athlete selection. Saudi Arabia was threatened due to their law prohibiting female athletes, but in order to compete they lifted the law and brought three female athletes.
The Olympic games were created to honor Zeus
Olympic Order was created in 1975.
Effie Trinket is the women who chooses the two teenagers who compete in the Hunger games for district 12 every year. In the movie the hunger games, she chose Peeta to compete and Katniss's sister, Primrose to compete. Katniss volunteered to take Primrose's place in order to save her life, and in the process, risking her own.
In order to be considered for the Olympic games, a sport must have an international organization that runs the competitions. It must be practiced in enough countries to make it truly international.
A panhellenic festivals were festivals celebrated by the ancient Greeks. Each Greek polis (city-state) would gather and participate in these festivals. Many featured athletic, literary or musical contests. This is where the Olympic Games originated from; individuals would compete in order to win glory and honor for their polis.
Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games on July 13, 2001. They had seven years to get everything in order for the Games.
The need to invest large financial resources in order to compete creates