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1、ThemodernOlympicGames　　BaronPierreDeCoubertinwasaFrenchman.AthistimesportswerenottaughtinFrenchschools.DeCoubertinbelievedthatsportsshouldgohandinhandwithstudies.Hehadanidea.HisideawastobegintheOlympicGamesalloveragain.　　SportsteachersofothercountrieslikedDeCoubertin'sidea.Soin1896,themodernOl

2、ympicGamewereheldinAthens,Greece.SincethentheOlympicshavebeenheldonceeveryfouryears,exceptthreetimes,whentherewerewars.　　Themoderngameshavemanyfootracesandfieldsportsprogrammes.ThelongestraceinthegamesiscalledtheMarathon.　　BeforethestartoftheOlympicGames,runnerscarryalightedtorchthroughmanynat

3、ionstowardsthestadiumwherethegameswillbeheld.Thesesportsmenfromdifferentcountries.YestheyworktogethertocarrytheOlympictorch.Itispassedfromrunnertorunner.Whenthelastrunnerentersthestadium,heorsheplacesthetorchinaspecialbasinfilledwithoil.Itcatchesfire.Itisthen,onlythen,thattheOlympicGamescanbeg

4、in.　　TheOlympicflameburnsthroughoutthegames.Itistheflameofpeace.