Modern Olympics
讀書樂編號：5801
推介人： 程旨綽校友
In 1896, the modern Olympic Games were born.Held in Athens, Greece, this huge sporting gala attracted athletes from all over the world eager to pit their strength against the world ’ s best sportsmen and women. Since they were reborn, there have been over twenty more Games held every four years across the world, form Amsterdam to Australia. Competing at the Games remains the pinnacle of an athlete's career. Find out about... - Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics, and his sporting vision - The difference between the Summer Games, Winter Games and the Paralympics - Great Olympians, from athletes of the past such as Jesse Owens to modern heroes such as Sir Steve Redgrave
