Write a letter to your younger brother telling him about the historical background of holding the Olympic Games.
5th Janurary, 2022
15, Chanmari Road
Lalkhan Bazar, Chittagong.
My dear ‘Niamul’,
Your letter of the 4th instant is just to hand. In this letter, you have mentioned that you feel inclined to know about the historical background of introducing Olympic Games. Well, I can present you an informative letter about it as I have come to know about it from my text-book.
It might be surprising to you that these Olympic Games at first, were confined to only the Greeks. At the very outset, a Greek named Iphitos planned to introduce these games in order to cease the conflict and combat among the Greeks. At that time, the best athletes gathered in the valley of Olympia to outdo their rivals in friendly games and sports. The contests included then were running and leaping, boxing and wrestling, and throwing the discus and the javelin. Later, contests with horses were introduced. These games were going on in Greek and Roman times. But in 394 A.D. the Roman emperor stopped the games. After over 1500 years these games were revived by a Frenchman called Baron Pierre de Coubertin and his supporters. This time the purpose of the games were different. Since then the games were held as a contest not among the contests but among the nations of the world. The games have been held regularly in different countries every four years except during the years of the First and Second world wars since 1896.
I think that you now have got a clear conception of the introduction of the Olympic Games. This is all for today. Be regular in your studies.
Regards to father and mother and love to you.
Affectionately yours,
Tahseen
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