Sports in Olympics

The Olympics, the most acclaimed event in sports, are awaited eagerly by both the players and sports lovers. Held every four years, they are the largest platform for the players to display their skills they have gathered after years of hard work and practice. And the fierce competition between top individual players and the teams is watched with thrill by the patrons of sports, the millions of fans across the world.

Largest Fair of Sports
Olympics could be termed the largest fair of sports in the world. No other event in the sports is of that scale. Of course there are world championships but these are limited to that very sport. The Olympics are different for they comprise a gamut of games. On one hand, popular games like football, hockey, basketball and boxing are part of the Olympics. On the other hand, even the games which are not that popular are included in Olympics itinerary. The Olympics have played an important in keeping the events alive which would have reduced to small extent if not backed in the Olympics. The objective of the Olympics is to promote the feeling of healthy competition among the participants and the onlookers.

Promoting Harmony
Thousands of athletes from countries all over the world gather in the Olympics. They live, practice, enjoy and eat together at the Olympics village. During the event, they get the chance to interact with one another and develop friendships. Friendship of Jesse Owens and Liz Long has become a legend. A large number of people travel to the Olympics venues, resulting in large scale person-to-person interaction. Persons belonging to different cultural backgrounds meet during the Olympics. All of them have their own ways about life and sports. Mixing with each other during the games gives birth to friendships which last life long.