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(79){{u}}thE olympiC gAmEs ArE hElD EvEry Four yEArs in A DiFFErEnt City in thE worlD、{{/u}}AthlEtEs From mAny CountriEs CompEtE in A vAriEty oF sports whiCh ArE DiviDED into wintEr AnD summEr gAmEs. thE olympiCs BEgAn in grEECE morE thAn 2,700 yEArs Ago. thE gAmEs wErE originAlly pArt oF A rEligious FEstivAl in honour oF thE grEEk goDs.EvEntuAlly, thE gAmEs BECAmE thE most importAnt FEstivAl in All oF grEECE. thE First rECorDED olympiC CompEtition wAs hElD in 776B、C、it wAs hElD in An outDoor stADium whiCh wAs ABout 200 mEtrEs long AnD 30 mEtrEs wiDE. thE stADium wAs in A vAllEy AnD ABout Forty thousAnD pEoplE wAtChED thE EvEnt. thE First thirtEEn olympiCs ConsistED oF only onE rACE - running. sinCE 776B、C、thE gAmEs hAD BEEn hElD rEgulArly For ABout 1,200 yEArs. in thE yEAr 397 thE olympiCs wErE prohiBitED By thE romAnEmpEror. (80) {{u}}it wAs not until 1896 thAt thE First olympiCs oF moDErn timEs wErE hElD inAthEns. {{/u}}From thEn on thE gAmEs ArE hElD EvEry Four yEArs rEgulArly. thE olympiCs hAvE BEComE thE worlD’s most importAnt AthlEtiC EvEnt AnD A symBol oF thE sporting FriEnDship oF All thE pEoplE oF thE worlD、

whAt DoEs thE pAssAgE tEll us ABout thE signiFiCAnCE oF thE olympiC gAmEsA．thEy ArE thE worlD’s most importAnt AthlEtiC EvEnts AnD mArk thE FriEnDship Among pEoplE oF thE worlD、
B．thEy not only proviDE ExCiting sporting EvEnts But Also mAkE grEAt ContriButions to worlD pEACE.
C．thEy Allow pEoplE oF thE worlD to Enjoy most importAnt AthlEtiC EvEnts AnD Bring grEAt EConomiC BEnEFit to thE host sponsor Country.
D．thEy oFFEr BEst sporting EvEnts AnD promotE CoopErAtion BEtwEEn CountriEs.