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In the late 1700s, equipment used Cocks are given special diet &
were developed by Friedrich Ludwig exercise
Jahn who is considered as the “Father Metal spurs are attached to natural
of Modern Gymnastics” spurs are used as weapon
In the 1800s, gymnastics thrived in The cock wins if its opponent is
Germany & Sweden. Jahn’s opening of already dead or unstable
his school prompted in the formation
of many clubs across Europe & 6. GOLF
England Traces up to the time of Julius
Caesar & Song Dynasty in China
2. BOXING Played hitting a feather stuffed ball
In 668 BC, also called fist fighting, using a club-shaped tree branch
was included in the Olympics Stroke play was introduced around
It was played with no gloves & no 1759-1764
rules in 18 century England
th
3. FRANCIS BACON
Developed the foundation of the 5. JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU
scientific method In his work Emile, he argued that a
Necessary to collect data, observe, child must base his learning from
and draw conclusions nature or the objects surrounding the
Advocates empiricism in order to child
gain knowledge through using He also pushed for training areas
examples to draw a conclusion from a and gymnasiums to be a requirement
general point for a school
Olympic Games and it ended in 1934 before To spread Western morality and
the Second World War. masculinity among those weaker
oriental people.
In 1951 the revived Asian Games took
place in New Delhi. Its ostensible purpose
was to promote sport in Asia and to unite
Revival…
Asian countries through sport.
Came after the Second World Ward
when there was a process of decolonization
1913 and the emerging post-colonial countries
took a different route to independence and
Three countries; the Philippines, China and
modernity.
Japan agreed to have a sports meeting
which was similar to Modern Olympic The Asians saw independence and
Games. modernity as involving transformation of all
kinds, political, economic, and social, in
The Game was named Far Eastern
Asian society.
Olympiad (FEO), organizational body was
called the Far Eastern Olympic Association
(FEOA)
February 13, 1949
Elwood S. Brown
The Asian Games Federation (AGF) was
General secretary of the Philippines born at Patiala House in New Delhi
YMCA and the founder of Far Eastern
Maharaja Yadvendra Singh (India) –
Games
first President
Pierre de Coubertin George B. Vargas (Philippines) –
First Vice President
President of the International Olympic
G.D. Sondhi (India) – the First
Committee (IOC) in 1913. (where Brown
Secretrary-cum-Treasurer
reported the success of the Game)
1915
ASIAN GAMES…
Far Eastern Olympic Association (FEOA)
was changed to the Far Eastern Games - Provided an opportunity for the
Federation (FEGF); and the Far Eastern Asian states to confront the
Olympiad was changed to the Far Eastern traditional system and the
Championship Games (FECG) intraregional isolationism
maintained by the colonial powers.
- They brought regional cooperation
AIM OF THE ASIAN GAMES: but also brought a sense of regional
identity
To train outstanding oriental - Provided a cultural base that
athletes to participate in the developed understanding and
Olympic Games cooperation between the
contemporary Asian regions.
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3 × 100 m medley relay were removed from the final. Japan defeated Afghanistan, 2–0
the swimming calendar of Asian Games. to win the bronze medal.
3. Water Polo WEIGHTLIFTING
In swimming, 8 events, 5 of freestyle (100 In weightlifting, seven countries
m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, and 4 × 100 m participated in seven events—
relay) and one of each backstroke (100 m), bantamweight (56 kg), featherweight (60
breaststroke (200 m) and medley (3 × 100 kg), lightweight (67.5 kg), middleweight (75
m). After these Games, 800 m freestyle and kg), light heavyweight (82.5 kg), middle
3 × 100 m medley relay were removed from heavyweight (90 kg), and heavyweight (+90
the swimming calendar of Asian Games. kg).
ATHLETICS OLYMPIC GAMES
Athletics was the only sport in which all the Types of Olympic Games:
eleven participating nations sent their
athletes. The Games featured 24 medal Summer Olympic Games
events for men and 9 for women. Winter Olympic Games
Paralympic Olympic Games
BASKETBALL Youth Olympic Games
Deaflympic Olympic Games
During the 1951 Asian Games: Basketball at
Special Olympic Games
the 1951 Asian Games In basketball, five
Asian teams—Burma, India, Iran, Japan, and
Philippines—participated. In the matches,
the round-robin format was employed and PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
on the basis of final points table top three Dedicated to the promotion of
podium places were decided. physical education, the young baron
CYCLING became inspired by the idea of creating a
modern Olympic Games after visiting the
In cycling, four nations—Burma, India, Iran, ancient Olympic site. In November 1892, at
and Japan—sent their cyclists. Two a meeting of the Union des Sports
disciplines—road race and track race—were Athlétiques in Paris, Coubertin proposed
contested. Track cycling included—1000 m the idea of reviving the Olympics as an
sprint, 1000 m time trial, and 4000 team- international athletic competition held
pursuit; for road cycling, 180 km individual every four years. Two years later, he got
road race was contested. the approval he needed to found the
International Olympic Committee (IOC),
which would become the governing body of
FOOTBALL the modern Olympic Games.
In football, six Asian teams—Afghanistan,
Burma, India, Indonesia, Iran, and Japan—
1896
participated. The gold medal was won by
the Indian team, who defeated Iran 1–0 in First Modern Olympic Game in Athens,
Greece
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