ATHLETICS

HPE 112
 THE RISE OF THE GAMES

• The Olympic Games originated long ago in ancient

Greece. Exactly when the Games were first held and
what circumstances led to their creation is uncertain.
• We do know, however, that the Games were a direct
outgrowth of the values and beliefs of Greek society.
• The Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental
discipline, and they believed that excellence in those
areas honored Zeus, the greatest of all their gods.
KRONOS
VS
ZEUS
OLYMPUS
ANCIENT OLYMPICS
MAJOR EVENTS

Chariot races were held
in the hippodrome.
Koroibos, a cook from
the nearby city of Elis, Boxers and wrestlers
trained in the Palaestra,
won the stadion race, a
foot race 600 feet long. which was adjacent to
the gymnasium.
Perhaps the greatest athlete of
the ancient Games was Milo of
Croton. He won the wrestling
crown six times, and he was said
to be so powerful that he could
carry a full-grown bull on his
shoulders.
A woman from Rhodes successfully
defied the death penalty. When her
husband died, she continued the
training of their son, a boxer. She
attended the Games disguised as a
man. Her life was spared because of
the fact that her father and brothers
had been Olympians.

FIRST GREATEST WOMEN

CHARIOT RACE
OLYMPIAD ATHLETE PARTICIPATION
708 B.C. 648 B.C. 400s B.C.
776 B.C. 680 B.C. 500 B.C. 396 B.C.
ARTISTS WERE
PENTATHLON PANCRATION
HONORED
. The pentathlon, in which the This brutal sport had no rules The ancient Olympic Games also
athletes competed in five events and combined boxing and honored, and inspired, artists. The
(jumping, javelin, sprint, discus, wrestling. A winner was Olympic buildings were prime
examples of the beauty of Greek
and wrestling) was added to the named only when one man architecture. Like the athletic
Games raised his hand in defeat or lay champions, artistic champions were
unconscious on the ground. awarded olive wreaths and great
acclaim.
ANCIENT TO MODERN
THE REBIRTH

• The first modern Olympics were held in Athens,

Greece, in 1896.
• The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman
named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the
idea in 1894.
• Thirteen countries competed at the Athens Games in
1896. Nine sports were on the agenda: cycling,
fencing, gymnastics, lawn tennis, shooting, swimming,
track and field, weight lifting, and wrestling.
GOVERNING BODIES
TRACK AND FIELD STADIUM
EVENTS
I. Running
II. Throwing
III.Jumping
 RUNNING
I. Sprints
a. 100-Meter Dash (Usain Bolt, 9.58secs)
(Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, 10.49secs)
b. 200-Meter Dash
c. 400-Meter Dash
d. Sprint-Relay (4x100M)
e. Long-Relay (4x400M)
RUNNING
II. Middle Distance
a. 800-M Run
b. 1500-M Run
c. 3000-M Run
III. Long Distance
d. 5000-Meter Run
e. 10,000-Meter Run
 RUNNING
IV. Long-Distance Road Race
a. Marathon
b. 20-Kilometer Race Walk
c. 50- Kilometer Race Walk
RUNNING

V. Hurdling
a. 100-Meter Hurdles (Women)
b. 400-Meter Hurdles
c. 3000-Meter Steeplechase
STEEPLECHASE
SHOT PUT
JAVELIN THROW
DISCUS THROW
HAMMER
PERFORMANCE TASK 1:
EXERCISE FOR DOMINANCE
1. Form a group with 5 members each. (All boys. All girls)
2. Create an Exercise Routine that will improve your skills for your
assigned Sport.
1. BOYS = Aquatics
2. GIRLS = Athletics

3. Demonstrate at least 5 exercises then record it in a Video that will only

last for 3 minutes.
4. Each exercise should be performed in 2 sets and 5 repetitions.
RUBRICS:

• 10 Points per Exercise

• 6 points for Appropriateness
• 4 points for Proper Demonstration

• 10 Points for Overall Presentation

• TOTAL = 60 points