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Baker, William. “Organized Greek Games.†The Social Dimension Of Western Civilization. Edited By Richard M. Golden, 5th Ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003.
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Organized Greek Games
Baker Williams “Organized Greek Games” explains the role that sports have played in the society. In William’s views sports have always remained part of the history and Olympics are associated with ancient Greece. Sports have been part of western civilization and British history. Greek athletics were good at sports and participated in Olympics. The nature of sports has changed from being violent to peaceful. They were known for wrestling and boxing which involved violence CITATION Roy14 \l 1033 (Panagiotopoulou). However sports are played differently in the modern world compared to the past because violence has been removed.
Williams provides deeper analysis of the sport culture in Greece which was developed by the civic leader. It was their intelligence which allowed them to take initiative of introducing sports for the physical and the mental wellbeing of the people CITATION NCr01 \l 1033 (Crowther). various training centers were established where athletes were able to practice and participate in different sports. Greece played a significant role in promoting sports as the world still recognize the worth the gymnasiums and stadiums developed by the Greece. Another significant contribution of Greece was the organization of festivals which provided opportunities of sport to the people. Sport was considered as a healthy activity as it offered a practical platform to the people of society for interacting.
Olympics was developed by Greeks in around 776 B.C when gams were declared as sacred truce. This platform provided opportunities for competition the athletes from all over the world. There were proper training programs for the athletes and hundreds of spectators watched the games in stadium. Greece laid the foundations of Olympics which is still engaging athletes from around the world. Sports had played crucial role in promoting the physical strength and mental health of the people.
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Baker, William. “Organized Greek Games.” The Social Dimension of Western Civilization. Edited by Richard M. Golden, 5th ed., Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003.
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Panagiotopoulou, Roy. "The legacies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games: a bitter–sweet burden ." Contemporary Social Science 9.2 (2014).
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