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The History Of The Olympic Games - #BeyondthePodium

Before the Olympic Games would become the most-watched sporting event around the world, broadcast in 220 countries, and bringing in an average of 950 million dollars in revenue... The Olympics were an event pulled out of the history books at the turn of the century, meant to bring the nations of the world together in a spirit of healthy competition and camaraderie.
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The Olympics are the most watched event around the world. They bring in an average of 950 million dollars in revenue to the host country. The global phenomenon has brought together athletes of all shapes and sizes, defined incredible personalities, and created a beacon for peace on the global stage.

As we're in the midst of Rio 2016 we wanted to take a step back and look at the games as a whole. The Olympics are an incredibly important part of world culture that carries more than the symbolic weight of winning a gold medal. So let's go back to a time before hundreds of countries took part, and before the Olympics were a global event.

This video from Michael McCrudden documents the games before they were famous, and breaks down just how the global sporting event became such an incredible example of world peace and achievement.

For more from Michael McCrudden subscribe to his YouTube Channel.

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