Sports have continually evolved over the years, and they are ever changing even to today. The first sporting games started in the ancient times. There was actually a religious aspect to the games as they initially started with a race to Zues' alter. The olympic games had many rules and restrictions as in the first games woman were not allowed to participate. Within the following hundred years or so women were allowed to participate however there were restrictions for peasants and those who were of the "lower classes". The games continually change and religion is beginning to be taken out of sports. Sports have now been turned into a country verse country affair. Looking at the World cup, countries are turned against countries and nations are turned against nation. The Olympic games were initially brought in place in order to bring nations together however as times have evolved they are doing the opposite. Many athletes in fact leave their native countries in order to participate for another country, and this always stirs up hatred for the athlete from the country. A prime example of the Olympics going wrong is when Hitler attempted to use the platform of the Games in order to show off his country. Sports are continually evolving and it will be interesting to see where they continue to go.
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