At the ancient Olympics,by    1     the athlete were all men and they had to compete     2     no clothes.Single women were allowed to take part in their own     3    ,at a separate festival in honour of Hera,the wife of the Greek god Zeus.Today,both male and female athletes from around the world can take part,no matter what nation they come from. The     4    Olympic were first held in 1896,in Athens.It was a Frenchman,pieere de Coubertin,who brought the Olympics back to life.He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in     5    Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream.Among them are many well-known athletes.