1 . The days when art was an Olympic sport
Did you know that creating works of art used to be an Olympic competition?
The idea to include art in the Olympics came from Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who was the founder of the International Olympic Committee, which created the modern Olympics. Coubertin believed that the arts and sports were linked and was impressed by anyone who had a firm command of both a sport and an artistic discipline(项目).
Why aren’t the arts included in the Olympics today?For starters, only amateurs were allowed to compete in the arts part of the Olympics.
Secondly, works of art created had to have sports as the subject matter.
Finally, one of the biggest reasons was that the arts are subjective. Sports can be judged by time and distance, making it easy to determine who is the winner.
A.Why was art made an Olympic discipline? |
B.What is a discipline in the Olympic Games? |
C.This rule made the objects produced seem really boring. |
D.The arts, on the other hand, are not quite so easy to judge |
E.However, the arts part of the Olympics Games was soon abandoned |
F.This means that many famous artists were banned from participating. |
G.For 36 years, from 1912 to 1948, artists participated in the Olympic Games. |
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