The Wenlock Olympian Games, dating from 1850, are a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games. They are organised by the Wenlock Olympian Society (WOS), and are held each year at venues across Shropshire, England, centred on the market town of Much Wenlock. One of the two mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics was named Wenlock in honour of the ...

Wenlock Olympian Games’s athletics in Much Wenlock is under threat. Since 1850, a wide range of athletics have been held at Wenlock Olympian Games on or close by its present home of the William Brookes’s school campus. Now these facilities are in urgent need of renovation to bring them back to UK Athletics’ TrackMark standard.

Much Wenlock is home to the Wenlock Olympian Games. These famous games and Dr. William Penny Brookes, the founder, are thought to have inspired the modern Olympic Games that began in 1896, only 6 years after Baron Pierre de Coubertin (the founder of the International Olympic Committee) visited the Games.

2021年7月17日 · The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens in 1896, but it was the small British town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire where the Olympic flame was rekindled first.

2024年7月19日 · As Fuchs puts it, the Olympics have always been “a competition to bring out the best of people.” A 1890s sports tournament in an English town called Much Wenlock led to the modern Olympic...

The Much Wenlock Olympian Games were one of the various attempts at revival of the Ancient Olympic Games which preceded Pierre de Coubertin’s successful attempt. Much Wenlock is a small town in Shropshire, England, 12 miles south of Shrewsbury and 40 miles west of …

2024年12月5日 · The first Wenlock Olympian Games were held in October 1850, with classic track-and-field events as well as “country sports” such as football, cricket, and quoits. The games contested have varied and evolved over the years, but the Wenlock Olympian Games have remained; they are still held annually the second week of July in and around Much ...

2024年7月16日 · ‌From sprinting across tracks to soaring through the air and even dueling with finesse, the Wenlock Olympian Games showcase a diverse range of athletic prowess. Since 1850, the small town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire in England has hosted these games, which would inspire the revival of the modern Olympics.

In recognition of our sporting heritage, the 2012 London Olympic Games named one of their mascots Wenlock. For more information about the original games and Much Wenlock’s contribution to the modern Olympic Games visit the Wenlock Olympian Society web site

The Wenlock Olympian Games were first held in October 1850 to “promote the moral, physical, and intellectual improvement of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Much Wenlock." They were the brainchild of Dr William Penny Brookes, who believed these attributes would help develop people and who had taken his inspiration from the ...