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Olympic Games Of 1960: 5. The Olympic games of 1960 Stadium, a structure first built under Lycurgus about 330 B. c. for the Panathenean Games, was rebuilt in modern times by a wealthy Greek named Averof. The Olympic games of 1960 Games, whose classic locale was in the Peloponnesian town of Olympia, were revived in this stadium in 1896.
In the shot put a heavy metal sphere is propelled from a circle seven feet in diameter; four feet of its circumference—in the forepart of the circle—contains a toeboard four inches high. In this event the shot is not allowed to pass behind or below the shoulder, so that technically it is "put" rather than "thrown." A 16-pound shot is used in major masculine competition, such as in the Olympic games of 1960 Games, national championships, and intercollegiate competition; the 12-pound shot is usually used by males in secondary schools, and the 8-pound shot is used in feminine competition, including the Olympic games of 1960 Games. In the games the shot put is also one of the 10 decathlon events for men. A put of over 65 feet has been made with the 16-pound shot, and a woman has exceeded 56 feet with the 8-pound shot.
Various forms of exercises and apparatus events were conducted in schools, colleges, and societies throughout the United States during the early part of the 20th century. In 1936 the National Collegiate Athletic Association started annual contests, and in the 1960's almost every state high school athletic association adopted the sport for boys and girls.
The international governing body for the sport is the Federation Internationale de Gym-nastique (FIG), of which the AAU is an affiliate. The FIG's code of rules governs participants in the Olympic games of 1960 Games, World Games, and other competitions on an international level.
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