THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin ...

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4 days ago — Olympic Games, athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games were ...

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Read the fascinating history of the Olympics, including rituals and origins of the ancient Greek Olympics. As a sacred place used regularly in religious ...

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The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago. The Games started in Olympia which is in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from ...

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The history of the Games goes back around 3,000 years, to the Peloponnese in Ancient Greece. Sports contests organised at Olympia took place every four years ...

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The originating Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776 BC. The games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit of time in historical ...

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15 Aug 2024 — The first ancient Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. They took place in Olympia, Greece, in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods. The first ...

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The Olympic tradition pre-dates the modern games by several millennia. The first games were documented almost 3,000 years ago in ancient Greece, and from the ...

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The Olympic Movement is based on a sound foundation of fair play and good sportsmanship and its great success is a testimonial to the soundness of its founder's ...68 pages

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