The Olympic games for kids l The history of 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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Olympic Games, athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games were officially limited ...

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From the first edition in 776BC until 550BC, the Games took place among the sanctuary itself. The sacred olive tree of Zeus, from which the victory wreaths were ...

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The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the Kingdom of Greece, and the most recent was held in 2024 in Paris, France. This was the first ...

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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 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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by NK Paschos · 2024 — The first Modern Olympic Games were hosted in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896. 241 athletes from 14 different Nations competed in 43 events.

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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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Every fourth year between 776 BCE and 395 CE, the Olympic Games, held in honor of the god Zeus, the supreme god of Greek mythology, attracted people from ...

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