In modern times, the first Summer Olympics was in 1896.
The first Winter Olympics was in 1924.
100 years
The Olympic Games that have been played since 1896 are called the 'modern Olympics'. The Olympics started in 776 BC in Greece. If you hear the term 'Ancient Olympics', that means the Olympics that were played long, long ago.
48 years
The Olympics have been around since the ancient Romans. But the modern Olympics have been around sinse 1924.
The first Olympic game was 776 BC. The modern Olympics began in 1896.
Modern Olympics go on for roughly a month.
Fencing was in the first Modern Olympics in 1896.
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the running, wrestilng, javilen and long jump are in the modern Olympics
Australia is one of a handful of nations who have competed at every games of the modern olympiad.