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The first events in the modern Olympics were Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
In the Ancient Olympics, the first event was a foot race of about 200 meters. In the Modern Olympics, the first events were athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.
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Léon Flameng won the 100 kilometer event, the first cycling event ever held at a modern Olympics, at the 1896 Games in Athens.
The first weightlifting events in the Modern Olympics took place at the 1896 Games in Athens. Events were held in the two hand lift (similar to clean and jerk) and one hand lift. Events were also held at the 1904 Games. Weightlifting became a constant Olympic event starting in 1920.
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The 2008 Games in Beijing was the first for Tuvalu. They sent three athletes to compete in athletics and weightlifting. They won no medals.
That was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. As of the 2008 Games, she is the only Indian women to win a medal at the Olympics.
The First Event to start at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was Football, which started 2 days before the Offical Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games
Bruno Julie won Mauritius's first medal ever, bronze, in weightlifting during the 2008 Olympics. That was their only medal during the 2008 Olympics.
Taekwondo.