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What games that were in the ancient Olympic games are in the modern games?
Drug abusing
Did the colseum in Athens have anything to do with ancient Greek olympic games?
In ancient Greece Olympia was the venue for the games which took their name after this city: The Olympic games. They were not in Athens. The modern Olympic Games are different.
What did the ancient Greece play in the Olympic games?
they involved long jump wrestling fighting and running but no skating
Where was the modern first games held?
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1986 but the the first ancient olympic games were held in Olympia 776BC
In ancient Greece how often were the olympic games played?
The Ancient Olympic Games were held every four years, a tradition that continues in the modern era.
Were women aloud at the olympic games?
Yes. Women are allowed in the Modern Olympic Games, both as participants, and as spectators. Women were banned from the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, (both as participating athletes and as spectators), but, women are certainly allowed in the Modern Olympic Games.
What is the history of track?
The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC. The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. This is a modern event that started in 1896.
What ancient sports are still in the modern games olympic?
Discus and javelin.
What is the penalathon in the ancient olympic games?
The pentathlon is a modern Olympics sport.
Who named the Olympic games the Olympic games?
The Ancient Greeks held the games at Olympus, Greece, thus giving the name 'The Olympic Games'. In 1894, Pierre de Coubertin wanted to continue the Olympics, and named these modern Olympics the 'Modern Olympic Games'.
How many Olympic events are alike in the modern Olympic games and the ancient Olympic games?
* about 5 or 9 and one of them is discus throwing.
What were the different type of Olympics in Greece?
There is th Modern and ancient olympic games.
