Sixteen countries participated in the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
Greece was the country that started the Olympics so they won in the first olympics.
The colors where chosen because they are the FIVE most common colors on the originally participating countries flags.
Man ran from the moment he could move.
The Marshall Islands, Montenegro and Tuvalu are the 3 countries that are participating for the first time in 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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The Germans broadcast the first live television 'show' during the 1935 Olympics in Berlin.
At London 2012, 3 countries allowed women to compete at the Olympics for the first time. These were Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei.
The Olympics originated from Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece, 776 BC. The first 'modern' Olympics were held in Athens Greece in 1896.
Ancient Greece