That was the marathon.
Léon Flameng won the 100 kilometer event, the first cycling event ever held at a modern Olympics, at the 1896 Games in Athens.
Triple Jump.
Famous in terms of historical event will be the Panathinaiko Stadium which hosts the archery and the finish for the marathon. This was the original olympic stadium from the 1896 olympics.
The First Olympics were held in Athens. According to the legend Heracles was the founder of this athletic event. Heracles also known as Zeus's son. It was the only athletic event that was held in Athens at the time.
yes they do have a boxing event in the olympics
The location of the Olympic games in Greece originated in Olympia, Greece. The ancient Olympics were held in Athens,Greece at the Parthenon.The modern day Olympics that have been held in Greece were held at the Olympic Stadium in Athens.
They have two Olympic medals to their credit, golds in Double sculls event at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In the Rowing World Championships in the Double Sculls event they achived gold medals in 2002 and 2003.
On November 15, 1859 the first modern revival of the Olympics took place in Athens, Greece.
No other event occurs after the Olympics. What about the Winter Olympics for snow type events and then the para Olympics.
The first summer modern Olympics was in 1896. These were officially know as the Games of the I Olympiad. It was a multi sport event, celebrated in Athens, Greece from the 6th to 15th April 1896.
luge is a winter Olympics event, the Beijing Olympics were the summer Olympics
James Connolly of the United States. The first event that had a winner in the Modern Olympics was the triple jump which was contested April 6, 1896. Connolly won with a jump of 13.71 meters.