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What year was the second event added to the ancient Olympics?
There was no second event. Some of the events already came and the first ones were card games.
What year did women's swimming become an olympic event?
Women first started swimming in the Olympics in 1912.
What events are in Karate for this year's Olympics in Beijing?
Karate is not and hasn't ever been an event in the Olympics. Tae Kwon Do is an Olympic event.
When did the first woman play croquet at the Olympics?
That was the 1900 Games in Paris. 1900 was the only year croquet was an Olympic event.
What year did womens swimming become an event for the Olympics?
1912
What year was tennis first in the Olympics?
In first hit the headlines that tennis was in the Olympics was in the year of 1896.
When was the first year soccer was played in Olympics?
1900 was the first year soccer was played in Olympics.
On what day were the first Olympics held?
As far as the ancient Olympics, that information is not known although historians agree that the year was 776 BC. As far as the modern Olympics, that was April 6, 1896. The first event competed was a preliminary heat in the 100 meter dash.
What year did basketball become an official Olympics event?
Basketball became an official Olympic event in 1936. It was included for the first time at the Berlin Games. Prior to this, the sport had been played in exhibition matches at the Olympics since 1904, but it was not until 1936 that it was formally recognized as a medal event.
What year did team handball become an Olympic sport?
Men first played handball at the 1936 Games in Berlin. The event was then removed from the Olympics until the 1972 Games in Munich and has been competed in every Olympics since. Women first played handball at the 1976 Games in Montreal and the event has been competed in every Olympics since.
What major event is happening in china this year 2008?
The Olympics in Beijing!
What global sporting event is taking place in London this year?
The olympics
