I am not sure when they first started but they originate from Olympus in Greece.
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Some running events were included in the original Greek games.
As a festival in honour of the god Zeus.
As religous ritual, where early civilizations linked athletic performance to divine worship.
The first city to light the Olympic flame was.. ATHENS, GREECE:D Hope my input helped!! :DThe first city to light the Olympic flame is always the ancient Greek city of Olympia where the Games originate from.
A chef won the first ever Olympic games.
The Olympic Games were first hold in 1896.
Olympia in Elis, southern Greece 776 BCE.
The first Youth Olympic Games will be in Singapore !
The first Olympic games were in Greece.
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.