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According to historical records, Olympic games have been held for about 3,000 years. The first recorded Olympics were held in Greece in 776 BC in honor of the god Zeus. It is believed, though, that the Games had been held for a long time before that.
Initially, there was only one event. It was a 192 meter footrace--an approximate 210 yard sprint.
The name "Olympics" was applied to the event because it was held on the sacred Greek site of Olympia.
The Games were banned in 393 A.D. as a "pagan cult", but revived in the late 19th Century (1800s) in Athens with 13 countries competing in 43 events.
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What do Greeks invent?
the olympics
Did ancient rome invent the Olympics?
No. The Olympics were strictly a Greek festival.
Why did Olympia invent the Olympics?
honor of their gods
Did the ancient Greeks invent the rings in the Olympics?
yes
Why did the Greeks invent Olympics?
The Greeks invented the Olympics in honour of their gods.
Do the Greeks own the Olympics?
Although the Greeks did invent the Olympics, they do not own it. It is owned by the International Olympic Committee.
What sport did the First Nations invent?
i say any sport in the Olympics since Greece stared the Olympics and they are an old country
What sport competition did the Greeks invent that still occurs every four years?
The Olympics
Which three sports did the Greeks invent first for the Olympics?
They played standard sports.
Did anyone made up the penguin Olympics on club penguin?
Who ever posted this question, I was the first one to invent the Club Penguin Olympics. But can you help me spread the word.
Who was the first person to invent winter Olympics?
The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924 in the French resort of Chamonix and were imagined by Eugene Brunettea d'Usseaux (ITA) in 1911
Did ancient Greece invent the Olympics?
Yes, the Greeks invented the Olympics and held tornaments in Olympus. Sports like archery, javelin throwing, wrestling. BTW they did it naked.
