It was on 1984
21 running events at the morden Olympics
Running is commonly refered to as "Track" in the Olympics.
In the Ancient Olympics the competitors were nude.
Because it is a sport you could ask the same about running... Why did running come into the olympics? Because it is a sport!
yes
running.
London
It is impossible to say for the ancient Olympics. For the modern Olympics you need to state what distance.
The closest thing to XC in the Olympics is cross-country skiing in the winter Olympics. There is also track, but that does not compare to the sickness of running through the woods now does it? XCbadger44
There was only on running event played in the Ancient Olympics, the short sprint from one side of the stadium to the other.
The answer is running
Marathon