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if you are talking about the first ancient Olympics then the answer is yes, if you are taling about the first modern Olympics then the answer is no, athletes from 14 nations competed, including, USA, Great Britain, France, Germany and Australia
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What is similar about the modern and ancient Olympics?
All the contestants would compete for an Olympic medal !
What did the Greek Olympic torch represent?
the inner energy of all the contestants
Who is the drug taker in the Olympics game 2012?
All contestants test negative before they can participate.
What are the athletic games in the Olympics?
Asterme rikey and loopeing (these are all Greek)
Where proper noun in All contestants dress as gorillas?
All contestants dress as gorillas
Did they ware uniforms in ancient Greek Olympics?
No, it was all male and they didn't wear anything.
What was the pankratin in the ancient Olympics?
The sport of Pankration was one of the sports in the original Olympic games. The name when translated into English means no holds barred (Literally 'all to be strong). It is similar to wrestling but allows kicking etc as well and the contestants aim to survive or escape as much as to win.
Do Olympics sailing contestants take their own boats to the competition?
You'll see that, although the hulls are all painted the same, the deck colours and sails are not. Certainly in the Finn class Ben Ainslie is using the same boat as he used in previous Olympics.
What would happen when the judge caught girls in the olyimpic?
First of all, girls are allowed in the Olympics ,as athletes and as a part of the crowd. This was allowed since the Modern Olympics started (1896-present).In the ancient Greek Olympics girls would not be allowed to do anything with the. She would thrown out.To answer your Question (answer): Nothing
Where did the ancient Olympic's get started?
The ancient Olympics were held and started in contribution to Zeus, king of all the Greek gods. The origin of the ancient Olympics were in Olympia, Greece.
Did Hercules build the first olympic stadium?
According to Greek mythology Hercules invented this athletic event to celebrate his fifth labour, cleaning all of Augeas' horse stalls in one day. The Greeks say the Olympics were held in honor of the king of the Greek gods, Zeus. Again according to Greek mythology, Hercules created them in honor of of Zeus helping him achieve his fifth labour.
Who participated in the ancient Olympics?
Free men from all over the Greek world would participate. These were usually wealthier people, as the games took place during the Greek harvest, so peasants could rarely afford to compete.
