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As a festival in honour of the god Zeus.
It most likely began in Scotland & Netherlands in the 1600s. It became part of the Winter Olympic Games in the year 1998.
yes! every year take 2012 for example if its divisable by 2 then its the year of an olympic games either winter olympic games or summer olympic games!
Because it was not an Olympic year
The first olympic games commenced in the year 1896 in Athens, Greece.
The next olympic year is 2012, when the Olynpic Games will be held in London, and be the Summer games.
Some running events were included in the original Greek games.
Soccer was introduced in the Olympic Games in 1990.
The Olympic Games were first hold in 1896.
"How many African countries are competing in the olympic games this year?"
I am not sure when they first started but they originate from Olympus in Greece.