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Men were the only ones who were allowed to participated in the ancient Olympics. women were not allowed to participate because women were known to disrespect the gods. And that the men competed naked!

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The Olympics are a set of international athletic competitions. They were started to promote competition and friendship.

The modern games started in 1896 and occur every four years. There are now 'summer' and winter games.

Below is a list of previous games and the years they took place.

*** Summer Olympic Games ***

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Year Games Location Country

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1896 I Athens Greece

1900 II Paris France

1904 III St. Louis USA

1908 IV London England

1912 V Stockholm Sweden

1920 VII Antwerp Belgium

1924 VIII Paris France

1928 IX Amsterdam Netherlands

1932 X Los Angeles USA

1936 XI Berlin Germany

1948 XIV London England

1952 XV Helsinki Finland

1956 XVI Melbourne Australia

1960 XVII Rome Italy

1964 XVIII Tokyo Japan

1968 XIX Mexico City Mexico

1972 XX Munich Germany

1976 XXI Montreal Canada

1980 XXII Moscow Russia

1984 XXIII Los Angeles USA

1988 XXIV Seoul South Korea

1992 XXV Barcelona Spain

1996 XXVI Atlanta USA

2000 XXVII Sydney Australia

2004 XXVIII Athens Greece

2008 XXIX Beijing China

2012 XXX London England

2016 XXXI Rio de Janeiro Brazil

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*** Winter Olympic Games ***

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Year Games Location Country

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1924 I Chamonix France

1928 II St. Moritz Switzerland

1932 III Lake Placid USA

1936 IV Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany

1948 V St. Moritz Switzerland

1952 VI Oslo Norway

1956 VII Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy

1960 VIII Squaw Valley USA

1964 IX Innsbruck Austria

1968 X Grenoble France

1972 XI Sapporo Japan

1976 XII Innsbruck Austria

1980 XIII Lake Placid USA

1984 XIV Sarajevo Yugoslavia

1988 XV Calgary Canada

1992 XVI Albertville France

1994 XVII Lillehammer Norway

1998 XVIII Nagano Japan

2002 XIX Salt Lake City USA

2006 XX Turin Italy

2010 XXI Vancouver Canada

2014 XXII Sochi Russia

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They began in 776 BCE, run by the Greek city-state if Elis, as a celebration to the god Zeus at Olympus.

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pacman started the olympics so he could eat them all up like tic tacs

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The Olympics started in 776bc and the Greeks at the time did this so they could please the gods especialy Zeus.

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Only the men did.

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