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Who started Olympic?

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According to legend, Herakles and Zeus started the original Olympic Games. The modern, worldwide, Olympic Games were founded by Evangelis Zappas in 1859, but it was half a century before the Olympics would become the popular, regular event we see now.

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The Greeks did. Or did you want to know the name?

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What country started the olympic games?

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