Why did the Olympic Games begin?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

king artemus of Athens boasted about the might of his people to other rulers, therefore they waged a freindly compition to decide who is better this then grew into the modern Olympics we watch today.

Wiki User

∙ 13y ago

What else can I help you with?

When do the Olympic games in China begin?

The Olympic games begin on the 8th of August 2008.

When will the Youth Olympic Games begin?

The inaugural Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010 will begin on 14 August.

When do the olympic games begin?

february 12

Did Olympic games begin in Greece?

Yes

When did the modern Olympic Games begin?

1896

When did the pentathlon begin?

1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.

The ancient olympic gammes begin in what year?

The first Olympic games began in 776BC.

When do the 2011 Olympics start?

There are no Olympic games in 2011. The next Olympic games begin in London on July 27, 2012.

When did the modern pentathlon begin?

1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.

From what occasion did the Greek calendar begin?

the first olympic games

Why did the ancient olympic games begin?

all because of something

In which country do the 2010 Olympic games begin?

in Vancouver, Canada.