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Why do you use the name Olympics and what does it mean?

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∙ 13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The first Olympic Games were held in Olympia (southwest of the Balkans) in ancient Greece in 776BC. The sport events got their name from the place where they originated from.

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