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Why is gold used to make the first place metals in the Olympic Games?
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∙ 9y ago
Gold resembles the golden age, when men lived among the gods.
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Where do the Olympic games take place and which one is first?
Olympic games were initially started in in the city of Athens in 1896
Where and when did the first powered flight take place?
First Modern Olympic Games --- 4/6/1896cg
What prizes are awarded at the Olympics?
In the modern Olympic games, Gold medals are awarded for first-place, Silver medals are awarded for second-place, and Bronze medals are awarded for third-place. Typically the medals are only plated with the respective metals - the cost would otherwise be outrageous. In the ancient Olympic games, the winners received laurel wreaths.
What event is first to take place at the London Olympic games?
hurdles
When and where did the first modern time olympic games take place?
the first olympic games were in athens 1852
What was the date when the olympics first took place?
The first official Olympic games took place April 6, 1896. However, they were based on the Olympic games of Ancient Egypt which are believed to have begun in 776 BC.
Where did the first olympic game took place?
The first Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece.
Where did the first modern olympic games take place?
Athens, Greece in 1896.
In which year did the very first Olympic Games take place?
776 BCE.
Where were the modern olympic games held?
The first Olympic Games of the modern era took place in 1896. They were held in Athens, Greece where they were held in ancient times.
What kind of medals did first place winners receive in the first Olympic games?
real gold medals
Why was Olympia so important to the ancient Greeks?
It was the first place to hold the Olympic games
