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2006 - Turin, Italy
2004 - Athens, Greece
2002 - Salt Lake City, USA
2000 - Sydney, Australia
1998 - Nagano, Japan
1996 - Atlanta, USA
1994 - Lillehammer, Norway
1992 - Barcelona, Spain
1988 winter - Calgary, Canada
1988 summer - Seoul, South Korea
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ProfessorIn Olympia. It is a place built especially for the sports events held in every 4 years. It is in the northwest part of the Peloponnesos (which is the southern part of the Balkans, i. e. Greece.)
Olimpia has nothing to do with Mount Olympus, where the gods and goddesses lived according to the ancient Greeks.
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What year was the first modern olympics held?
The first Modern Olympics were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Why were the modern Olympics started?
When the modern Olympics started in 1896,the first place winners were given silver medals because gold was thought to be....Inferior, Terribly expensive, and Witchcraft metal OR Royal stuff.The modern Olympics started in 1896 at Athens,Greece.The modern Olympics was re-established after about fifteen hundred years since it was abolished by the Romans.In 1894,a frenchman named Baron Pierre De Coubertin had the idea of reviving the Olympics.Following his suggestion,an international congress of fifteen nations joined together and held a meeting.Finally they agreed and the first Olympics were held in the rebuilt stadium in Athens.now you know
Why was the Olympic games held in ancient Greece?
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, because Greece 'invented' the Olympics in ancient times. The date was 1896. During WW2 they were suspended of course. They were scheduled for 1940 as they were in Berlin in 1936. Hitler got into the way for the never held 1940 Olympics. I have a comment on the modern day Olympics. In ancient Greece the idea was to credit the individual winners .. they were never intended to be a contest as to how many medals a country won. In ancient Greece the city states entered athletes but as example Sparta did not gather medals...
Who was zeus' favorite city-state?
From every thing I have heard personally, I think Zeus's favorite city state is Olympia. This is where the Olympics were held every four years in his honor.
Why are the Olympics called the Olympics?
The modern Olympic Games were started in 1894 when Pierre Fredi, Baron de Coubertin wanted to have an international understanding through sporting competition. I think the olympic games are cool to watch. I am a differrent person then the ones who mad and edited it. The Olympics are dangerous, someone died in training. And training is usually so much work. What's wrong with just watching sports? Also the olympic games was made up to train the army for war.
