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The olympic games were originally held in Greece around 300 BC they were sportong events held every few years for the enjoyment of their gods, these Olympic traditions died out soon after the Roman invasion of Greece but the were brought back fairly recently in a small town called Much Wenlock in Shropshire near Wales, UK (the Paralympics were made in another town called Mandeville also in the UK) so that is why the London 2012 Olympic mascots are called Wenlock and Mandeville.

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One of the first games played in the first Olympics is the Javelin Throw and Sprint. Before I forgot, it happened on Mount Olympus at Athens, Greece. The first Olympics were in 776 BC
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Ancient Greeks competed in the first olympics.

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A foot race called the Stadion as it was the length of the Stadium where it was held at Olympia.

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