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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.
The original Olympic games were competitions held between athletes from the city-states of ancient Greece. The first competition was held in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC.
The Olympic Games get their name from Mt. Olympus (which is quite far from the plains of Olympia). Mt. Olympus was the home of the ancient Greek gods, in whose honor the games were performed every four years.
The first Olympics were held in 776BC, in honour of the Greek God Zeus.
In 1896, the 1st International Olympic Games, also known as the first Olympics of the Modern Era, took place in Athens.
The ideal was for a gradual acceptance of the Olympic Idea in a new International framework.
the olymoics were invented for fun
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It evolved from the funeral games of local heroes, principally Pelops, after whom the Peloponnese is named.
The Olympic games were athletic contests between the city-states of Greece in honor of the gods, who lived at the top of Mt. Olympus.
The Olympic games are loosely based on the ancient Olympic Games of ancient Greece. These were called the Olympic Games because they were held in Olympia, which was a plain in the district of Elis, in southern Greece that was regarded as a sacred region.
They were held in honour of the Greek high god Zeus, at his temple at Olympia in southern Greece.
As a festival for the god Zeus at Olympia in the city-state of Elis.
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What was the area of the ancient Olympics called?
Olympia
What indoor sports games did the ancient Greeks play?
The played the olympic games, every 4 years that is how the Olympics started from the wonderful Greeks!
How serious was the Olympics in ancient Greece?
Ancient Greeks were very serious about the Olympics that even when they are in the middle of a war,they will actually stop what there doing and go and play in the Olympics!
Have women always been allowed to compete in the Olympics?
becauseI'm not exactly sure but i know that the women weren't aloud in the Olympics neither were they aloud to watch the Olympics in the audience.the Olympics were considered a man sport back then like football but in Greek times
What do the modern and ancient Olympics have in common?
Beyond the concept of athletic excellence being admirable, not a great deal.
What will the 2010 Olympics be called?
it's called Winter Olympics or Vancouver Olympic.
What where the first ever Olympics called?
They called it Olympic and they named it after the city where they held the Olympics called Olympia!
What is the third special Olympics called?
para olympics
Which Olympics are called the 'high level upsets' Olympics?
Mexico
Does it have to be in the summer?
The Olympics should be in summer because they called it Summer Olympics
What is the name of disable Olympics?
The "disabled Olympics" is officialy called the Paralympics
Are there horse Olympics?
There are horse events in the Olympics: Show-jumping But a so called "Horse Olympics" where horses participate in dressage,show-jumping, cross country etc are called gymkhanas.
Why were the game orinally called the Olympics games?
mount olympus gave the olympics its name
What was the Olympics called in ancient Greece?
They were called the olympic games!
What is the first part of the Olympics called?
It is called the Opening Ceremonies.
What is a person called when they are in the olyimpics?
A person is called an "Olympian" when they are in the Olympics.
Is snowboard in the Olympics?
Yes, it is in the winter Olympics. The events are called snowboard Cross, half pipe, and slalom.
