The very first Olympic games were held in 776BC and were regarded as a religious festival. Today, there are many games that take place with some being: Volleyball, Marathon, Wrestling, Water Polo, Swimming, Softball, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, among others.
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It originally consisted of foot races. Only men were allowed to compete, women weren't even allowed to watch.
The first games of the Olympiad.
There was no Olympic Games outside of Greece before the first one was recorded.
which town in england first held an olympic games in 1800's
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.