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Q: What were the Olympics named after?
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Who named the Olympics?

oh the king i think


Why do they call the international games the Olympics?

It is named after the ancient "world" games, the olympics. That was named so because it was in honor of the gods who supposedly lived on Mount Olympia, in Greece.


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!


Why was the games named the Olympics?

Because the first ever ever ever Olympics were in Olympia so they got the name Olympics. and if did not know Olympia is in Greece


Is there a swimmer named michaela?

Yes there is a swimmer named michaela but she didn't go to the Olympics or anything.


What part of Greece is the longest race in the Olympics named after?

Marathon.


What are the Olympics named after?

personally i think that they were named after the ancient Romans or the ancient Greece because in those days of that long ago they did Olympics so I'm sorry if this answer didn't help you i tried my best :)


Who died in the 2010 Olympics?

A Georgian luger named Nobar Kumartashivili


What company created the Beijing Olympics emblem?

A Chinese artist named Zhang Wu. http://www.mondochina.com/beijing-olympics-emblem.htm


Who was a winner of the ancient Greece Olympics?

Orsuippus from Megars and Acanthus of Sparta are early "named" winners. One of the many named...


Who said the Olympics would be held every four years?

Who was said to have named the olympics and decided that they should be held every four years?


Who thought of the modern Olympics?

A Greek person named Heracles. Not a French person.