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The original Olympics began in 776 BC at Olympia in Greece, where various city-states competed among each other to honour Zeus, the King of the Gods. The Modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896. Only fourteen nations competed in the 1896 Olympics, including Greece, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Great Britain and Switzerland.
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The ancient olympic gammes begin in what year?
The first Olympic games began in 776BC.
Where were the 1993 Olympic games?
There were no Olympic games in 1993. There were summer Olympic games in 1992 and 1996. There were winter Olympic games in 1992 and 1994.
What year did women begin to compete in olympic field hockey?
1980 Games in Moscow ... Zimbabwe won the gold medal.
Where does the Olympic flame start and finish and why?
The flame's journey starts in Olympia, Greece because it is the home of the Olympics, the town where the first ever Olympics took place. The flame's journey ends in the town that hosts the Olympics so the flame can light the Olympic cauldron and begin the Games.
What was the first national sport and when did it begin?
About 500 years B. C. was founded the olympic tradition in Olympia, Greece. At that time men competed in running. (For women was the participation at Olympic Games prohibited.)
When do the Olympic games in China begin?
The Olympic games begin on the 8th of August 2008.
When will the Youth Olympic Games begin?
The inaugural Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010 will begin on 14 August.
When do the olympic games begin?
february 12
Did Olympic games begin in Greece?
Yes
When did the modern Olympic Games begin?
1896
When did the pentathlon begin?
1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
The ancient olympic gammes begin in what year?
The first Olympic games began in 776BC.
When do the 2011 Olympics start?
There are no Olympic games in 2011. The next Olympic games begin in London on July 27, 2012.
Why did the ancient olympic games begin?
all because of something
From what occasion did the Greek calendar begin?
the first olympic games
In which country do the 2010 Olympic games begin?
in Vancouver, Canada.
When did the modern pentathlon begin?
1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
