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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.
In what country did the olympic games begin in?
well, that's like asking, did the egg come first or the chicken, no answer for that now is there?? love you xx
