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Which countries were allowed to take part in the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
Individual entries - had to be a citizen of a Greek city-state.
What rules were established for the ancient Greek Olympic Games?
The Games were established by the city-state of Elis, on whose territory the Games were held. The city provided three referees to supervise them. Participation in the Games were restricted to the citizens of Greek city-states.
Who wasn't allowed to compete in Ancient Greece Olympics?
Women were not permitted to watch the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
Which city was the first to light the Olympic flame?
The olympic flame is always first lit in the ancient Greek city of Olympia, where the games originate from. This year - 2012 it was lit in the ancient Greek city on May 2012 and was then taken across the country and finally handed over to the British officials, for the London 2012 Games, in the Greek capital, Athens but it was never lit there and it was most definitely not lit in the English city - Slough as mentioned in the previous answer.
Why do the winter Olympic games happen?
The Olympics are modeled after the ancient Greek Olympics which were a competition between Greek city-states. The Winter Olympics happen now to have snow and ice sports in the Olympics.
