Why were they held in Olympia?

Answer 1

They were held in Olympia because the athleticism of the games was a form of worship. So they built a temple to Zeus and a stadium at Olympia to host these games. (Note that it is on the opposite side of Greece, the southwest, from the similarly-named Mount Olympus, in NE Greece.)
As a festival to the god Zeus at his temple at Olympia in southern Greece.

Answer 2

The Olympic Games were held in Olympia (Eli) because it was believed that Zeus picked Olympia by throwing a thunderbolt at the spot of Olympia, scorching the Earth.

In Pausanias' Olympiads he says that the scorch of the Earth by Zeus is covered by a bronze vase in the Temple of Olympian Zeus
It was a festival for Zeus, held at his temple in Olympia in Elis southern Greece.

Answer 3

The games were held in honour of the god Zeus, and were held at his temple at Olympia in the city-state of Elis in southern Greece.

Answer 4

The Olympics are called the Olympics because of the fact that they were originally held in Olympia.

Answer 5

In honour of zeus, greek god. The great games were part of a religious festival.

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