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the olympic games began when Heracles built the Olympic Stadium to honor Zues, his father.
Although the ancient Games were staged in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894
A celebration to the god Zeus.
i think there are 2 basic ideas .
1.) to unite the world in one thing all the countries have in common , the love of sports .
2.) to have a competitive gathering of many of the countries to compete in sports and to see who is the best of the best .
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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.
