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As a festival in honour of the god Zeus.
Olympia in Elis, southern Greece 776 BCE.
Some running events were included in the original Greek games.
I am not sure when they first started but they originate from Olympus in Greece.
Olympia in Elis in southern Greece as a religious festival for Zeus in 776 BCE.
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"In the name of all the competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams."
Olympia in Elis in southern Greece as a religious festival for Zeus in 776 BCE.
The began at Olympia in Elis in southern Greece as a religious festival for Zeus in 776 BCE.
mount Olympia
As religous ritual, where early civilizations linked athletic performance to divine worship.