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What are the olympic games and how did they originate?
the Olympic games originated from one of the celebrations of the 10 favours of Hercules this festival included the games of veresing each other in a fight,running and chariot racing
What sport did Sebastian Coe do?
Sebastian Coe's olympic is running in the london 2012 games.
What are the similarities between modern Olympic games and Greek Olympic games?
Greek Olympic Games inspired modern Olympic Games. One similaritty is the time between the events. In old Greek, Olympic Games happens every year, but only each four years happens the Olympic Games dedicated to Zeus, the major god in Olimpo. Other similaritie is the competittion between regions, today, countries. Other point is the competittion in running, the oldest sport in Olympic Games. More than that, the fire to make open the event is inspired in old Greek.
What is the four year period between the Olympic Games called?
The Olympiads.
1978 Olympic games?
There were no Olympic Games in 1978
What is the longest running event in the Olympic Games?
The longest running event in the Olympic Games in the marathon at a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards or 42.195 kilometers.
The longest running olympic games?
The longest running games ever is attributed to one Robert Davies' Games, (actually spelled OLIMPICK Games) - the Games ran annually in Chipping Campden from 1612 to 1852 plus a resurrected games in 1951. This makes it the longest running games with 241 events. The Games always included the Main Event which was Shin Kicking! (OUCH!)
What and when is the longest race in the olympipc games called?
The longest race is the 50 Km walk. The longest running race is the Marathon.
When was running first introduced to the olympic games?
Running has been in the Olympic games since they started.
What happens in running races for the Olympic Games?
you we running and runnin
What is the longest event in time and distance in the Olympic games?
the longest event in the olympics is the marathon
What Olympic events did Caribbean Athletes participate in the 2008 Olympic Games?
they participated in the running
What is the longest running event in Commonwealth Games?
The Marathon.
What is the ancient Olympic event called?
The Olympic Games.
In what country did running first originate in the Olympic Games?
Some running events were included in the original Greek games.
