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Olympic Games


Olympic games the Olympic Games were first held in 776 BC that was 2782 years ago, in the ancient Greek times. The games only lasted one day at first, then it grew to 5 days.




The first Olympic Games were held at Olympia. The old stadium could hold 40000 people. The winners got an olive tree crown on their heads.

The first games were

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Long jump
Shot put
Javelin
Boxing
Horse riding

The marathon race which is a 26 mile run did not exist in ancient Greece. It was not started until 1896.

All men who were not slaves were allowed to take part in the games. Women were not allowed to take part. Married women were not even allowed to watch.