The History of the Olympic Games

Part 1

The History of the Olympic Games

1          Early history

            The Olympic Games started in 776 B.C;  they were named Olympic after the city of Olympia in Greek where the games started  the first time. The five rings symbolof the Olympic Games represents the five continents (North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe). People say the Games were there even before 776 B.C by 500 to 600 years. Olden historians started to measure the timing for the games to start every four years between August to September. The Olympics had only one game called "Stade" which is a sprint race for about 210 yards.

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