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The Olympic Games
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are an international sports festival that began in
ancient Greece. The original Greek games were staged every fourth year for
several hundred years, until they were abolished in the early Christian era.
The revival of took place in 1896, and since then they have
been staged every fourth year, ex ....
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....the length of the stadium. A cook,
Coroibus of Elis, was the first recorded winner. The first few Olympics had
only local appeal and were limited to one race on one day; only men were
allowed to compete or attend. A second race--twice the length of the stadium--
was added in the 14th Olympics, and a still longer race was added to the next
competition, four years later.
When the powerful, warlike Spartans began to compete, they influenced the
agenda. The 18th Olympics included wrestling.... |
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