Original Olympic Games Events

Original Olympic Games Events. On this day in 1896, the first modern Olympic games were held The Olympic Games began in Olympia, Greece, in 776 BCE and took place every four years until 393 CE And in 1924, the Winter Olympics were added to showcase chillier sports such as cross-country skiing, speed skating, and ice hockey.

Appropriately, the opening ceremony for the first modern Olympics took place in Athens in the Panathenaic Stadium, originally constructed in the fourth century B.C., which had been restored for the occasion. The Olympic Games began in Olympia, Greece, in 776 BCE and took place every four years until 393 CE

Events of the Ancient Olympic Games Britannica

The first written records of the ancient Olympic Games date to 776 B.C., when a cook named Coroebus won the only event—a 192-meter footrace called the stade. Nearly a millennium and a half later, the Olympics returned, reviving the ancient spirit of competition and community on a global scale 393, after Rome conquered Greece in the second century B.C

Olympic Games London 1908, Sports, Medals Britannica. However, over the years other events were added, and the Games eventually were expanded to five days. And in 1924, the Winter Olympics were added to showcase chillier sports such as cross-country skiing, speed skating, and ice hockey.

Opening ceremony of the 1896 Olympic Games in Panathinaiko Stadium Athens Greece ( Eye. Appropriately, the opening ceremony for the first modern Olympics took place in Athens in the Panathenaic Stadium, originally constructed in the fourth century B.C., which had been restored for the occasion. 393, after Rome conquered Greece in the second century B.C