Question

history of the Olympics

Answer 1

Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896.The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques[1][2]) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating.[3] The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart.

Answer 2

the origin ancient of olympic games is lost in the midist of pre history.the games were first held in honour of greek god ,zesus in776bc in the plain of the kingdom of elis,nestledin a lush valley between the alphesus river and mount kronion 15km from the ionian sea. the ancient olympics lasted for five days .