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Ancient Olympic games




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Ancient Olympic games

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The Olympic Games began over years ago in , in southwest Greece.
The Games were part of a festival.
The games were held in honour of , and were held every years at Olympia.
People from all over the world came to watch and take part.
At the first Olympic Games, the only event was a short sprint from one end of the to the other.
Later they included , boxing, long jump, throwing the javelin and , and chariot racing.
Winners were given a , and a hero's welcome back home.