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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

General Knowledge Questions » Olympic General Knowledge

According to the legends and menuscripts the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles a son of Zeus.

The very first Olympic race which was organised in 776 BC was won by Corubus by profession he was a chef.

The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. There were 311 male but no female competitors.

The first Olympic games were held in 776BC and then after that every 4 years repeatedly until 339BC.


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