Spirit of fair play The Olympic Charter, established by de Coubertin, states that 'The practice of sport is a human right'.

It was a survival instinct. Running officially became a competitive sport in Olympia in Ancient Greece, where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. The one and only running race was a short ...

The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

The modern Olympics might be based on the principles ... gave the games their name when the event was launched there in 776 BC – lies on the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula of ...

Ancient Olympia is the birthplace of the Olympics and its sanctuaries and temples are ... of Elis in the 8th century BC – with tradition dating the first games at 776 BC. It was more than one hundred ...

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It was a survival instinct. Running officially became a competitive sport in Olympia in Ancient Greece, where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. The one and only running race was a short ...

The first Olympic Games in the new millennia were held in Sydney in 2000 ... The inaugural Olympic Games took place in ancient Greece in 776 BC. Who started the modern Olympic Games and in which year?

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A gold medal awarded at the first Olympic games held in the United States recently sold at auction for an eye-popping sum of money, The Associated Press reported. The medal was awarded to ...