Men ran the races without any clothes on. Married women were not allowed to attend the Olympics and women weren't allowed to compete in any of the events

The ancient Olympics

was hosted every

year in August.

There was a separate

women's festival that

was called Heraia

and was dedicated

to the honour of

Hera, the wife of

Zeus.

The modern

Olympics

were started

in 1896 by a

French

educator and

historian by

the name of

Pierre de

Coubertin.

Today the

Olympics are

are the

biggest

sporting

event