THE OYLIMPICS IN GREECE
The Ancient Greece Olympics .In 776 b.c.e ,about three thousand years ago, the first Olympic game took place . Originally, the games were part of a religious festival to honour Zeus . the greek gods who lived on mount Olympus ,the highest mountain in Greece
The Ancient Olympic games were originally a festival ,or celebration of and for Zeus; later, events such as a footrace a javelin contest, and wrestling were added. In the Olympic games the men ran with no cloths on. Gradually, other events were added. However, there were no team sports like the modern Olympics. There was only one winner and he was given a wreath of olive leaves as prize. These leaves were taken from a tree located at Olympia behind the temple dedicated to Zeus.