10 Interesting Fact About The History of the Olympics
10 Interesting Fact About The History of the Olympics
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Olympics is the oldest international sporting event that is still ongoing today.
The first modern Olympics was held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
In the ancient Olympics, there is only one type of sport, namely running short distance.
First introduced at the Modern Olympics was tennis and golf in 1896.
At the 1900 Olympics, the tower competition from a height of 10 meters was held on the Seine River in Paris.
At the 1904 Olympics, strange sports events such as walking 5 miles and car racing were held.
At the 1912 Olympics, rhythmic gymnastics became an official sporting event for women.
At the 1924 Olympics, Bobsled or Snow Sports Sports were first entered.
In the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Ethiopia won its first gold medal in the history of the Olympics through long -distance running.
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first gold medalist athlete for Tonga appeared in traditional clothes that were minimalist and became viral on social media.