Title: Ancient Greece Olympics | When did the Olympics start | Greek Olympics
Headings: Greek Olympic Games
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Ancient Greek Olympics
18 facts you must know about the Ancient Greek Olympics

Content: Initially the Olympics begun as a one day contest of wrestling and athletics, however the games quickly developed to last a week and have many more sports. An often forgotten fact was there were other sporting contests alongside the Olympic games such as the; the Pythian Games which took place every four years just outside of Delphi. And the Isthmos games which took place every two years near Corinth. Although both were very popular neither of them could compete with the Greek Olympics. 18 facts you must know about the Ancient Greek Olympics
According to Greek mythology the God Heracles was the founder of the Ancient Greek Olympics. Some records indicate that Heracles ran a race in Olympia and declared that the race should be repeated every four years. Winners were presented with a wreath of laurel leaves, which were highly regarded by the Ancient       Greeks, due to the God Apollo being known for wearing a laurel wreath. When the modern day Olympics were revived the laurel was appropriately chosen to symbolise the games. The first ever winner of the greek olympics was a baker from the region of Eleia which was the region of Olympia where the olympic games were founded.