History Of The Olympics
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In 776 BC a foot race was run. The winner was the first Olympic hero ever. From that very first race to today, the Olympics have always been a way for nations to come together in friendly competition and international goodwill.
The conditions of the first Olympics were not anything like they are ....
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.... a gymnasium and bathhouse for the athletes, and even a hotel for the wealthiest of spectators.
Vendors were there, selling wine that the spectators drank along with the cheese, bread and olives they ate. Sanitation was basically nonexistent. Water was always in short supply until Herodes Atticus of Athens built an aqueduct and a water system. This did not occur until the games had been taking place for 900 years.
The contests consisted of foot races, horse and chariot races, boxing, w ....
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