History of the Olympics

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  • 400

    First Event Made

    200-yard dash
  • 520

    65th Olympiad

    race in armor
  • Jan 1, 720

    15th Olympiad

    long-distance race
  • Jan 1, 724

    Second Event Added

    Two-stadia race
  • 14th Olympiad
    Jan 1, 724

    14th Olympiad

    Double Stadium Race
  • First Recorded Track & Field
    Jan 1, 776

    First Recorded Track & Field

    First written records

  • Organized Sports Organzation

    Coubertin created the first sports organaztion.
  • Flag Adopted

    Flag Adopted

    The flag was adopted in 1914 but flown for the first time only at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

  • First International Olympic Game

    first international olympic games were made

  • People Increasing

    10,500 competitors from 204 countries at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • 18th Olympiad

    18th Olympiad

    Pentathlon

  • 33rd Olympiad

    Pankration

  • 18th Olympiad

    Wrestling

  • 23rd Olympiad

    Boxing
  • 25th Olympiad

    25th Olympiad

    4-horse chariot race
  • 33rd Olympiad

    33rd Olympiad

    horse race
  • 93rd Olympiad

    93rd Olympiad

    2-horse chariot race