The ancient Olympic Games

  • 3000 BCE

    3000

    Its beginning is certain it began in Grecee, al thoug the date is not precise it is calculated that is was 3000 years ago
  • 776 BCE

    776

    The olympic games were the most famous held every four years, in a religious festival in honor of zeus, the first champion was coroebus of Elis, coon whon won the sprint race
  • 708 BCE

    708

    wrestling and pentathlon were introduced, the last was a full competition consisting of five events: the long jump, the javelin throw, a foot race and wrestling
  • 688 BCE

    688

    boxing was introduced, and car racing years later
  • 648 BCE

    648

    the pancration (from the greek pankration) was included, a kind of inrestricted and brutal combat that combined wrestling, boxing and street fighting
  • 616 BCE

    Between 632 and 616 BCE:

    Events for children were presented. And from time to time more Events were added, including a running race in which athletes tan in partía amor and competitions for heralds were also added
  • 200 BCE

    2nd century BCE

    2nd century BCE
    End of the olympic games
  • 1866

    1866
    They organized the first british olympiad held in lo don in 1866
  • 1892

    1892
    The proposal of the international olympic games was raised
  • 1896

    1896
    Renaissance of the modern olympic games
  • 1914

    1914
    The olympic Flag is presented by coubertin