The Olympics By 24erider 688 BCE Boxing is established Period: 688 BCE to 2016 The Olympics http://www.history.com/topics/olympic-games https://www.olympic.org/ 680 BCE Chariot race is established 562 BCE The long jump was established 1000 The first millennium was celebrated in the Olymics 1896 Gymnastics is established 1908 Diving was established 1964 Volleyball was establised 1980 The Olympics were in Lake Placerd 2006 The Olympics were in Turin 2016 The Olympics were in Rio 2016 Simone Biles wins gold in artistic gymnastics