What is the history of Olympics?

The Olympic Games are an international sports festival that began in ancient Greece. The original Greek games were staged every fourth year for several hundred years until they were abolished in the early Christian era. The revival of the Olympic games took place in 1896, and since then they have been staged every fourth year, except during World War I and World War II (1916, 1940, 1944). According to Hippias of Elis, who compiled a list of Olympic victors c.400 BC, at first, the only Olympic event was a 200-yard dash, called a stadium. This was the only event until 724 BC when a two-stadia race was added. Two years later the 24-stadia event began, and in 708 the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon, a five-event match consisted of running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin. In time boxing, a chariot race, and other events were included.

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