The Games Began Twice--in Greece.

• Author: Vilbig, Peter
• Position: Brief Article

OK, listen up, sports fans. Olympic Games: Started in Greece in 776 B.C. in a little village called Olympus. Went on for more than 1,000 years. Canceled in 393 A.D. Main events: foot races, javelin throw, boxing, wrestling, chariot races. Famous athlete? Milo of Kroton. Won five consecutive wrestling titles. For kicks he would tie a cord around his forehead, hold his breath, and break the cord with his bulging veins. (Don't try this trick at home.)

Modern Olympic Games: Started up again in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Have been held every four years since, except during World Wars I (1916) and II (1940 and 1944)...