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Did you know... ?
• In the first Games at Olympia, in 776 bc, there was just one event. It was the 200 m race.
• The Games between ancient Greek cities were held every four years for the next 1,200 years.
• The Romans stopped the Olympic Games being played.
• The Olympic Games that take place now were started again in Athens in 1896.
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QWhy were the Olympic Games important?
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