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The modern Olympic games make the greatest show on the way. Sportsmen and sportswomen from more than a hundred countries assemble together in some cities of the world every four years. They take part in contests of speed strength and skill. The first Olympic were perhaps held nearly 3,400 years ago in ancygreece. We know very little about these games, but we have definite account of there games from 776 BC. The games were held in Olympia which was a magnificent city with its marble stadium gymnasia and temples. There games lasted a month. The contests were held in running boxing leapxing leaping wrestling chariot racing and throwing the discus and javeli orators. Poets and musicians also took part in there games. Training for the athletes was very hard and discipline was very strict. Women were not even allowed to watch the games and the punishment on being caught watching was death.