Ancient Olympic Games

The Greeks stipulated in 776 BC that a sports meeting would be held every four years in Olympia. During the games, all Greek contestants and nearby commoners gathered in Olympia, a picturesque town in southern Greece. In 776 BC, at the first Olympic Games held here, Dorians Coro won the championship in the 192.27-meter short race, becoming the first person to win the first event of the international Olympic Games. Later, the scale of the ancient Greek games gradually expanded and became a grand gathering to display national spirit. The winners received wreaths made of laurel, wild olive, and palm.

Starting from 776 BC and ending in 394 AD, lasting for 1,168 years, a total of 293 ancient Olympic Games were held. In 394 AD, it was banned by Emperor Theodosius I of Rome.