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2007-02-25 01:33:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Olympics
The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Egyptians held athletic competitions in boxing, wrestling, maybe even running.
-These events where held a good 2000 years before the first Greek Olympics 776 B.C. Probably played a role in influencing the Greeks in the field of athletics.
-China has a very ancient civilization maybe they also had some very early athletic competitions.
2007-02-25 04:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Athens, Greece. The greeks and babylonians started it!
2007-02-25 22:22:00 · answer #2 · answered by This Girl :) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Greeks, specifically the Spartans, were the first real olympians. Participation was encouraged because it helped train men and women and keep them physically fit.
2007-02-25 13:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The greeks and babylonians started it,,in greece
2007-02-26 17:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ancient greece
2007-02-28 12:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by dagreek 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋