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The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will ...

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Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium by walking under this archway. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

The project, known as “Ancient Olympia ... the project digitally preserves 27 monuments at the site, such as the Olympic Stadium, the temples of Zeus and Hera, and the workshop of the renowned ...

Accompanied by several other priestesses and dancers, all dressed in traditional garbs, the Olympic torch was lit and carried to the ancient stadium, where the first recorded Olympic games took place.

honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the flame through 41 Greek towns to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will ...