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    How many events were at the first Olympic Games held in Greece and how many will be held this year?

    Question #49583. Asked by mochyn. (Jul 19 04 11:44 AM)


    MaggieG 5

    		At the first games in 1896 there were 43 events in 9 sports.
    http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.html


    [Jul 19 04 1:17 PM] MaggieG 5 writes:

    In the 2004 games there will be 301 medal events in 28 sports.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics

    [Jul 19 04 1:40 PM] MaggieG 5 writes:

    At one time there were 23 events but not all held at the same festival.
    http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olancien.shtml

    Jul 19 04, 12:14 PM
    mochyn

    		not 1896 maggie, the original Olympic games

    Jul 19 04, 12:19 PM
    MaggieG 5

    		At first there was only one event - a 600 feet long race , I suppose that's about the equivalent of the present day 200 metres race (maths is not my strong point). This was the case for the first thirteen Olympics until 724 BC. Then other events started being held.
    http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

    Jul 19 04, 4:38 PM

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