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'[T]he ancient Greeks usually competed without wearing any clothes at all, just another way in which pride in one's city-state or army was left out of what was supposed to be a religious festival.' - www.socialstudiesforkids.com
'During the original Olympic games in ancient Greece, champions were not awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals as they are today. Instead, ancient Olympic victors were awarded an olive branch twisted into a circle to form a crown.' -edsitement.neh.gov
'One of the more stunning true stories about ancient Greece was that during the Olympic Games, all fighting stopped. No matter how long or how fierce a battle had raged, every soldier in the battlefield put down his weapons and traveled to Olympia, there to compete in athletic games designed to honor Zeus and the other Greek gods. For seven days before and seven days after (and for the period of the Games, of course), no fighting was allowed.' -socialstudiesforkids.com
'Footraces..., wrestling, and some other events were carried over [to modern games] from the original Olympic Games.' -scholastic.com
'The original Olympics were always held at Olympia. Almost every modern Olympiad is celebrated in or near a different city of the world.' -scholastic.com
'Swimming can be dated back to the Stone Age, but did not truly become an [organized] sport until the early 19th century...Swimming has featured [in] all editions of the Games since 1896.' -olympic.org
'It’s time for another Olympics, which means it’s once again time for the world’s finest athletes to parade about in a bunch of flag-themed outerwear.' - Matt Bonesteel for The Washington Post 2/9/2018
'[The modern Olympic games are held every 4 years t]o respect the ancient origins of the Olympic Games, which were held every four years at Olympia. The four-year interval between the Ancient Games editions was named an “Olympiad,” and was used for dating purposes at the time: time was counted in Olympiads rather than years.' - olympic.org
'Footraces, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, [and] boxing... were carried over [to modern games] from the original Olympic Games.' - scholastic.com
'The marathon was not run at Olympia, but it has its origin in ancient Greece. In 490 B.C. the Athenians defeated an army of invading Persians at Marathon, which is northeast of Athens. From there, Pheidippides, a champion runner in the Olympic Games, carried the news of victory to the people of Athens. To do this he had to run a great distance. Once he reached Athens and gasped out his news of victory, he died. It is in his honor that the marathon race is run.' -scholastic.com
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