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[单项选择]The first ancient Olympics were held in 776 B.C.. The games got their name from Olympia, the Greek city where they took place. Like the Summer Olympics of today, the ancient Olympics were held every four years.
Thousands of people from all over the Greek world came to watch. The main stadium held about 45,000 people. "We have accounts of visitors and pilgrims setting up tents all around the site," Lisa Cerrato of Tufts University said.
During the first Olympics, there was only one competition — a 200-meter race. But over time the games grew to include wrestling, chariot racing boxing, and other sports. Women were not allowed to compete, but they had their own separate games.
"The ancient athletes became celebrities (名人) , just like today. They often lived the rest of their lives being treated to free dinners." Cerrato said. "City-states even tried to steal away each other’’s athletes by offering them various awards."
The ancient Olympics existed until 393 AD. But th
A. Thousands of people came to watch.
B. The main stadium is still not big enough.
C. They have found the related record of the events.
D. Many of them were visitors and pilgrims.
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The first Olympic games were held in 766 B.C. at Olympia, in
ancient Greece. After that, the games were held at intervals until 393 A. D.,
when they were stopped by the Ro man Conquerors.
The first game
lasted only one day and there was only one contest. It was a short race.
Afterwards, additional races and other events were added, and the duration was
extended to seven days.
The modern Olympic Games were started in
Athens, Greece, in 1896. Since then the games have been held every four years in
different countries in turn. But there were no games in 1916, 1940 and 1944
because of Word Wars I and II. Athletic contests (track and field events) are
still the main feature, but many more sport events have been added, such as
swimming, diving, gymnastics, weight lifting.
The Olympics start
with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, which is lighted on Mount Olympus by
the sun’s rays. The Olympic Flame burns throughout the games until
