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The first recorded Olympic Games took place in ancient Greece in 776 BCE.
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The Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions held every four years in Olympia, Greece. These games featured events such as foot races, wrestling, jumping, and javelin throwing. They were not only sports contests but also religious festivals honoring the god Zeus. This formalization of sports into scheduled competitions marks one of the earliest examples of organized sport in history.
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