Original Olympic Events Still. The 4th century bc track that is still visible and visitable at ancient olympia measures just over 192m. Crowns, ribbons and palm branches.
The ancient olympic games were a sporting event held every four years at the sacred site of olympia, in the western peloponnese, in honour of zeus, the supreme god of the. There are also several sports on the winter olympic programme that were first featured as demonstration sports, including.