The Olympics began in ancient Greece connecting all ancient city states of the region to compete in games and events. These events would be held in Olympia Greece and began in 776 BC up until 393 AD. In the original Olympic games Main events that athletes competed in were Wrestling,Chariot races,boxing, track, distance running, and field events.
It would take over a millennia for the Olympic Games to be revived in modern times. The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens Greece in 1896. Olympic games are still being held to date with the next Olympic games being held in South Korea. since ancient times a surplus of events have been added some of which are. swimming, diving, boxing, soccer, hockey, biking,etc