Thefirst Olympic Games at Olympia were held in 776 They were held 1 four years from 776 to 393 A. In ancient 2 , games were closely 3 to the worship(尊敬)of the gods and heroes. They were also heldas part of religious ceremonies(宗教仪式)to 4 dead heroes. But from the beginning, the games at Olympia served to 5 the Greek sense of national unity. So every four yearsover 1 100 years, thousands of 6 stopped all wars and 7 to a small sanctuary in northwestern Greece for five days in thelate summer for 8 reason—to watch the Olympic Games.During that time, 9 from all over the Greek worldcompeted in a number of 10 events and worshipped the gods atOlympia. The athletes competed not for 11 or material goods, 12 only for the honor of being Olympic visitors. Like ourOlympics, 13 athletes were heroes who put theirhometowns on the map. However, 14 ourOlympics, only 15 who spoke Greek could compete,instead of athletes from any 16 and the games were 17 held at Olympia instead of moving around to differentplaces every time.
The 18 Olympics had a rich variety of games. Many of thesegames are the ancestors of our modern Olympic Games and had 19 and playing conditions which modern athletes would bevery 20 with. They include boxing, jumping,running, wrestling and so on.