which sports were part of the games?
Marathon, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, sailing, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling
1896 Summer Olympics
The athletics events had the most international field of any of the sports. The major highlight was the marathon, held for the first time in international competition.
who took part in the modern olympic games Fourteen nations; all European, and 241 athletes (all males) when was this? From 6 to 15 April 1896 where did it take place? Athens, Greece which were the venues? Panathenaic Stadium, Marathon, Bay of Zea, Zappeion, Kallithea, and Athens Lawn Tennis Club was there an opening ceremony conducted? Yes where? Panathenaic Stadium has it been used for any other purpose? Yes, hosted the opening ceremony of the 1997 World Championships in Athletics which other olympics have been held here? Zappas Olympics and 2004 Olympic was any reconstruction work done to it? Yes when? 139/140-143-144 AD by whom? Herodes Atticus who is he? A Greco-Roman politician and sophist who served as a Roman senator does he have any relation to the games? UNANSWERABLE where was the closing ceremony of the original games held? Panathenaic Stadium
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1896 Summer Olympics [SEP] Athletics
The athletics events had the most international field of any of the sports. The major highlight was the marathon, held for the first time in international competition. Spyridon Louis, a previously unrecognised water carrier, won the event to become the only Greek athletics champion and a national hero. Although Greece had been favoured to win the discus and the shot put, the best Greek athletes finished just behind the American Robert Garrett in both events. No world records were set, as few top international competitors had elected to compete. In addition, the curves of the track were very tight, making fast times in the running events virtually impossible.