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In Episode 67 of Check This Out — Podcast 4 Kids, hosts Cece and Amy explore how the Olympic Games began and evolved. From the first recorded Olympic Games in 776 BC at Olympia in Greece.  The olympics are held every four years, and a long time ago this was to honor Zeus!  Original Olympians were awarded olive-leaf crowns.  Learn the story of the journey from the ancient olympics to the modern Summer and Winter Olympics revived in 1896 and expanded with the Winter Games in 1924. Cece and Amy cover who could compete in ancient times, key events like running, wrestling, boxing, pentathlon and the brutal pankration, the Olympic Truce, the decline under Roman rule and later rediscovery, and modern traditions such as medals and the torch relay (10,001 torchbearers planned for Milano Cortina 2026), plus fun facts about 16 Winter and 36 Summer sports and a short poem to help kids remember.

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