The Olympic Games began at Olympia in Greece in 776 B.C. The Greek calendar was based on the Olympiad, it came every four years. Olympia was in the valley of Elis. Here Greeks put up statues and temples for their god Zeus. People believe that the games in 776 B.C were not the first, but just the first organized games of it’s kind. According to a man of Elis, the first Olympic event was …showed first 75 words of 360 total…

…showed last 75 words of 360 total…Committee. Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning was begun. Olympic Flag The Olympic Flag was created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1914, it contains five interconnected rings on a white background. The five rings symbolize the five continents around the world. The colours were chose because at least one of them appeared on the flag of every country in the world. The flag was first flown during the 1920 Olympics.