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A brief history of the Olympics

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    by Andrew Murphy

    Every two years, representatives from virtually ever country in the world come together to compete for medals in front of thousands of spectators in the stands and millions of television viewers. Today, success in the Olym...read more

  • by Bubba Ray

    The first ever Olympic Games were held in Greece literally more than 2,500 years ago. The Olympics began in 776 B.C. and the only event was a footrace. Later on the Greeks added Boxing, Wrestling, Chariot Racing, and the ...read more

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    by Mj Ferruzza

    The Olympics: Boycotts & More The Olympics and politics have always been a head scratcher. Past the 1972 Munich terrorist disaster, we had... The 1980 boycott* - Russia invades Afghanistan, we don't go. 1984, Sovi...read more

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    by Harvey Stelman

    A brief history of the Olympics: Since there are no articles written on this topic, i decided to write here. If I'm not rated number one think of the mental anguish I will go through. But my confidence grows like an Olympi...read more

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    by Max Power007

    For all the competitors who compete at the olympics this is the pinnacle of their particular sport. Forget about world championships the olympics are the bees knees. But with more and more stories of previous olympians sto...read more

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