Religion at the Olympics, from ancient Greece to London
Published on: Thursday 26 July 2012
A 600-foot footrace was the only athletic event at the first Olympics, a festival held in 776 B.C. and dedicated to Zeus, the chief Greek god. For the next millennium, Greeks gathered every four years ...
News source: https://www.chron.com/lifestyle/houston-belief/article/religion-at-the-olympics-from-ancient-greece-to-3738355.php
