The Olympic Games were first held in Athens in the year 776 B.C., and the Institution of the Olympic Truce was by the King of Elis – namely King Iphitos. These games were held, and celebrated each year since then in the summer months of the year, being a one day sporting event. The time span between any two Olympics was later termed as an Olympiad.

The Olympics site being the Olympia which is a well known sanctuary in Greece has an extremely sacred area called the Altis, as well as a vast secular area which held the sporting edifices as well as the various constructions for the administrative functioning of the Olympic Games.

There was a special pilgrimage held for the Olympics which was the visit to Olympia, acknowledging the supremacy of Zeus the almighty God of Greek Mythology.

There were certain rules laid down, for the Olympic Games which are almost remained the same, with the years to come, as well as the introduction of various different rules applicable to various different fields of sporting participation and judging of the Olympics.

The initial games only included a footrace, a long jump, discus throwing, a javelin competition, a wrestling match, a boxing competition, and the pancration, a chariot race horse racing, which have over the years evolved and changed to various sports played and competed in the modern years to follow.

In the year 393A.D. that is the 293rd Olympiad, the Olympics were discontinued, only to be revived by Pierre du Coubertin in 1986 in Athens, Greece. He Introduced an Olympic Flag with the Five Ring emblem, the important Olympic Flame, the Olympics Mascot, as well as the Olympic Games Logo. The Olympic Games today are now the most important sporting event in the world as it is at the Olympics that a forum is made for all athletes from all the various sections of all societies from all countries of the world, and healthy and just competition is prevalent in these competitions.