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When did sports start in the world

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Sports have been around for over a century but in 776BCE in Olympia and where celebrated in 393CE
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Answer: It was predictably in Greece that sports were first instituted formally, with the first Olympic Games recorded in 776 BCE in Olympia, where they were celebrated until 393 CE. These games took place every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit of time in historical chronologies.

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