How did the Olympic games begin?

The Olympic games started as a religious festival held in ancient Greece in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods. The festival was held at Olympia, below Mount Olympus, the home of gods, every four years. The first staging of the Olympic game that we know of was in 776BC. People came from all over Greece to take part in or watch the games. The winners of sport such as running and discus were rewarded with crowns of olive leafs. The games continued until AD393 when the ruling Romans banned them. They were revived during the 1800s after archaeological finds renewed interest in Greece. The first of the modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The modern Olympic games are divided into winter and summer events, which take place two years apart.

This is a picture of the Olympic flag