It evolved from Greece. On Mount Olympus. When Korobs a nearby baker, Wanted a foot race just across the stadium. When this started other people wanted to do the same thing. And then the Olympics got started just because of a baker wanting to have a foot race across a stadium.
This sport was the only sport for 13 Olympics. The Olympics occurs every 4 years so 13 multiplied by 4 is 52. So for 52 years there was only 600m race for that many years and then soon other sports were added to the Olympics.
When the Olympics first started they were just for religion Then they soon let other people join from Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus is in Ancient Greece. This all started about 2,800 years ago. Doing this provided opportunity to the community. This gave runners a chance to run half of a modern running track.
This sport was the only sport for 13 Olympics. The Olympics occurs every 4 years so 13 multiplied by 4 is 52. So for 52 years there was only 600m race for that many years and then soon other sports were added to the Olympics.
When the Olympics first started they were just for religion Then they soon let other people join from Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus is in Ancient Greece. This all started about 2,800 years ago. Doing this provided opportunity to the community. This gave runners a chance to run half of a modern running track.