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Lesson 37 The Olympic Games What are the events? Pole jump Weight lifting Swimming Diving Gymnastics Rings Boxing Background about the Olympic Games The ancient Olympic Games took place in Olympia in Greece every four years between 776 BC and 393 AD. Then there was a gap(间断）of more than 2000 years before the Games began again in 1896. In that year the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens , the capital of Greece. About 280 athletes from 13 countries took part in the Games. China didn’t take part in the