The document provides a history of the Olympic Games from their origins in ancient Greece to the modern Olympics. It discusses how the first Olympics were held in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece to honor the god Zeus and featured running events. The Games were prohibited in 394 AD when the Christian Roman Emperor banned them. Pierre de Coubertin helped revive the Olympics in the late 19th century, and the first modern Olympics took place in Athens in 1896 with 14 nations participating. The Winter Olympics began in 1924 in France, and both Summer and Winter Olympics now occur every four years and are a huge global media event watched around the world.