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Sadie Denoyer on 17 Feb 09AncientSports.net - The first Olympics historically recorded were held in Olympia in 773 BC, but some historians believe that the event actually dates back to the thirteenth century. It is an ancient and wildly popular event - in fact, the most popular sporting event in history. The actual origins of the Olympics are unknown; a popular legend, however, describes an unlikely victory of a footrace by the Greek Hero Hercules.