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Events relating to the olympic games
Wrestling is included in the Olympic games, followed by a terrifying form of all-in wrestling from 652 BC
Boxing is included in the Olympic games, with each bout going on until one fighter gives up
The Olympic games are extended to five days, the first and last of which are taken up with religious ceremonies
The first modern Olympic Games, organized by Pierre de Coubertin, are held in Athens
Eleven Israeli athletes are killed by Palestinian 'Black September' terrorists at the Munich Olympic Games
Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman lights the cauldron to launch the Sydney Olympic Games
Anish Kapoor's 114.5 metres tall sculpture, AncelorMittal Orbit, is erected in the Queen Elizabeth Park, created in East London for the Olympic Games