Here is the Olympic Games History Ancient Olympic Games and Modern Olympic Games.
Once every four years, men from all over Greece came to compete in a great athletic festival in Elis, in western Greece (Women were not allowed to compete). This was called the Olympic games because the place was called Olympia. It was a religious festival to honor the Greek gods Zeus and Hera.
The 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will take place from March 24 to August 8, 2008.
The Beijing Olympic Flame began the “Journey of Harmony“ on March 24 2008, from the site of ancient Olympia in Greece.
Here is the Route of the Olympic torch relay for the Beijing Games
Detailed list: http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/journey/calendar/index.shtml
( Image : High Priestess Maria Nafpliotou lights a flame pot. Photo credit: torchrelay.beijing2008.cn)
The Beijing Olympic Flame began the “Journey of Harmony“, a 130-day, 85,128-mile (approx 137,000 kilometres) journey on March 24 2008, from the site of ancient Olympia in Greece to Beijing (China) where the 2008 summer games will begin in August 8 2008.