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The 32 pages that link to Ancient Olympic Games, each with the reason it gives.

• International Olympic CommitteeNarrower topic: The modern Olympic project drew its name and symbolic inspiration from these ancient contests.

• Olympic GamesNarrower topic: They supplied the historical name and a model of recurring athletic festivals.

• Ancient Greek religionBroader topic: The games combined competition with sacrifice and sanctuary observance.

• Track and fieldNarrower topic: Footraces at Olympia are among the earliest recorded ancestors of organized athletics.

• Pierre de CoubertinNarrower topic: Their prestige supplied the historical model for Coubertin’s modern international festival.

• Olympic gold medalNarrower topic: The modern medal honors victors in a revival of these ancient competitions.

• Archaic GreeceBroader topic: The games provide an early landmark for shared Greek institutions.

• Olympic truceNarrower topic: The truce protected travel to and participation in this recurring festival.

• 1896 Summer OlympicsCompared with: The 1896 event revived their name but differed in rules, participants, and international scope.

• Athletics at the Summer OlympicsNarrower topic: The modern athletics program invokes a tradition rooted in ancient Greek competition.

• EquestrianismRelated: Horse events have featured in organized competition since antiquity.

• Olympic athleticsNarrower topic: They are the historical predecessor invoked by the modern Olympic movement.

• Ancient Greek athleticsBroader topic: The best-known festival organized around Greek athletic competition.

• Horse racingNarrower topic: Chariot and horse races formed part of ancient Greek athletic competition.

• Olympic wrestlingNarrower topic: Ancient wrestling was part of the athletic tradition later invoked by the modern Olympic movement.

• Triple jumpRelated: Later accounts of repeated jumps at ancient games became associated with the event’s distant precedents.

• Amateur wrestlingNarrower topic: Wrestling was among the oldest and most prominent events in these games.

• Olympic flameNarrower topic: The modern flame ceremony draws on the ancient festival’s setting and symbolism.

• Ancient Greek wrestlingRelated: Wrestling became one of the festival’s prominent competitive events.

• Discus throwRelated: Discus throwing was part of the ancient Greek athletic tradition associated with Olympia.

• Long-distance runningRelated: Footraces there included events longer than a sprint.

• Summer Olympic GamesNarrower topic: The modern Games adopted their name and drew inspiration from this ancient festival.

• Chariot racingRelated: Chariot races became prestigious events in the festival’s program.

• Statue of Zeus at OlympiaRelated: Visitors to the sanctuary encountered the statue alongside the festival’s religious ceremonies.

• AthleticsNarrower topic: Footraces and other contests provided an ancient precedent for organized athletics.

• DiscobolusRelated: The statue’s athlete evokes the broader prestige of Greek competitive sport.

• JavelinRelated: Javelin throwing was part of the ancient Greek pentathlon at Olympia.

• History of sportBroader topic: Their recurring contests linked athletic competition to religion and civic identity.

• Milo of CrotonNarrower topic: Milo's fame rests chiefly on victories at this festival.

• Ancient Olympic pentathlonNarrower topic: The pentathlon was one contest within this festival's athletic program.

• Leonidas of RhodesNarrower topic: All twelve of Leonidas’s victories came at this four-yearly festival.

• Modern era (Olympics)Compared with: The modern movement invoked these festivals while creating a distinct international event.