History says that the very first Olympians competed in the Ancient Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece. The first Modern Olympic Games was held in April of 1896 in Athens, Greece.
25 athletes compete against each other in Olumpic swimming
About 2,800 athletes are expected to compete at the 2014 Olympics.
More than 11,000 athletes
They compete for money and/or medals ..i think.
A woman named Neroli Fairhall was the first papaplegic to compete alongside ablebodied athletes in 1984. She was an archer from New Zealand.
More than 11,000 athletes
Lebanon will compete in seven individual events and will be represented by ten athletes, of which seven are female athletes
How many athletes and how many countries will compete in the 2008 summer games?
Japan first sent athletes to the Summer Olympics in 1912 (Stockholm). Two Japanese athletes competed in athletics. Neither won a medal.
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14000
14000