translated from Spanish: Why are they called Olympic Games and it’s every four years?

Athens.- The most important sporting competition in the world is months after being held at its next venue, Tokyo, Japan after a year after being cancelled by the appearance of the pandemic by Covid-19, so the summer joust was postponed for this year 2021 and in July. From July 23rd to August 8th there will be a new edition of this event named after the Olympic Games, which originates from 776 a.C. where in Ancient Greece the first competitions were played, which were held in the City of Oimpia. 
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The Olympics are open every four years, this is because the participants of each region met every four years in this same city of Greece and committed in honor of the “father of the gods and men”, we talked about Zeus, who is part of the Greek mythology. Read more: Sahiye Cruz showed his excitement in interview with Debate As much as it was the value of the Olympic Games that the wars that were presented in those cities, states and kingdoms were detained during that period, and were reflected in different works of art, including the Mirón Discobole. 

It should be emphasized that the first Olympic champion was Corebo, who serves as baker of the city of Elis, however, he himself did not receive a medal for being the winner, rather an olive crown, before the Olympics were cancelled until 1859, where a wealthy businessman from Greece resumed his celebration 
Over the years the competitions have brought a change in their modalities, since in 1896 in Athens, capital of Greece the first Olympic Games were held with participants from 14 countries, where 9 Olympic disciplines were held, so that four years later women would participate, specifically in Paris. Read more: Valencia will go against racism after insults to Mouctar DiakhabyOf then, the Olympic Games have been held in several regions until Rio de Janeiro 2016, so Tokyo 2021 will be edition 32. In addition, in four past editions, the Olympics had to be cancelled in a definite way because of the different Wars that took place on the European continent. 

Original source in Spanish