# Re-Release: The Ancient History of the Modern Olympics

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Podcast: [Doomed to Fail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687)
Published: 2026-02-06T18:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Here we go! Happy Olympics 2026! Let's re-visit our episode where we went over how it started in Ancient Greece, & how it got to be a modern event! Greece still gets special bonus treatment in the Olympics! They get to go out first & they get special access for tickets. Good for them.

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