Every two years, millions of people around the world turn on the TV and watch the world's greatest athletes compete for the greatest achievement an athlete can achieve... The bronze, silver and gold medals of the Summer and Winter Olympics. Those millions of people support their country above all and wear the shirt of their favorite athlete. They throw parties for their favorite events and create memories with every game. With all this fuss, people don't stop to think about how the Olympics affect the country, city, state and even the world around them. How does it benefit? What causes? What does he leave behind? Who has an impact? So many questions can be asked about the impact of the Olympics on the world. The two topics that are talked about the most are the effects it has on an economic and social level. To find out where all this confusion began, you have to go back to the 6th century BC in ancient Greece. What other culture can be the history of games where people compete athletically for medals in front of tons of people other than the Greeks and their magnifiers? of the? Right. The history of the Olympics is said to begin with the founding of the games by the famous Hercules and the mortal woman Alcmene. However, the first written records date back to 776 BC, when a cook won the 192 meter foot race and became the first Olympic champion. The games, known as the ancient Olympics, took place every four years between August 6 and September 19, while a religious festival was held in honor of the great Zeus. The games became so popular that the Greek people began measuring time within the four years between each Olympics. A set of four years was called the Olympics. The name "Olympics" derives from the city in which the games were held, which was...... at the center of the card...... since in the history of its country." (Coles) Works cited "After the party: what happens when the Olympics leave the city?" The Independent. np 19 August 2008. Web. 29 March 2014.Chernyshenko, Dmitry and V. Sadovnichy. "The impact of the Olympic Games." OGI collection. 2013. Print .Coles, Terri. "Famous Olympic Quotes for Inspiration from the Games." Huffington Post. Web. March 31, 2014. History.com Staff. 2010. Web. 28 March 2014. Malfas, Maximos, B. Houlihan and E. Theodoraki. “The impact of the Olympic Games as mega-events.” ICE, 2004. Print. Rishe, Patrick law of the London Olympics with previous games?" Forbes. np August 5, 2011. Web. March 28, 2014. Wilson, Stephen. “The Size, Scale and Cost of the Sochi Olympics Present a Challenge to Future Winter Games.” Fox News. Associated press. February 20, 2014. Web. March 29 2014.