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marked the year of the XXVIII Olympiad. These summer Olympic Games took place over 16 , from August 13 to 29, in , Greece. More than 10,000 , from 200 countries, came together to take part in 28 sports. The first Olympic Games were in 776 B.C., in . The first-place prize for Olympic was an olive wreath. The games were so important then, that even were stopped during the times they were held.The Olympic , the best-known symbol of the Games, was lit on March 25, 2004. At the opening ceremony, the Olympic is brought into the stadium by a relay of athletes. All the athletes, holding their flag, march around the in the Parade of Nations. Then, facing the Olympic Flag, the athletes take the Olympic Oath. At the end of the , the flag is lowered and the flame extinguished.