The Marathon & Olympics

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Across
  1. 2. ________ was everything because there were no second or third places.
  2. 3. They were the people that came from far and wide in order to watch the games.
  3. 6. Pheidippides is said to have run from _________ city to Athens in order to deliver the news.
  4. 7. to celebrate the occasion of something special.
  5. 8. These Olympic games took place every four years as well, but not simultaneously.
Down
  1. 1. This competition consisted of five sports.
  2. 4. This was a short running race of between 180 and 240 meters
  3. 5. This is the country where the first Olympics took place in 776 BCE.