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1. While women were excluded from the first Olympic Games held in ancient Greece (776 B.C.), they competed every four years in their own "Games of Hera" to honor the Greek goddess who ruled over women and the earth.
TRUE: Women did not officially compete in the Olympics until 1900 (the modern Olympics Games in Paris), but the tradition of women in sports goes back to antiquity. (source: AAUW)