Top 10 things you may not know about Olympics

By Xu Lin
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 Naked athletes

Naked athletes, one of the 'top 10 things you may not know about Olympics' by China.org.cn.

Naked athletes [olympics.bowenwang.com.cn]



At the ancient Olympic Games, all athletes were naked. In fact, the word “gymnasium” originates from the ancient Greek word “gymnos” which actually means “naked.” Therefore the word literally translates as “naked sports school.”

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