As an introduction to our Ancient Greece topic, Year 6 held the Potato Olympics!

The first known Olympics were held in the summer of 776 B.C. at Olympia, a site in southern Greece where people went to worship their gods. In fact, the Olympics were created in honor of ancient Greece’s most famous god: Zeus, king of the gods. Athletes prayed to Zeus for victory and left gifts to thank him for their successes.

Scroll through our photos below to meet the athletes and see how they got on!