what was Olympia selected to hold at the ancient Olympic game.

Answer 1

You mean "Why was Olympia selected...?"

Olympia is a city in ancient Greece where Zeus was worshiped. It had the largest statue of Zeus at the time, in the 430s BCE, and is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Sports was a large part of Greek culture. In honor of Zeus, Olympia was chosen as the city for the first Olympic Game in 776 BCE.