776–388 BC: Iphitus, founder of the ancient Olympic Games and ruler of Peloponnese, worked to unite religion with physical and athletic competition. He not only reformed religious rituals, but also organized large-scale athletic events and decided they would be held once every four years. Only three states took part in the first ancient Olympic Games—Peloponnese, Elis, and Sparta. (Author's note: that's another three, and with once every four years, another seven.)
And this Olympic Games had originally been a supreme grand gathering held by the ancient Greek Muggles in the name of Zeus, the chief god they worshiped. In the hearts of the ancient Greek Muggles, Zeus was the "father of humans and gods." So the ancient Greek Olympics were not merely athletic competition; they were mixed with cultural, economic, and political activities as well. Overall, the Olympic movement was seen as a symbol of masculine power, displaying humanity's limitless physical ability, skill, and beauty.
Without a doubt, this also stirred the competitive desires of the local Greek wizards.
Aside from the Dueling Tournament venue currently under construction after they emerged from the corridor—where, when they looked up, they could only see part of the magnificent golden wall surrounding the arena—this district that belonged to wizards still showed ancient Arenas built in the past for other events. Unlike the ancient Roman Muggles and wizards' purely bloody and violent competitions, Greek wizards, like their Muggles, clearly placed more emphasis on displaying more concrete uses of magic. Ancient events such as successive fixed-point Apparition races, Wingardium Leviosa weightlifting contests, and throwing alchemical items like Greek Fire gave the educator side of Allen plenty of inspiration.
And just as Miltzakakis had said, besides them, contestants from many countries had also brought their families to the site early to inspect the setup of the