Watch As Olympic Uniforms Get Smaller And Smaller Over Time

We’ve come a long way since the first Summer Games in Athens. The year was 1896, and athletes wore a lot more clothes than the athletes wear today.

Women weren’t even competing then (they started at the 1900 Games in Paris ) and only 14 countries were represented . This year’s Summer Games has its own set of firsts : Brazil marks the first time a South American country will host the games, it’s the first time refugees will compete , and the Rio Games will feature the first virtual reality broadcast .

The team at Elle pulled together photos from the Summer Games’ 120-year history. See the full video above.