Olympic Games History
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Olympic Games The Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics or The Games is an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter sporting events. The summer and winter games are each held every four years. Until 1992, they were both held in the same year. Since then, they have been separated two years apart. The original Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and was celebrated until AD 393, Evangelos Zappas sponsored the first modern international Olympic Games in 1859. He paid for the refurbishment of the Panathinaiko Stadium for Games held there in 1870 and 1875. The International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894 on the initiative of a French nobleman, Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. The first of the IOC's Olympic Games were the 1896 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, Greece. Participation in the Olympic Games has increased to include athletes from nearly all nations worldwide. With the improvement of satellite communications and global telecasts of the events, the Olympics are consistently gaining supporters. |
Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 1896 Summer Olympic Games 1900 Summer Olympic Games 1904 Summer Olympic Games 1908 Summer Olympic Games 1912 Summer Olympic Games 1920 Summer Olympic Games 1924 Summer Olympic Games 1928 Summer Olympic Games 1932 Summer Olympic Games 1936 Summer Olympic Games 1948 Summer Olympic Games 1952 Summer Olympic Games 1956 Summer Olympic Games 1960 Summer Olympic Games 1964 Summer Olympic Games 1968 Summer Olympic Games 1972 Summer Olympic Games 1976 Summer Olympic Games 1980 Summer Olympic Games 1984 Summer Olympic Games 1988 Summer Olympic Games 1992 Summer Olympic Games 1996 Summer Olympic Games 2000 Summer Olympic Games 2004 Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games 1924 Winter Olympic Games 1928 Winter Olympic Games 1932 Winter Olympic Games 1936 Winter Olympic Games 1948 Winter Olympic Games 1952 Winter Olympic Games 1956 Winter Olympic Games 1960 Winter Olympic Games 1964 Winter Olympic Games 1968 Winter Olympic Games 1972 Winter Olympic Games 1976 Winter Olympic Games 1980 Winter Olympic Games 1984 Winter Olympic Games 1988 Winter Olympic Games 1992 Winter Olympic Games 1994 Winter Olympic Games 1998 Winter Olympic Games 2002 Winter Olympic Games 2006 Winter Olympic Games |
