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The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) [a] [1] are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more ...
- Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver)...
- Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the...
- Ancient Olympic Games
The ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta...
- Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international...
- Talk
Olympic Games is a former featured article. Please see the...
- Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a...
- List of Olympic Games Boycotts
The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport...
- International Federations
This is a list of international sports federations, each of...
- All-time Olympic Games Medal Table
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to...
- Winter Olympic Games
TOCOG. v. t. e. The 2020 Summer Olympics, [3] officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad [4] and officially branded as Tokyo 2020, [5] were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.
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- Tokyo, Japan
- 339 in 33 sports (50 disciplines)
- Japan National Stadium (known as Olympic Stadium during Games)
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1 day ago · Allyson Felix, Ryan Lochte, Jessica Ennis-Hill, and Kobe Bryant. Rio de Janeiro 2016. The event marked the first time that the Olympic Games—either Summer or Winter—were held in South America. The Games featured a record 205 participating NOCs, with more than 11,000 athletes competing in 42 sports.
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The Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 were the first to include competitors from all five continents represented by the Olympic rings. It was also the year that women made their debut in the swimming events. From 1912 to 1948, artistic competitions were part of the modern Olympic Games, on the initiative of Pierre de Coubertin. Medals were ...
The Olympic Games ( French: Jeux olympiques [1]) is an important international event featuring summer and winter sports. Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are held every four years. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Ancient Greece at Olympia. The first games were in 776 BC.
Jan 6, 2010 · The Olympics Begin in Ancient Greece. The first written records of the ancient Olympic Games date to 776 B.C., when a cook named Coroebus won the only event—a 192-meter footrace called the stade ...