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2 days ago · Currently, the Games are open to all, even the top professional athletes in basketball and football (soccer). The ancient Olympic Games included several of the sports that are now part of the Summer Games program, which at times has included events in as many as 32 different sports.
- The Olympic Games are an athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and were revived in the late 19th century. They are the world’s foremo...
- The first Olympic Games had achieved major importance in Greece by the end of the 6th century BCE. They began to lose popularity when Greece was co...
- The Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are each held every four years. After 1992, when both a Summer and Winter Games were held, they h...
- The International Olympic Committee chooses the location of each Olympic Games. The choice is based on applications made by the chief authority of...
- In individual Olympic events the award for first place is a gold medal, for second place a silver medal, and for third place a bronze medal. Diplom...
- Winning a bid to host the Olympic Games has been considered a major boon for any city, but not all agree. Proponents believe that hosting the Olymp...
5 days ago · The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years (except 2021). The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and the most recent Games were held in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
1 day ago · On 13 September at the IOC Session in Lima, it was confirmed that Paris and Los Angeles will host the Olympic Games 2024 and 2028 respectively, following the International Olympic Committee’s historic decision to award both Games simultaneously.
2 days ago · Ancient Olympia. Europa hotel is situated above Ancient Olympia, the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece. Dedicated to Zeus, the father of the Olympian gods, the sanctuary hosted one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the renowned gold and ivory statue of Zeus. Ancient Olympia is also known as the birthplace of the Olympic Games.
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1 day ago · Die Olympischen Spiele 2024 werden in Paris ausgetragen - vom 26. Juli bis 11. August. Frankreichs Hauptstadt ist nach 1900 und 1924 bereits zum dritten Mal Gastgeber. Sportarten, Tickets, Live...
1 day ago · The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were an athletic competition that took place July 23–August 8, 2021. Scheduled for 2020, the event was postponed until the next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the first Olympics ever held after the proposed start date.
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