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Discover all the Olympic Sports from our complete list at Olympics.com and read the latest news and watch videos from your favourite discipline.
- Summer Olympic Sports List
A number of past editions of the Games have showcased sports...
- Shooting
With the exception of the 1904 and 1928 Olympic Games,...
- Paralympics Sports List
Discover all the Paralympic Sports from our complete list at...
- Rugby
The history of rugby at the Olympic Games stretches over...
- Olympic Winter Games
A number of past editions of the Games have showcased sports...
- Canoe Slalom
Both canoe and kayak races feature on the Olympic Games...
- Modern Pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is the successor to the ancient...
- Nordic Combined
Nordic combined individual events have featured in every...
- Summer Olympic Sports List
Here is a list of all the host cities of the Summer Olympic Games since the first modern Olympics in Athens 1896. The next Olympic Games will be in Paris in 2024, and Los Angeles in 2028. See also the discussion about the host cities.
OlympiadYearHost City, CountryXXXV2032Brisbane, AustraliaXXXIV2028Los Angeles, USAXXXIII2024Paris, FranceXXXII2021Tokyo, JapanThis is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad; summer and winter games normally held in staggered even years.
This overview of the history of the modern Olympic Games lists the dates and location of all games, starting with the 1896 Athens Olympics.
Nov 7, 2022 · Summer Olympic games history since 1896. Where did the first Olympic games take place? Total athletes, teams, medal count and First Olympiad.
CountryYear🇫🇷 France2024🇯🇵 Japan2020🇧🇷 Brazil2016🏴 England2012The list of olympic games shows all the summer olympics since the first olympics in 1896. Each olympic year falls in what is known as an olympiad - a four year period represented by roman numerals of which the first olympics in 1896 initiated olympiad I.
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The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) 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 than 200 ...