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  2. List of Olympic Games host cities - Wikipedia

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    From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year. Since 1994, summer and winter Games have been held in staggered even years. Through 2024, there have been 30 Summer Olympic Games, held in 23 cities, and 24 Winter Olympic Games, held in 21 cities.

  3. Office Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Due to the nature of the episode, several explicit references are made to the Olympic Games. When Jim starts the Office Olympics by lighting the "Torch", he hums "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" by John Williams, one of the themes for the actual Olympic games. When the games are finished, the employees play a recording of "The Star-Spangled Banner". [8]

  4. List of Olympic venues - Wikipedia

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    The following are lists of all Olympic venues, starting with the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, organized alphabetically, by sport, and by year. As a multi-sport event , competitions held during a given Olympics usually take place in different venues located across the host city and its metropolitan area.

  5. Olympic Games - Wikipedia

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    The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques,) [a] [1] are the world's leading international sporting events. They feature 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 ...

  6. All-time Olympic Games medal table - Wikipedia

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    The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. The IOC ...

  7. Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and ...

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    The Los Angeles Organising Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LAOCOG) (French: Comité d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Los Angeles 2028) is the organising committee for the 2028 Summer Olympics and the 2028 Summer Paralympics which are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, California in the United States.

  8. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee logo Team USA logo U.S. Olympic Team logo. Upon the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894, the two American IOC members – James Edward Sullivan and William Milligan Sloane – formed a committee to organize the participation of American athletes in the 1896 ...

  9. Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia

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    The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens , Greece , and the most recent was held in 2024 in Paris , France .