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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 ...
[14] In 1896, at the first modern Olympics, the very first modern-day marathon was run. To honor the history of Greek running, Greece chose a course that would mimic the route run by Athenian army. The route started at a bridge in the town of Marathon and ended in the Olympic stadium. Another event in the ancient Olympic Games was the pentathlon.
Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games (6 C, 11 P) 1906 Intercalated Games (4 C, 3 P) International Olympic Committee sessions (16 P) M. Olympic museums (14 P)
Olympic Solidarity, a development program launched by the IOC, covers travel expenses for the Refugee Olympic Team and continues to support the team’s athletes following the Games.
Here's what you need to know about the Parade of Nations, one of the signature events of the Olympics opening ceremony, including history and order:
At first glance, the logo for the Paris Olympics appears to be a flame against a gold background. But look closer, open your mind a touch, and a new image will take shape. Olympic mystery solved ...
Women's competition in sports has been frowned upon by many societies in the past. The English public-school background of organized sport in the 19th and early 20th century led to a paternalism that tended to discourage women's involvement in sports, with, for example, no women officially competing in the 1896 Olympic Games.
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 , then part of the Kingdom of Greece , and the most recent was held in 2024 in Paris , France.