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Here are six interesting facts about the Olympics as the 2024 Paris Games kick off on July 26.
Amid the city hosting the 2024 Olympics, here are 10 surprising facts about Paris. Paris has hosted the Olympics twice before. Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1900 and 1924. The Olympic Games ...
TIL that after Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo won double gold at the Paris Olympics his gifts included a fully furnished three-bedroom home worth US$552,802, a lifetime supplies of free buffets, a ...
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 ...
Organizers of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games ordered 450,000 condoms for the Olympic Village.View Entire Post ›
Since that time, 37,000 children aged 12 to 15 have been in competition at 47 Summer Games and 6 Winter Games. 411 different cities, 86 countries and all 5 continents have participated. The International Children's Games and Cultural Festival has become the world's largest international multi-sport youth games, and is a recognised member of the ...
Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 15 to 18 years old. [1] Organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format, though in reverse order with the Olympic Winter Games held in leap ...
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastHaving been postponed on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Olympics started this week in Tokyo, Japan. For die-hard fans this year will be a ...