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The Summer Olympic Games, also known as 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 current Games are being held in 2024 in Paris , France .
As of 2024, a large majority of the Games (41 out of 54) have been hosted in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, or Australia. Eight Games have been hosted in Asia (all in East Asia), three have been hosted in Eastern Europe, and two have been hosted in Latin America. Africa has yet to host an Olympic Games.
OCOGs are dissolved after each Games once the final report is delivered to the IOC. [95] French and English are the official languages of the Olympic Movement. The other language used at each Olympic Games is the language of the host country (or languages, if a country has more than one official language apart from French or English).
Participating nations at the opening ceremony of the 1908 Games in London. Early Games were not clearly documented with respect to participating nations. Competitors from 11 to 16 nation participated in the inaugural 1896 Games, in Athens. Eleven nations ( Australia, Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Sweden ...
This is a list of Olympians who have won medals on numerous occasions in single events. Only Olympians with four or more medals in one event, or most medals in their sport, are included. If a person has contested for several nations, only the most recent nation is mentioned. In those instances where two or more athletes have the same number of ...
The ancient Olympic Games ( Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia[ 1]) were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. They were held at the Panhellenic religious sanctuary of Olympia, in honor of Zeus, and the Greeks gave them a mythological origin.
11. The Spinanes. At a time when every other band on Sub Pop was loud and over-the-top, Portland’s the Spinanes made a smart, stylish sound with just Rebecca Gates singing and playing guitar in ...
Nór (although other etymologies are generally more widely accepted) Romania. from "Rome" (the modern capital city of Italy) / "Roman", which possibly comes from Romulus. Russia. Rus. Solomon Islands. King Solomon of Israel and Judah. Somalia. Supposedly named after Samaale.