Olympic Games
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Dominic Patric de Neuville
For the 776 BC to AD 393 Games see Ancient Olympic Games.
For the
most recent Summer Games in Beijing, see 2008 Summer Olympics.
For
the most recent Winter Games in Vancouver, see 2010 Winter...
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Olympic Games
www.
transitweb.
ch
Dominic Patric de Neuville
For the 776 BC to AD 393 Games see Ancient Olympic Games.
For the
most recent Summer Games in Beijing, see 2008 Summer Olympics.
For
the most recent Winter Games in Vancouver, see 2010 Winter Olympics.
For the next Summer Games in London, see 2012 Summer Olympics.
For other uses, see Olympic.
The Olympic Games (French: les Jeux olympiques) (JO),[1]
is a major
international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which
thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.
The
Olympic Games are considered to be the world’s foremost sports
competition and more than 200 nations participate.
[2]
The Games are
currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games
alternating, although they occur every four years within their respective
seasonal games.
Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in
Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.
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Pierre de Coubertin foun
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