Olympic Games
International sporting events
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Key Takeaways
- The modern Olympic Games ( Olympics ; French: Jeux olympiques ) are among the biggest sporting events on Earth.
- The Olympic Games, open to both amateur and professional athletes, involve more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory.
- The Olympics are staged every four years.
- Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.
- The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games.
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WikipediaThe modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) are among the biggest sporting events on Earth. They feature summer and winter sports events in which thousands of athletes from 206 countries and territories around the world participate in a variety of athletic competitions. The Olympic Games, open to both amateur and professional athletes, involve more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. The Games often, but not always, substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place. The Olympics are staged every four years. Since 1994, they have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year Olympiad.
Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. The Olympic Charter defines their structure and authority.
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