olympic games

     

The Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event subivided into summer and winter sporting events. The summer and winter games are each held every four years (an Olympiad). Until 1992, they were both held in the same year. Since then, they have been separated by a two year gap.

Trivia about olympic games

  • The Greeks had 4 national festivals: the Nemean Games, the Pythian Games, the Isthmian Games & these
  • The first of these contests, held in 776 B.C., consisted only of a 200-yard foot race
  • In the year prior to his death, Nero participated in these games in Greece
  • Roman emperor Theodosius I abolished these Greek games that had begun back in 776 B.C.
  • In July 1904 St. Louis became the first U.S. city to host this competition

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