The history of the ancient Olympics dates from 776
BC, when it was celebrated in summer at four year intervals in honour of Zeus.
The games were later suppressed by Roman emperor Theodosius I in about AD 393.
In the late 19th century, the concept of
the Olympic Games was revived. At the 1896 Athens Olympic Games athletes from
14 nations competed, with the largest delegations coming from France, Germany
and Greece.
In 1921, the IOC decided to stage ‘International
Sports Week 1924’ in Chamonix, France. The event was so successful that it was retroactively
named the ‘First Olympic Winter Games’. Athletes from 16 nations took part in
the games.
Venues of Summer Olympic Games
Year 2020
Venue Tokyo
(Japan)
Year 2016
Venue Rio
de Jaineiro (Brizil)
Year 1896
Venue Athens
(Greece)
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