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The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.
Follow the Olympic journey with the official Olympics app. Insider access to live events, Olympic qualifiers, and the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. The Olympics app is your personal guide and companion to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years on leap years (except 2021). The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and the most recent Games were held in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
The Olympic Games are the world's only truly global, multi-sport, celebratory athletics competition. With more than 200 countries participating in over 400 events across the Summer and Winter Games, the Olympics are where the world comes to compete, feel inspired, and be together.
The 2021 Summer Olympics, [3] officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad [4] and officially branded as Tokyo 2020, [5] were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.
Jun 21, 2024 · Since 1896 the Summer Olympic Games have brought together athletes from across the world to compete for the love of country and sport.
Jun 25, 2024 · Olympic Games, quadrennial athletic festival that is often regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition. The ancient Olympic Games included several sports that are now part of the Summer Games program, which includes events in as many as 32 different sports. Learn more about the Olympic Games in this article.
Jan 6, 2010 · The Olympic Games, which originated in ancient Greece, were revived in the late 19th century. They are now the world’s preeminent sporting competition and are held every two years, alternating...
Jul 12, 2021 · The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will feature 33 sports and 339 medal events held at 42 venues across Japan. The action starts on Wednesday, 21 July with group matches in the women's football and...
