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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Modern Olympics

After the initial success, the Olympics struggled. The celebrations in Paris (1900) and St. Louis (1904) were overshadowed by the world's fair exhibitions in which they were included. The so-called Intercalated Games (because of their off-year status, as 1906 is not divisible by four) were held in 1906 in Athens, as the first of an alternating series of Athens-held Olympics. Although originally the IOC recognised and supported these games, they are currently not recognised by the IOC as Olympic Games, which has given rise to the explanation ...

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Modern Olympics

Main articles: Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics After the initial success, the Olympics struggled. The celebrations in Paris (1900) and St. Louis (1904) were overshadowed by the world's fair exhibitions in which they were included. The so-called Intercalated Games (because of their off-year status, as 1906 is not divisible by four) were held in 1906 in Athens, as the first of an alternating series of Athens-held Olympics. Although originally the IOC recognised and supported these g ...

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Modern Olympics

After the initial success, the Olympics struggled. The celebrations in Paris (1900) and St. Louis (1904) were overshadowed by the world's fair exhibitions in which they were included. The so-called Intercalated Games (because of their off-year status, as 1906 is not divisible by four) were held in 1906 in Athens, as the first of an alternating series of Athens-held Olympics. Although originally the IOC recognised and supported these games, they are currently not recognised by the IOC as Olympic Games, which has given rise to the explanation ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games did not permanently die out in 393. It was revived in 1896. Already in the 17th century a sports festival, the "Olympick Games" was held in England. Over the next few centuries, similar events were organised in France and Greece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international. The interest in reviving the Olympics grew when the ruins of ancient Olympia were uncovered by German archaeologists in the mid-19th century. At the same time, Baron de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, searched for a r ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics

The origin of the ancient Olympic Games has been lost, although there are many legends surrounding its origins. One of these legends associates the first Games with the ancient Greek concept of εκεχειρία (ekecheiria) or Olympic Truce. The first recorded celebration of the Games held in a sacred valley, approximately five hundred kilometres south-west of Mount Olympus, was in 776 BC, although this was certainly not the first time they were held. From then on, the Games slowly became much more important throughout ancien ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medalists

For all events held at the Olympic Games, a classification is made up. The athletes (or teams) who place first, second, or third receive medals. The winners receive what are called "gold medals". (Though they used to indeed be of solid gold, they are now actually gilted silver, making the description somewhat inaccurate.) The runners-up receive silver medals, and the third-place athletes bronze medals. In some events contested by a single-elimination tournament (most notably boxing), third place might not be determined, in which case both se ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medalists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Doping

One of the major problems facing the Olympics (and international sports in general) is doping, or performance enhancing drugs. In the early 20th century, many Olympic athletes used drugs to enhance their performance. For example, the winner of the marathon at the 1904 Games, Thomas Hicks, was given strychnine and brandy by his coach, even during the race. As these methods became more extreme, gradually the awareness grew that this was no longer a matter of health through sports. The first and only olympic death caused by doping occurr ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medalists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Use of Podiums

According to Professor Emeritus Robert K. Barney, the University of Western Ontario's founding director of Western's International Centre for Olympic Studies, the idea of having winning athletes mount a podium while they received their medals, is a Canadian idea born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930. Professor Barney's 25-page research paper in the International Journal of Olympic Studies indicates that podiums were first used at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games) in Hamilton and were subsequently used during the 1932 Olympics Summer Games ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Use of Podiums

Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Doping

One of the major problems facing the Olympics (and international sports in general) is doping, or performance enhancing drugs. In the early 20th century, many Olympic athletes used drugs to enhance their performance. For example, the winner of the marathon at the 1904 Games, Thomas Hicks, was given strychnine and brandy by his coach, even during the race. As these methods became more extreme, gradually the awareness grew that this was no longer a matter of health through sports. The first and only Olympic death caused by doping occurr ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Doping

Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists

For all events held at the Olympic Games, a classification is made up. The athletes (or teams) who place first, second, or third receive medals. The winners receive what are called "gold medals". (Though they used to indeed be of solid gold, they are now actually gilted silver, making the description somewhat inaccurate.) The runners-up receive silver medals, and the third-place athletes bronze medals. In some events contested by a single-elimination tournament (most notably boxing), third place might not be determined, in which case both se ...

See also:

Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic sports

At the 2004 Olympics, events were held in 28 sports categories, per IOC count. If each sport such as aquatics were counted separately, there were 37. Nine sports were on the original Olympic programme in 1896: athletics (track and field), cycling, fencing, gymnastics, weightlifting, shooting, swimming, and wrestling. If the 1896 rowing events had not been cancelled due to bad weather, they would have been included in this list as well. At the most recent Winter Olympics, seven sports were conducted, or 15 if each sport such as skiing ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic symbols

The Olympic movement uses many symbols, most of them representing Coubertin's ideas and ideals. The best known symbol is probably that of the Olympic Rings. These five intertwined rings represent the unity of five continents. They appear in five colours on a white field on the Olympic Flag. These colours, white (for the field), red, blue, green, yellow, and black were chosen such that each nation had at least one of these colours in its national flag. The flag was adopted in 1914, but ...

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic sports

At the 2004 Olympics, events were held in 28 sports categories, per IOC count. If each sport such as aquatics was counted separately, there were 37. Nine sports were on the original Olympic program in 1896: athletics (track and field), cycling, fencing, gymnastics, weightlifting, shooting, swimming, and wrestling. If the 1896 rowing events had not been cancelled due to bad weather, they would have been included in this list as well. At the most recent Winter Olympics, seven sports were conducted, or 15 if each sport such as skiing and ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medalists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

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Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic Movement

A number of organisations are involved in organising the Olympic Games. Together they form the Olympic Movement. The rules and guidelines by which these organisations operate are outlined in the Olympic Charter. At the heart of the Olympic Movement is the International Olympic Committee (IOC), currently headed by Jacques Rogge. It can be seen as the government of the Olympics, as it takes care of the daily problems and makes all important decisions, such as choosing the host cit ...

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Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic Movement

Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Use of Podiums

According to Professor Emeritus Robert K. Barney, the University of Western Ontario's founding director of Western's International Centre for Olympic Studies, the idea of having winning athletes mount a podium while they received their medals, is a Canadian idea born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930. Professor Barney's 25-page research paper in the International Journal of Olympic Studies indicates that podiums were first used at the 1930 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games) in Hamilton and were subsequently used during the 1932 Olympics Summer Games ...

See also:

Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Use of Podiums, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medalists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Use of Podiums

Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic sports

At the 2004 Olympics, events were held in 28 sports categories, per IOC count. If each sport such as aquatics was counted separately, there were 37. Nine sports were on the original Olympic program in 1896: athletics (track and field), cycling, fencing, gymnastics, weightlifting, shooting, swimming, and wrestling. If the 1896 rowing events had not been cancelled due to bad weather, they would have been included in this list as well. At the most recent Winter Olympics, seven sports were conducted, or 15 if each sport such as skiing and ...

See also:

Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic sports

Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Doping

One of the major problems facing the Olympics (and international sports in general) is doping, or performance enhancing drugs. In the early 20th century, many Olympic athletes used drugs to enhance their performance. For example, the winner of the marathon at the 1904 Games, Thomas Hicks, was given strychnine and brandy by his coach, even during the race. As these methods became more extreme, gradually the awareness grew that this was no longer a matter of health through sports. The first and only olympic death caused by doping occurr ...

See also:

Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Doping

Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic Movement

A number of organizations are involved in organizing the Olympic Games. Together they form the Olympic Movement. The rules and guidelines by which these organizations operate are outlined in the Olympic Charter. At the heart of the Olympic Movement is the International Olympic Committee (IOC), currently headed by Jacques Rogge. It can be seen as the government of the Olympics, as it takes care of the daily problems and makes all important decisions, such as choosing the host c ...

See also:

Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic Movement

Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games did not die in 393. Already in the 17th century a sports festival, the "Olympick Games" was held in England. Over the next few centuries, similar events were organised in France and Greece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international. The interest in reviving the Olympics grew when the ruins of ancient Olympia were uncovered by German archaeologists in the mid-19th century. At the same time, Baron de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, searched for a reason for the French defeat in the Franc ...

See also:

Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games

Olympic Games - Modern Olympics: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists

For all events held at the Olympic Games, a classification is made up. The athletes (or teams) who place first, second, or third receive medals. The winners receive what are called "gold medals". (Though they used to indeed be of solid gold, they are now actually gilted silver, making the description somewhat inaccurate.) The runners-up receive silver medals, and the third-place athletes bronze medals. In some events contested by a single-elimination tournament (most notably boxing), third place might not be determined, in which case both se ...

See also:

Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Ancient Olympics, Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games, Olympic Games - Modern Olympics, Olympic Games - Growth, Olympic Games - Membership, Olympic Games - Political interference, Olympic Games - Olympic Movement, Olympic Games - Criticism, Olympic Games - Olympic symbols, Olympic Games - Opening ceremonies, Olympic Games - Olympic sports, Olympic Games - Amateurism and professionalism, Olympic Games - Doping, Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists, Olympic Games - Locations of Modern Olympic Games

Read more here: » Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic champions and medallists

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