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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games | | | |  Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games: Encyclopedia II - Olympic Games - Olympic symbolsThe 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 the first Games at which it was flown were Antwerp, 1920. ...
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| | | | | Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games: 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 the first Games at which it was flown were Antwerp, 1920. ...
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 - Olympic symbols |
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| | | | | Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games: 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 in Olympia was in 776 BC, although this was certainly not the first time they were held.
From then on, the Games slowly became more important throughout ancient Greece, reaching their zenith in the sixth and fifth centuries BC. The Olympics were ...
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| | | | | Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games: 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 ...
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| | | | | Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games: 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 kilometers southwest 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 ancient ...
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 - Ancient Olympics |
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| | | | | Olympic Games - Revival of the Olympic Games: 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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