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**
* *This is an international sports festival, which originated in the
city of Olympia, an ancient city of Greece.*
*Ancient Olympics*
*These games were held at Mount Olympia in Greece in honour of Zeus from
776 BC to AD 394. From AD 394, games started degenerating and by AD 580,
they altogether vanished and were banned by the Roman emperor, Theodosius.*
*Modern Olympics*
*It was French nobleman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who revived Olympic
games (almost 1500 years after the last ancient Olympics) in 1894. The
modern series of the Olympic Games started in 1896 in Athens and since then
are held every four years. Separate winter Olympic Games began in 1924.
Women have been competing in the Olympics since 1912. India officially
participated in the Olympics for the first time in 1920 when four athletes
and two wrestlers were sent to participate in the sixth Olympic Games at
Antwerp, Belgium.*
*The Olympic Flag is made up of white silk and contains fine intertwined
rings as the Olympics Emblem. From right to left the rings are Blue (for
Europe), Yellow (for Asia), Black (for Africa), Red (for America) and Green
(for Australia). In 1897, Father Didon composed the games motto 'Citius,
Altius, Fortius' in Latin, which means 'Swifter, Higher and Stronger'.
However, it was introduced as Olympic motto only in 1920 games.*
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*Olympics - Where and When*
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* *
*Olympiad* *Year* *Olympics* * * * * * * *Venue* *Country* *I* *1896*
*Athens* *Greece* *II* *1900* *Paris* *France* *III* *1904* *St Louis* *US*
*IV* *1908* *London* *Great Britain* *V* *1912* *Stockholm* *Sweden* *VI** *
1916* *Berlin* *Germany* *VII* *1920* *Antwerp* *Belgium* *VIII* *1924* *
Paris* *France* *IX* *1928* *Amsterdam* *Netherlands* *X* *1932* *Los
Angeles* *US* *XI* *1936* *Berlin* *Germany* *XII*** *1940* *Tokyo (then
Helsinki)* *Japan (then Finland)* *XIII*** *1944* *London* *Great Britain*
*XIV* *1948* *London* *Great Britain* *XV* *1952* *Helsinki* *Finland* *XVI*
*1956* *Melbourne* *Australia* *XVII* *1960* *Rome* *Italy* *XVIII* *1964* *
Tokyo* *Japan* *XIX* *1968* *Mexico City* *Mexico* *XX* *1972* *Munich* *W.
Germany* *XXI* *1976* *Montreal* *Canada* *XXII* *1980* *Moscow* *USSR* *
XXIII* *1984* *Los Angeles* *US* *XXIV* *1988* *Seoul* *S. Korea* *XXV* *
1992* *Barcelona* *Spain* *XXVI* *1996* *Atlanta* *US* *XXVII* *2000* *
Sydney* *Australia* *XXVIII* *2004* *Athens* *Greece* *XXIX* *2008* *Beijing
* *China (Scheduled)* *XXX* *2012* *England* *UK*
** Games were not held due to World War I*
*** Games were not celebrated due to World War II. In 1940, the Games were
retracted from Tokyo and were awarded to Helsinki by the IOC.* * *
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