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Ancient Olympic Games Olympic (Disambiguation)

The document discusses the Olympic Games, including both the Summer and Winter Olympics. It notes that the modern Olympics were inspired by the ancient Greek Olympic Games and founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin. The Olympics now occur every four years and feature sporting competitions between thousands of athletes from over 200 countries.

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Ancient Olympic Games Olympic (Disambiguation)

The document discusses the Olympic Games, including both the Summer and Winter Olympics. It notes that the modern Olympics were inspired by the ancient Greek Olympic Games and founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin. The Olympics now occur every four years and feature sporting competitions between thousands of athletes from over 200 countries.

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ancient Greek games, see 

Ancient Olympic Games. For other uses, see Olympic (disambiguation).

Olympic Games

Main topics

 Bids

 Boycotts

 Ceremonies

 Charter

 Host cities

 IFs

 IOC

 LGBT athletes

 Medal

 Medal tables

 Medalists

 NOCs

 Olympism

 Pierre de Coubertin medal

 Scandals and controversies

 Sports

 Symbols

 Television

 Torch relays

 Venues

 Women participation

Games

 Summer

 Winter

 Youth

 African
 Asian

 European

 Pacific

 Pan-American

 Ancient

 Intercalated

 v

 t

 e

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques)[1][2] are 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. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating.
[3]
 The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, alternating between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years in the four-year period.

Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπιακοί Ἀγῶνες), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de
Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement,[definition
needed]
 with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority.

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