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The History of the Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games date back to 1896
when they were held in Athens. The control and
development of the modern Olympic Games are
entrusted to the International Olympic Committee
(IOC). 1924 marked a special year in the calendar
Olympic Games
of the Olympic Games as around 3,000 participants
from 44 nations participated in it. In the same year,
the first Olympic Winter Games were held to feature sports on ice and snow, and in 1960 the
Paralympic Games for athletes with physical disabilities were officially added to the Olympiad.
Footraces, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing, wrestling and some other events
were carried over from the original Olympic Games. But the present Olympic contests such
Wrestling
as cycling, canoeing and sailing, football, basketball, judo, rifle shooting and water polo were
unknown in ancient times. The modern pentathlon tests an athlete's all-around ability in
swimming, cross-country running, horse show jumping and shooting with a target pistol
at 10 metres.
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Until 1992, the Winter Games were held in the same year as the Summer Games. But from
1994, the Winter and Summer Games were held two years apart, on separate four-year cycles.
and
018.
The Olympic Games begin and end with attractive celebrations. Important ceremonies with
various rituals express the identity of the Games. Today, these rituals are a part of the protocol
of the Games. At the closing of the Games, the Olympic flag is handed over to the city which
will be hosting the next Olympics. The athletes gather in the stadium, the Olympic flame is
extinguished and the President of IOC declares the Games closed.​

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The modern Olympic Games date back to 1896 when they were held in Athens. The control

and development of the modern Olympic Games are entrusted to the International Olympic

Committee (IOC).

2. Year 1924 is marked as a special year in the calendar of the Olympic Games as around

3,000 participants from 44 nations participated in it. In the same year, the first Olympic Winter

Games were held to feature sports on ice & snow and in 1960 the Paralympics Games for

athletes with physical disabilities were officially added to the Olympiad.

3. Footraces, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing, wrestling, cycling, canoeing and

sailing, football, basketball, judo, rifle shooting, water polo, etc. are some of the present

Olympic games. The modern pentathlon tests an athlete's all-around ability in swimming,

cross-country running, horse show jumping and shooting with a target pistol at 10 metres.

4. Until 1992, the Winter Games were held in the same year as the Summer Games. But from

1994, the Winter Games and the Summer Games were held two years apart, on separate four-

year cycles.

5. The Olympic Games begin and end with attractive celebrations. Important ceremonies with

various rituals express the identity of the Games. Today, these rituals are a part of the protocol

of the Games. At the closing of the Games, the Olympic flag is handed over to the country

which will be hosting the next Olympics. The athletes gather in the stadium, the Olympic flame

is extinguished and the President of IOC declares the Games closed.