Las Olimpiadas O Juegos Olimpicos
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The Olympic Games or Olympics are multidisciplinary sporting events involving athletes from around the world, in ancient Greece were dedicated to the god Zeus. There are two types of Olympics: SummerOlympics and Winter Olympics, which take place in a range, including four years. The organization responsible for conducting them is the International Olympic Committee (for short, IOC).
The currentOlympic Games were inspired by the eighth century BC by the ancient Greeks organized in the city of Olympia, between 776 to. C. and 393 d. C. In the nineteenth century, the idea of making someevents similar to those organized in antiquity, which mentally materialize thanks to the efforts of the French nobleman Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin. The first edition of the so-called Olympics of themodern era was held in Athens, capital of Greece. Since that time, the Summer Olympics have been held every four years in various parts of the planet, the only exceptions being the editions of 1916,1940 and 1944, due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War.
The Olympic symbol consists of five rings represent the five continents of the world: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.Are intertwined to symbolize the friendship of all peoples sport.
The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924 in the French town of Chamonix. Originally performed as part delevento summer, the IOCconsidered them as a separate event retroactively, and from that date began to be held in the same year as the original games. Subsequently, in order to foster the development of winter events, the IOCdecided to delay the implementation of the Winter Olympics from Lillehammer 1994. Since then, the Winter Olympics are held in even years between two Summer Games. In 2007, the IOC decided toincorporate a new type of event: Youth Olympic Games, which began to be held from 2010 and 2012 editions of summer and winter, respectively.
The next Summer Olympics be held in London, UK, in 2012, while...
The currentOlympic Games were inspired by the eighth century BC by the ancient Greeks organized in the city of Olympia, between 776 to. C. and 393 d. C. In the nineteenth century, the idea of making someevents similar to those organized in antiquity, which mentally materialize thanks to the efforts of the French nobleman Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin. The first edition of the so-called Olympics of themodern era was held in Athens, capital of Greece. Since that time, the Summer Olympics have been held every four years in various parts of the planet, the only exceptions being the editions of 1916,1940 and 1944, due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War.
The Olympic symbol consists of five rings represent the five continents of the world: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.Are intertwined to symbolize the friendship of all peoples sport.
The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924 in the French town of Chamonix. Originally performed as part delevento summer, the IOCconsidered them as a separate event retroactively, and from that date began to be held in the same year as the original games. Subsequently, in order to foster the development of winter events, the IOCdecided to delay the implementation of the Winter Olympics from Lillehammer 1994. Since then, the Winter Olympics are held in even years between two Summer Games. In 2007, the IOC decided toincorporate a new type of event: Youth Olympic Games, which began to be held from 2010 and 2012 editions of summer and winter, respectively.
The next Summer Olympics be held in London, UK, in 2012, while...
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