The Olympic Games - Location, Facts and History

Currently, The Olympics 2024 is going on in Paris. So, let's collect vast information about The Olympic Games including facts and history. Let's start the journey of the Olympic Games from the Ancient to the Modern era.

Ancient Olympics History

The Olympic Games were started in ancient Greece 3,000 years ago. And now it is one of the most famous sporting competitions in the world.

Between the 8th century B.C. and the 4th century A.D., the Olympic Games were held every 4 years in Olympia. It was held in the honor of the god Zeus.

The ancient Olympic games started in 776 BC and were held in Olympia, Greece.

Games such as foot races, discus throwing, jumping, javelin throwing and wrestling were part of the ancient Olympic Games and are still part of the modern Olympics. In ancient Olympics, there were no Gold, Silver or Bronze medals like modern Olympic Games. At that time, there was one single winner. The Emperor Theodosius banned the Olympic Games in 393 AD because the emperor banned all festivals which favoured Christianity.

Modern Olympics

The first modern Olympics was held in the year 1896 in Athens, in that event it featured 280 participants from 12 nations across the world. Since the year 1994, the Olympic Games have been held separately for summer and winter and have alternated every two years. In 2024, Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11, 2024.

First Champion in The Olympics

The initial Olympics were held every 4 years from August 6 to September 19 as a religious festival honouring Zeus. It was named the Olympics because it was held in Olympia. Olympia is a sacred place located near the western coast of the Peloponnese Peninsula in southern Greece. A cook named Coroebus won the event of 192-meter footrace and became the first Olympic champion.

Women and the Olympic Games

There were no women’s events in the ancient Olympics. It took a long time since the Paris 1900 Olympic Games and finally, the first female athlete participated in 5 events which were - tennis, croquet, sailing, equestrian and golf. There were only 22 women who participated in the Olympics, which was only 2 per cent of the total competitors. After almost 100 years the first women participated in the Olympic Games, and the number of female athletes was almost equal to the men participants at Tokyo 2020. It is 50 per cent women and 50 per cent men in the Olympics Game 2024.

The Olympic Symbols

The Olympic symbols are also known as the Olympic rings. The symbol consists of 5 rings. All the 5 rings are of equal dimensions in 5 different colours. The 5 colours from left to right are - blue, yellow, black, green and red.  The symbol was publicly presented for the first time in the year 1913. Initially, it was with a white background and five rings interconnected.

Q. How many games are there in the Paris 2024 Olympics?

Answer: There are a total of 40 sports in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.

You may check the list of sports in Paris 2024 Summer Olympic

Interesting Facts about the Olympic Games

• The ancient Olympic Games were a religious festival between 776 B.C. and 393 A.D.
• The first Winter Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
• The Olympic Symbols or the rings represent the world’s 5 major regions: Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
• The award of gold, silver, and bronze medals was introduced in the year 1904.
• London hosted the Olympic Games 3 times in 1908, 1948 and 2012.
• Due to World War, there were no Olympic games in the years 1916, 1940 and 1944.
• The first Olympic flag was flown in the 1920 games.

List of Olympic Host Cities

Below is the List of Olympic Host Cities since the year 2000:

Year	Host City, Country
2032	Brisbane, Australia
2028	Los Angeles, USA
2024	Paris, France
2021	Tokyo, Japan
2016	Rio, Brazil
2012	London, England, UK
2008	Beijing, China
2004	Athens, Greece
2000	Sydney, Australia

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Conclusion

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