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The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Beginning in 776 BC, they were originally held in Olympia, Greece until 393 AD. In 1896, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin, thus beginning the era of the Modern Olympic Games.
The Summer Olympics (Games of the Olympiad) have been held every fourth year starting in 1896, except in 1916, 1940, and 1944 due to the World Wars.
An event specifically for winter sports, the Olympic Winter Games, was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were held as a non-Olympic sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but from 1994 (the Lillehammer Games) the Winter Games and the Summer Games have been held two years apart.
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London 2012 providing UK-wide business opportunities
richard Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:27 -0000
*The benefits generated by the London 2012 Games for businesses across the UK were revealed today.* An Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) building for 2012 map shows a snapshot of around 1,500...
Local school meets team building London 2012 Velodrome
richard Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:25 -0000
*The contractors designing & building the London 2012 Velodrome visited the winners of the London 2012 'VeloDream' competition.* Curwen Primary School in Newham won last year's 'VeloDream' by...
The Queen visits Olympic Park to plant the first tree
richard Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:36:53 -0000
*Her Majesty The Queen today visited the Olympic Park to see the progress being made on the venues and infrastructure being built for the London 2012 Games.* Her Majesty also helped plant the first...
London 2012 & BT mark 1,000 days to go by lighting up London
richard Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:54:19 -0000
*The London night sky was transformed on Saturday like never before as the BT Tower, one of the capitals most iconic landmarks, was spectacularly lit up with a firework display to celebrate 1,000...
1,000 days to go till London 2012, millions joining in
richard Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:18:43 -0000
*On Saturday 31 October, London 2012 celebrates 1,000 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.* The occasion is being marked by the news that more than five million people are...
1,000 days to go to London 2012 launches with major new photographic commission
richard Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:12:39 -0000
*A major new photographic commission, the National Portrait Gallery/BT 'Road to 2012' project, launched today ahead of the 1,000 days to the London 2012 Olympic Games milestone.* The project will...
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