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The Olympic Games (often referred to simply asThe OlympicsorThe Games) is an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter sporting events . The summer and winter games are each held every four years (an Olympiad). Until 1992, they were both held in the same year. Since then, they have been separated two years apart.

The original Olympic Games ( Greek: ; Olympiakoi Agones) began in 776 BC in Olympia, 1896 Summer Olympics , held in , . Participation in the Olympic Games has increased to include athletes from nearly all nations worldwide. With the improvement of satellite communications and global telecasts of the events, the Olympics are consistently gaining supporters. The most recent were the 2004 Games in Athens and the most recent were the 2006 Games in Turin. The are planned to comprise 302 events in 28 sports. As of 2006, the Winter Olympics were competed in 84 events in 7 sports.

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Criticism Olympic symbols "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well." Olympic ceremonies Opening Closing Medal Presentation Olympic sports Olympic champions and medalists

Medals per country Olympic Games host citiesOlympic Games host citiesYear Host city Country Host city Country 1896 (1) (1) 1900 II Paris (1) (1) 1904 I St. Louis, Missouri() (1) (1) 1906 Int'd 1908 IV London (1) (1) 1912 V (1) (1) 1916 VI () Berlin Germany 1920 VII Antwerp (1) Belgium (1) 1924 VI Paris (2) (2) I Chamonix (1) (1) 1928 IX Amsterdam (1) Netherlands (1) II St Moritz (1) (1) 1932 X Los Angeles , California (1) (2) I Lake Placid, New York (1) (1) 1936 XI Berlin (1) + Kiel-Schilksee (1)() Germany (1) IV Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1) Germany (1) 1940 XII () Helsinki Japan Finland V () Sapporo St Moritz Garmisch-Partenkirchen Japan Germany 1944 XI () London V () Cortina d'Ampezzo 1948 XIV London (2) (2) V St Moritz (2) (2) 1952 XV Helsinki (1) Finland (1) VI Oslo (1) Norway (1) 1956 XVI Melbourne , Victoria (1) + (2)() (1) + (2) VII Cortina d'Ampezzo (1) (1) 1960 XVII (1) (1) VI Squaw Valley, California (1) (2) 1964 XVI (1) Japan (1) IX Innsbruck (1) (1) 1968 XIX Mexico City (1) Mexico (1) X Grenoble (1) (2) 1972 XX (1) + Kiel-Schilksee (2)() West Germany (2) XI Sapporo (1) Japan (1) 1976 XXI Montreal , Quebec (1) Canada (1) XII Innsbruck (2) (2) 1980 XXII Moscow (1) Soviet Union (1) XI Lake Placid, New York (2) (3) 1984 XXI Los Angeles , California (2) (3) XIV Sarajevo (1) Yugoslavia (1) 1988 XXIV Seoul (1) South Korea (1) XV Calgary , Alberta (1) Canada (1) 1992 XXV Barcelona (1) Spain (1) XVI Albertville (1) (3) 1994 XVII Lillehammer (1) Norway (2) 1996 XXVI , Georgia (1) (4) 1998 XVI Nagano (1) Japan (2) 2000 XXVII , New South Wales (1) (2) 2002 XIX Salt Lake City , Utah (1) (4) 2004 XXVI (2) (2) 2006 XX (1) (2) 2008 Beijing (1) + Hong Kong (1)() China (1) + Hong Kong (1) 2010 XXI , British Columbia (1) Canada (2) 2012 X London (3) (3) 2014 XXII Sochi (1) (1)