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    The Olympics are an international athletic festival originating in ancient Greece that feature summer and winter competitions held every four years. The first written record of the ancient Olympics dates to 776 BC when a cook named Coroebus won the only event, a 192-meter footrace, becoming the first Olympic champion. Modern Olympics were revived in 1896 and now include over 200 participating countries and over 300 events across various sports.

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    Olympics

    BY TAKUNDA
    OLYMPICS
    WHAT IS Olympics

     The Olympic Games are an athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and
    were revived in the late 19th century. They are the world’s foremost sports
    competition and include athletes from all over the world.
     a sports festival held every four years in different venues, instigated by the
    Frenchman Baron de Coubertin (1863–1937) in 1896. Athletes representing more
    than 200 countries compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in more than
    twenty sports.See also Winter Olympics.
    FIRST RECORDED RECORD

     The first written records of the ancient  Coroebus


    Olympic Games date to 776 B.C., when a  The FIRST Olympic champion in
    cook named Coroebus won the only
    recorded history was a naked runner,
    event–a 192-meter footrace called the
    Coroebus (a cook from Elis), who won
    stade (the origin of the modern
    the only event, the stade. The FIRST ever
    “stadium”)–to become the first Olympic
    event of the modern Olympic Games was
    champion. However, it is generally
    the 1st heat of the 100m, held on 6 April
    believed that the Games had been going
    1896.
    on for many years by that time.
    2000 OLYMIPCS
     The 2000 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVII
    Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000, the Millennium
    Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium) were an
    international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1
    October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked
    the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and
    in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne,
    Victoria, in 1956. Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000
    Games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000
    Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its
    official sports programmer. The Games' cost was estimated to be
    A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC
    presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his
    successor Jacques Rogge. These were also the second Olympic
    Games to be held in spring, and to date the most recent Games
    not to be held in its more traditional summer slot. The 2000
    Games received universal acclaim, with the organization,
    volunteers, sportsmanship, and Australian public being lauded in
    the international media. Bill Bryson of The Times called the
    Sydney Games "one of the most successful events on the world
    stage", saying that they "couldn't be better". James Mossop of
    the Electronic Telegraph called the Games "such a success that
    any city considering bidding for future Olympics must be
    wondering how it can reach the standards set by Sydney", while
    2001 Olympics

     2001 Special Olympics World Winter


    Games was the 7th edition of the Winter
    Special Olympics World Games .It is a
    multi-sporting event that was held from
    March 4 2001 to March 11 2001.It was
    hosted by Anchorage, Alaska which is in
    Alaska, a state of the United States. Cross
    Country Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Speed
    Skating, Floor Hockey, Snowshoeing
    2002 Olympics

     The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the


    XIX Olympic Winter Games and
    commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, was
    an international winter multi-sport event
    that was held from February 8–24, 2002
    in and around Salt Lake City, Utah,
    United States. Salt Lake City was elected
    as the host city in June 1995 at the 104th
    IOC Session.
    2003 Olympics

     The 2003 Tournament of the Americas in


    basketball, later known as the FIBA
    Americas Championship and the FIBA
    Amari Cup (also known as Las Americas
    Tournament for Men, FIBA Americas
    Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Pan-
    American Olympic Qualifying
    Tournament for Men), was hosted by
    Puerto Rico, from August 20 to August
    31, 2003.
     Champions: United States (5th title)
    2014 Olympics

     The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially


    called the XXII Olympic Winter Games
    (Russian: XXII, Romanized: XXII
    Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and
    commonly known as Sochi 2014.
    Russian: 2014 was an international winter
    multi-sport event that was held from 7 to
    23 February 2014 in Sochi, Krasnodar
    Kari, Russia. Opening rounds in certain
    events were held on 6 February 2014, the
    day before the opening ceremony.
    2015 Olympics

     The 2015 Special Olympics World


    Summer Games were a multi-sport event
    for athletes with intellectual disabilities
    held in Los Angeles, United States from
    July 25 to August 2, 2015, in the tradition
    of the Special Olympics movement.
    Athletes entering the Los Angeles
    Memorial Coliseum for closing
    ceremonies on August 2, 2015.
    2016 Olympics

     The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese:


    Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016),
    officially the Games of the XXXI
    Olympiad (Portuguese: Olimpíada) and
    also known as Rio 2016, were an
    international multi-sport event held from
    5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro,
    Brazil, with preliminary events in some
    sports beginning on 3 August.
    2017 Olympics

     The 2017 Special Olympic World Winter


    Games (German: 2017 Special Olympics
    World Winterspiele) officially called 11th
    Special Olympics World Winter Games is
    a Special Olympics, a multi-sports event
    that was held in Austria from March 14
    through March 25, 2017.
    2018 Olympics
    2019 Olympics
    2020 Olympics
    Fastest 100m runner

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