TORCH RELAY
- RIO 2016
- SOCHI 2014
- LONDON 2012
- VANCOUVER 2010
- BEIJING 2008
- TURIN 2006
- ATHENS 2004
- SALT LAKE CITY 2002
- SYDNEY 2000
- NAGANO 1998
- ATLANTA 1996
- LILLEHAMMER 1994
- BARCELONA 1992
- ALBERTVILLE 1992
- SEOUL 1988
- CALGARY 1988
- LOS ANGELES 1984
- SARAJEVO 1984
- LAKE PLACID 1980
- MOSCOW 1980
- MONTREAL 1976
- INNSBRUCK 1976
- MUNICH 1972
- SAPPORO 1972
- MEXICO 1968
- GRENOBLE 1968
- TOKYO 1964
- INNSBRUCK 1964
- ROME 1960
- SQUAW VALLEY 1960
- STOCKHOLM 1956
- MELBOURNE 1956
- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO 1956
- HELSINKI 1952
- OSLO 1952
- LONDON 1948
- BERLIN 1936
The history of the Games goes back around 3,000 years, to the Peloponnese in Ancient Greece. Sports contests organised at Olympia took place every four years and acquired the name Olympic Games.
ReplyDeleteWe do not know exactly when they started, but the date of 776 BC is often cited in written sources. The exact reasons for the birth of the Games are still unknown, as history has become mixed up with mythology.
The four-year interval between the Ancient Games editions was named an “Olympiad”, and was used for dating purposes at the time: time was counted in Olympiads rather than years.
In 1894, Pierre de Coubertin launched his plan to revive the Olympic Games, and in 1896 the first Games of the modern era were held in Athens.