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Olympic Games
Olympic Games - the largest international multi-sport event today, which are held every four years. Tradition, which existed in ancient Greece, at the end of XIX century, was revived by French philanthropist Pierre de Coubertin. Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics, held every four years since 1896, except for years, came to the world wars. In 1924 established Olympic Winter Games, which were originally performed in the same year as the Summer Olympic Games. However, starting in 1994 during the Winter Olympics is shifted by two years relative to the time of the Summer Olympics. The Olympic idea and after the ban ancient races did not disappear for good. For example, in England during the XVII century, has repeatedly held `Olympic` competitions and tournaments. Later, similar events were organized in France and Greece. Nevertheless, these were small events, worn, at best, regional in nature. The first true predecessors of the modern Olympic Games are the `Olympia`, which were held regularly during the 1859-1888 period. The idea of revival of the Olympic Games in Greece belonged to the poet Panagiotis Sutsosu, realize it public figure Evangelis Zappas. more info >>
http://olymp-games.ru/
Olympics Circles
On this site you can find information and all-time medal tables for all summer olympic games ever held from 1896 Athens - Greece to 2008 Beijing - China, and winter olympics games ever held from 1924 Chamonix - France to 2010 Vancouver - Canada and those whose will be held (2012 London - England, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014 Sochi - Russian Federation and 2018, Pyeongchang - South Korea). This site also contain every sports in which they competed on olympic games (44 sports for summer olympic games and 15 for winter olympic games), include all-time table for particular sport and sports medal tables. On site also can find table of nations whon newer won medal. more info >>
http://www.olympicscircles.com
Facts About Olympic History
The games-encyclo website provides insights about the history of the olympic games. The purpose of the encyclopedia is to deliver accurate, well organized and transparent content about the summer and winter olympics from a variety of perspectives - focusing on a nations achievements over time or focusing on a particular sport or a particular event and its champions and medalists. For every sport, nation or specific summer or winter games you will have quick access to all results in olympic history. Among other approaches we provide olympic data in the form of interactive all time medal standings for a sport or a nation which enables visitors to see for example in which sports a nation has earned its medals. more info >>
http://www.games-encyclo.org/index.php
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