OLYMPICS

ALL ABOUT OLYMPICS

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, designed the Olympic logo in 1913. The five rings represent the continents of the Americas (North and South), Australia, Europe, Africa, and Asia. The rings are interlaced to show the coming together or meeting of the continents at the Olympics. The rings were first introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The Olympic motto is ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ which is Latin for "Swifter, Higher, Stronger.”

First Olympic Games were held in Greece, perhaps around 776 BC. In these games not only athletes but also orators, poets and musicians competed. These games were discontinued in 394 AD. The Olympic Games were revived in 1896 in Athens.

1.         Athens (Greece)                      1896 - I

2.         Paris (France)                          1900 - II

3.         St. Louis (USA)                      1904 - III

4.         London (Gr. Britain)               1908 - IV

5.         Stockholm (Sweden)              1912 - V

6.         Berlin (Germany)                    1906 - VI [Cancelled due to World war-I]

7.         Antwerp (Belgium)                 1920 - VII

8.         Paris (France)                          1924 - VIII

9.         Amsterdam (Netherlands)      1928 - IX

10.       Los Angeles (USA)                1932 - X

11.       Berlin (Germany)                    1936 - XI

12.       Tokyo (Japan)                         1940 - XII [Cancelled]

13.       London (Gr. Britain)               1944 - XIII [Cancelled due to World war-II]

14        London (Gr. Britain)               1948 - XIV

15.       Helsinki (Finland)                   1952 - XV

16.       Melbourne (Australia)             1956 - XVI

17.       Rome (Italy)                            1960 - XVII

18.       Tokyo (Japan)                         1964 - XVIII

19.       Mexico City (Mexico)             1968 - XIX

20.       Munich (Germany)                  1972 - XX

21.       Montreal (Canada)                  1976 - XXI

22.       Moscow (Russia)                    1980 - XXII

23.       Los Angeles (USA)                1984 - XXIII

24.       Seoul (South Korea)               1988 - XXIV

25.       Barcelona (Spain)                    1992 - XXV

26.       Atlanta (USA)                         1996 - XXVI

27.       Sydney (Australia)                  2000 - XXVII

28.       Athens (Greece)                      2004 - XXVIII

29.       Beijing (China)                        2008 – XXIX

30.       London (England)                  2012 – XXX

31.      The 2016 Olympic Games will be held at Rio De Janeiro.