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Olympic Games

The Olympic Games , or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every fourth year. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The Games of the Olympiad, better known as the Summer Olympics, have been held every fourth year since 1896, with the exception of the years during the World Wars. In 1994 the winter games were moved ahead two years so that the winter and summer games would alternate every two years.A number of organizations are involved in organizing the Olympic Games. Together they form the Olympic Movement. The rules and guidelines by which these organizations operate are outlined in the Olympic Charter.At the heart of the Olympic Movement is the International Olympic Committee (IOC), currently headed by Jacques Rogge.The Olympic movement uses many symbols, most of them representing Coubertin's ideas and ideals. The best known symbol is probably that of the Olympic Rings. These five intertwined rings represent the unity of five inhabited continents.). They appear in five colors on a white field on the Olympic Flag. These colors, white (for the field), red, blue, green, yellow, and black were chosen such that each nation had at least one of these colors in its national flag. The flag was adopted in 1914, but the first Games at which it was flown were Antwerp, 1920.

The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world's foremost sports competition. Athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes. Currently the Games are open to all, even the top professional athletes in basketball and football (soccer).Many different games are played in olympics like Modern Pentathlon, Pelota, Polo, Power Boating, Rackets, Real Tennis, Roque, Rowing, Rugby Union, Sailing (Yachting), Shooting, Softball, Swimming & Diving (Men, including Water Polo), Swimming & Diving (Women, including Water Polo).