Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympics were initiated in 1924 and were held in Chamonix, Paris for the first time. However, it wasn’t until 1926 at the 24th International Olympic Committee Session in Lisbon, that the 1924 events in Chamonix were retroactively designated as the first Winter Olympics. The Winter Games since then have been [...]
The Olympic Flag: Putting five colored interlocking rings on a white background was conceived by Pierre de Coubertin. Almost a century after the flag’s creation, the six colors, those of the rings (blue, yellow, black, green, red) and that of the background (white), still maintain their symbolism today. The Olympic symbol, the five interlocking rings, [...]
Olympic History 776 B.C.-A.D. 394 In 776 B.C. the early Olympic Games began in ancient Greece. The Games were so important to the Greek people, that they used periods in between the Games as a method of dating important historical events. The prize the winners received included free food and lodging for life. Winners were [...]
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games. Many regional multi-sport events have since been founded, modeled after the Olympics. Most have [...]