the olympic games were held at olympia in greece.
the olympic games were held at olympia in greece.
where were the olympic games held in greece?
olympia
this is a list of host cities of the olympic games, both summer and winter, since the modern olympics began in 1896. since then, summer games have usually but not always celebrated a four-year period known as an olympiad. there have been 28 summer olympic games held in 23 cities, and 23 winter olympic games held in 20 cities. in addition, three summer and two winter editions of the games were scheduled to take place but later cancelled due to war: berlin (summer) in 1916; tokyo/helsinki (summer) and sapporo/garmisch-partenkirchen (winter) in 1940; and london (summer) and cortina d'ampezzo, italy (winter) in 1944. the 1906 summer olympics were officially sanctioned and held in athens. however, in 1949, the international olympic committee (ioc), decided to unrecognize the 1906 games.
list of olympic games host cities
the youth olympic games (yog) is an international multi-sport event organized by the international olympic committee. the games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current olympic games format, though in reverse order with winter games held in leap years instead of summer games. the first summer version was held in singapore from 14 to 26 august 2010 while the first winter version was held in innsbruck, austria from 13 to 22 january 2012. the age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18. the idea of such an event was introduced by johann rosenzopf from austria in 1998. on 6 july 2007, international olympic committee (ioc) members at the 119th ioc session in guatemala city approved the creation of a youth version of the olympic games, with the intention of sharing the costs of hosting the event between the ioc and the host city, whereas the traveling costs of athletes and coaches were to be paid by the ioc. these games will also feature cultural exchange programs and opportunities for participants to meet olympic athletes.
youth olympic games