Paris Olympics Paris Olympics Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1900 and 1924 and will host again in 2024. The 2024 Summer Olympics made Paris the second city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads. Paris is the only city in France to have ever hosted the Olympics. French participation in Olympic events, both as a competitor and as a host, is the responsibility of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee. The 1900 Summer Olympics (the Games of the II Olympiad) were the third modern Olympic Games and the first to be hosted outside of Athens, Greece. The International
Olympic Games ceremony Olympic Games ceremony Olympic Games ceremonies of the Ancient Olympic Games were an integral part of these Games; the modern Olympic games have opening, closing, and medal ceremonies. Some of the elements of the modern ceremonies harken back to the Ancient Games from which the Modern Olympics draw their ancestry. An example of this is the prominence of Greece in both the opening and closing ceremonies. During the 2004 Games, the medal winners received a crown of olive branches, which was a direct reference to the Ancient Games, in which the victor's prize was an olive wreath. The various elements