Olympic Games Olympic Games held at the Paris Exposition in 1900 and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904 were side shows. The Games in Paris did not have a stadium, but were notable for being the first time women took part in the Games. When the St. Louis Games were celebrated roughly 650 athletes participated, but 580 were from the United States. The homogeneous nature of these celebrations was a low point for the Olympic Movement. The Games rebounded when the 1906 Intercalated Games (so-called because they were the second Games held within the third Olympiad) were held in
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament held in 2004 and between 2007 and 2015, the South American Youth Championship were chosen as the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games. The tournament will be re-introduced in 2020. CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament The CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament is an international association football event in the South America region, and is the qualification tournament for the football at the Olympic Games. In 1960, the teams from North and Central America also entered the tournament. Before 1984, only junior or non-professional players were allowed to participate. In 1987 the competition was open to any player who has not played in World Cup