Olympiad mind-sports, such as the Science Olympiad, Mindsport Olympiad, Chess Olympiad, International History Olympiad and Computer Olympiad. In these cases "Olympiad" is used to indicate a regular event of international competition for top achieving participants; it does not necessarily indicate a four-year period. In some languages, like Czech and Slovak, Olympiad () is the correct term for the games. "The Olympiad" ("L'Olimpiade") is also the name of some 60 operas set in Ancient Greece. Olympiad An Olympiad (, "Olympiás") is a period of four years associated with the Olympic Games of the Ancient Greeks. During the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus,
International Philosophy Olympiad International Philosophy Olympiad The International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO) is an International Science Olympiad, a philosophy competition for high school students. It is organized under the auspices of the FISP (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie) and supported by UNESCO. The International Philosophy Olympiad was founded through an initiative by Ivan Kolev from Sofia University, Bulgaria. The idea was to help replace the Marxist-Leninist subjects taught in schools throughout Eastern Europe between 1947 and 1990. The first International Philosophy Olympiad was held in 1993 in Smolyan, Bulgaria, with three participating countries, Bulgaria, Romania (lead by Elena Florina Otet) and Turkey (lead