Countries - National Olympic Committees (NOC) Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) at London Olympic 2012 ORIGINAL SOUND. NFL. 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials: 100m hurdles FINAL. Welcome to Special Olympics Australia. Olympics. EnchantedLearning.comThe Olympic Games 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia The 2014 Winter Olympics were in Sochi, Russia.
The opening ceremony was on February 7, 2014. The Ancient Olympics. Ancient and Modern Olympic SportsA Tour of Ancient OlympiaThe Context of the Games and the Olympic SpiritAthletes' Stories Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Olympics Offical website of the Olympic Movement Further Reading This exhibit is a subset of materials from the Perseus database and is copyrighted.
The copyright to the Perseus database is owned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the President and Fellows of Harvard College and is protected by the copyright laws of the United States and the Universal Copyright Convention. London 2012 - Official Australian Olympic Team website - London 2012. Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes. Olympic Games. The modern Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques[1]) are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions wherein thousands of athletes variously compete.
The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating.[2] The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority.